diff -up yum-utils-1.1.31/repoquery.py.old yum-utils-1.1.31/repoquery.py
--- yum-utils-1.1.31/repoquery.py.old	2014-01-10 11:43:02.213877563 +0100
+++ yum-utils-1.1.31/repoquery.py	2014-01-10 11:45:52.755169727 +0100
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ def main(args):
     repoq.preconf.root = opts.installroot
     try:
         repoq.conf
-    except YumBaseError, e:
+    except yum.Errors.YumBaseError, e:
         repoq.logger.error(e)
         sys.exit(1)