diff --git a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
index be21dff50..8fd3a7463 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lastgenre/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ LASTFM = pylast.LastFMNetwork(api_key=plugins.LASTFM_KEY)
 DEFAULT_WHITELIST = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'genres.txt')
 C14N_TREE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'genres-tree.yaml')
 
+PYLAST_EXCEPTIONS = (
+    pylast.WSError,
+    pylast.MalformedResponseError,
+    pylast.NetworkError,
+)
+
 def _tags_for(obj):
     """Given a pylast entity (album or track), returns a list of
     tag names for that entity. Returns an empty list if the entity is
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ def _tags_for(obj):
     """
     try:
         res = obj.get_top_tags()
-    except pylast.WSError, exc:
+    except PYLAST_EXCEPTIONS, exc:
         log.debug(u'last.fm error: %s' % unicode(exc))
         return []
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f6e6917d5..5263c0d85 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ lays the foundation for more features to come in the next couple of releases.
   to monitor import progress, even when the import crashes.
 * Duplicate track matches are no longer shown when autotagging singletons.
 * The ``chroma`` plugin now logs errors when fingerprinting fails.
+* The ``lastgenre`` plugin suppresses more errors when dealing with the Last.fm
+  API.
 * Fix a bug in the ``rewrite`` plugin that broke the use of multiple rules for
   a single field.
 * Fix a crash with non-ASCII characters in bytestring metadata fields (e.g.,