--- a/eric6/WebBrowser/Tools/WebIconProvider.py	Sat Nov 21 19:31:16 2020 +0100
+++ b/eric6/WebBrowser/Tools/WebIconProvider.py	Sun Nov 22 16:04:59 2020 +0100
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             try:
                 with open(filename, "r") as f:
                     db = json.load(f)
-            except (IOError, OSError):
+            except OSError:
                 # ignore silentyl
                 db = {}
             
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
             try:
                 with open(filename, "w") as f:
                     json.dump(db, f)
-            except (IOError, OSError):
+            except OSError:
                 # ignore silentyl
                 pass