diff --git a/waternsw_grabber/waternsw_grabber.py b/waternsw_grabber/waternsw_grabber.py
index ac4fb44..fd0742a 100644
--- a/waternsw_grabber/waternsw_grabber.py
+++ b/waternsw_grabber/waternsw_grabber.py
@@ -51,12 +51,8 @@ def wait_for_element(driver, by, x, timeout=180):
     Raises
         TimeoutException if element does not load within timeout period
     """
-    try:
-        element_present = EC.presence_of_element_located((by, x))
-        WebDriverWait(driver, timeout).until(element_present)
-    except TimeoutError:
-        raise TimeoutError(
-            'Request timed out on {}. Try again later?'.format(bore_id))
+    element_present = EC.presence_of_element_located((by, x))
+    WebDriverWait(driver, timeout).until(element_present)
 
 
 def get_telemetered_bore(driver, bore_id, start_date, end_date):
@@ -221,7 +217,10 @@ def telemetered_bore_downloader(bore_ids, start_date, end_date, download_dir):
         pbar.set_description(bore_id)
         try:
             get_telemetered_bore(driver, bore_id, start_date, end_date)
-        except (ValueError, TimeoutError) as e:
+        except ValueError as e:
+            logging.error(e)
+        except TimeoutException:
+            e = 'Request timed out on {}. Try again later?'.format(bore_id)
             logging.error(e)
 
     # Tidy up console after tqdm