diff --git a/patator.py b/patator.py
index 3ed2915..5020593 100755
--- a/patator.py
+++ b/patator.py
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ class Oracle_login:
       code, mesg = '0', fp.version
 
     except cx_Oracle.DatabaseError as e:
-      code, mesg = e[0].message[:-1].split(': ', 1)
+      code, mesg = e.args[0].message[:-1].split(': ', 1)
       
     return self.Response(code, mesg)