diff --git a/api/src/Egw/Base.php b/api/src/Egw/Base.php
index 3bfafad330..80be600b18 100644
--- a/api/src/Egw/Base.php
+++ b/api/src/Egw/Base.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Base
 				try {
 					return $this->template = new Api\Framework\Template(Api\Framework\Template::get_dir($this->currentapp));
 				}
-				catch (EGroupware\Api\Exception\WrongParameter $e) {
+				catch (Api\Exception\WrongParameter $e) {
 					unset($e);
 					return null;
 				}