diff --git a/longbow/corelibs/configuration.py b/longbow/corelibs/configuration.py
index b2b2595..b79136a 100755
--- a/longbow/corelibs/configuration.py
+++ b/longbow/corelibs/configuration.py
@@ -138,24 +138,12 @@ def processconfigs(parameters):
 
     """
     # Try and load the host file.
-    try:
-
-        _, hostsections, hostdata = loadconfigs(parameters["hosts"])
-
-    except exceptions.ConfigurationError:
-
-        raise
+    _, hostsections, hostdata = loadconfigs(parameters["hosts"])
 
     # If we have been given a job file then try and load it.
     if parameters["job"] is not "":
 
-        try:
-
-            _, _, jobdata = loadconfigs(parameters["job"])
-
-        except exceptions.ConfigurationError:
-
-            raise
+        _, _, jobdata = loadconfigs(parameters["job"])
 
     # If there is no job file, then attempt to build a job from other sources.
     else:
diff --git a/longbow/schedulers/lsf.py b/longbow/schedulers/lsf.py
index 36da888..ce2144b 100755
--- a/longbow/schedulers/lsf.py
+++ b/longbow/schedulers/lsf.py
@@ -190,13 +190,7 @@ def status(job):
 
     jobstate = ""
 
-    try:
-
-        shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["bjobs -u " + job["user"]])
-
-    except exceptions.SSHError:
-
-        raise
+    shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["bjobs -u " + job["user"]])
 
     # PBS will return a table, so split lines into a list.
     stdout = shellout[0].split("\n")
diff --git a/longbow/schedulers/pbs.py b/longbow/schedulers/pbs.py
index ec796c8..1a68707 100755
--- a/longbow/schedulers/pbs.py
+++ b/longbow/schedulers/pbs.py
@@ -238,13 +238,7 @@ def status(job):
 
     jobstate = ""
 
-    try:
-
-        shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["qstat -u " + job["user"]])
-
-    except exceptions.SSHError:
-
-        raise
+    shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["qstat -u " + job["user"]])
 
     # PBS will return a table, so split lines into a list.
     stdout = shellout[0].split("\n")
diff --git a/longbow/schedulers/sge.py b/longbow/schedulers/sge.py
index 172f911..969cb3d 100755
--- a/longbow/schedulers/sge.py
+++ b/longbow/schedulers/sge.py
@@ -181,13 +181,7 @@ def status(job):
 
     jobstate = ""
 
-    try:
-
-        shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["qstat -u " + job["user"]])
-
-    except exceptions.SSHError:
-
-        raise
+    shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["qstat -u " + job["user"]])
 
     # PBS will return a table, so split lines into a list.
     stdout = shellout[0].split("\n")
diff --git a/longbow/schedulers/slurm.py b/longbow/schedulers/slurm.py
index 256e090..6de9ff9 100755
--- a/longbow/schedulers/slurm.py
+++ b/longbow/schedulers/slurm.py
@@ -196,13 +196,7 @@ def status(job):
 
     jobstate = ""
 
-    try:
-
-        shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["squeue -u " + job["user"]])
-
-    except exceptions.SSHError:
-
-        raise
+    shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["squeue -u " + job["user"]])
 
     # PBS will return a table, so split lines into a list.
     stdout = shellout[0].split("\n")
diff --git a/longbow/schedulers/soge.py b/longbow/schedulers/soge.py
index e427de3..97e096e 100755
--- a/longbow/schedulers/soge.py
+++ b/longbow/schedulers/soge.py
@@ -198,13 +198,7 @@ def status(job):
 
     jobstate = ""
 
-    try:
-
-        shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["qstat -u " + job["user"]])
-
-    except exceptions.SSHError:
-
-        raise
+    shellout = shellwrappers.sendtossh(job, ["qstat -u " + job["user"]])
 
     # PBS will return a table, so split lines into a list.
     stdout = shellout[0].split("\n")