diff --git a/lbry/dht/blob_announcer.py b/lbry/dht/blob_announcer.py
index 345bbdc9f..5d977aff4 100644
--- a/lbry/dht/blob_announcer.py
+++ b/lbry/dht/blob_announcer.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class BlobAnnouncer:
             else:
                 log.debug("failed to announce %s, could only find %d peers, retrying soon.", blob_hash[:8], peers)
         except Exception as err:
-            if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
                 raise err
             log.warning("error announcing %s: %s", blob_hash[:8], str(err))
 
diff --git a/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py b/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
index 0d0ed7e47..617504b7d 100644
--- a/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
+++ b/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class UPnPComponent(Component):
                 self.upnp = await UPnP.discover(loop=self.component_manager.loop)
                 log.info("found upnp gateway: %s", self.upnp.gateway.manufacturer_string)
             except Exception as err:
-                if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):
+                if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
                     raise
                 log.warning("upnp discovery failed: %s", err)
                 self.upnp = None
diff --git a/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py b/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py
index cf3a28eb3..a3e422817 100644
--- a/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py
+++ b/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class StreamManager:
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 raise ResolveTimeoutError(uri)
             except Exception as err:
-                if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):
+                if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
                     raise
                 log.exception("Unexpected error resolving stream:")
                 raise ResolveError(f"Unexpected error resolving stream: {str(err)}")
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
index a3fbdf257..9847b03e3 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
@@ -701,7 +701,9 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
                              "%d change addresses (gap: %d), %d channels, %d certificates and %d claims. ",
                              account.id, balance, total_receiving, account.receiving.gap, total_change,
                              account.change.gap, channel_count, len(account.channel_keys), claim_count)
-        except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+        except Exception as err:
+            if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
+                raise
             log.exception(
                 'Failed to display wallet state, please file issue '
                 'for this bug along with the traceback you see below:')
@@ -724,7 +726,9 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
             claim_ids = [p.purchased_claim_id for p in purchases]
             try:
                 resolved, _, _ = await self.claim_search([], claim_ids=claim_ids)
-            except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+            except Exception as err:
+                if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
+                    raise
                 log.exception("Resolve failed while looking up purchased claim ids:")
                 resolved = []
             lookup = {claim.claim_id: claim for claim in resolved}
@@ -757,7 +761,9 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
         claim_ids = collection.claim.collection.claims.ids[offset:page_size+offset]
         try:
             resolve_results, _, _ = await self.claim_search([], claim_ids=claim_ids)
-        except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+        except Exception as err:
+            if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
+                raise
             log.exception("Resolve failed while looking up collection claim ids:")
             return []
         claims = []
diff --git a/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py b/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py
index 85bdb4569..65d35e945 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class TestStreamManager(BlobExchangeTestBase):
         try:
             await self.stream_manager.download_stream_from_uri(self.uri, self.exchange_rate_manager, timeout)
         except Exception as err:
-            if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):  # TODO: remove when updated to 3.8
                 raise
             error = err
         self.assertEqual(expected_error, type(error))