diff --git a/src/utilities.py b/src/utilities.py
index ccc7979..fc804c9 100644
--- a/src/utilities.py
+++ b/src/utilities.py
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ def pastebin_tb(cli, msg, exc):
         api_url = "https://ptpb.pw/~{0}-error-{1}".format(bot_id, rand_id)
 
         req = urllib.request.Request(api_url, urllib.parse.urlencode({
-            "c": traceback.format_exc(),  # contents
-            "s": 86400                    # expiry (seconds)
+            "c": exc,  # contents
+            "s": 86400 # expiry (seconds)
         }).encode("utf-8", "replace"))
 
         req.add_header("Accept", "application/json")