diff --git a/test/bytecode_2.7/05_for_try_except.pyc b/test/bytecode_2.7/05_for_try_except.pyc
index decefe67..c2e729f9 100644
Binary files a/test/bytecode_2.7/05_for_try_except.pyc and b/test/bytecode_2.7/05_for_try_except.pyc differ
diff --git a/test/simple_source/bug27+/05_for_try_except.py b/test/simple_source/bug27+/05_for_try_except.py
index f96bd16f..cddbcb75 100644
--- a/test/simple_source/bug27+/05_for_try_except.py
+++ b/test/simple_source/bug27+/05_for_try_except.py
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@
 for a in [__name__]:
     try:len(a)
     except:continue
+
+# The above has JUMP_ABSOLUTE in it.
+#  This has JUMP_FORWARD instead.
+for a in [__name__]:
+    try:len(a)
+    except:continue
+    y = 2
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py
index e87761f9..53752522 100755
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner2.py
@@ -161,20 +161,14 @@ class Scanner2(scan.Scanner):
                 elif op in self.opc.hasname:
                     pattr = names[oparg]
                 elif op in self.opc.hasjrel:
+                    #  use instead: hasattr(self, 'patch_continue'): ?
+                    if self.version == 2.7:
+                        self.patch_continue(tokens, offset, op)
                     pattr = repr(offset + 3 + oparg)
                 elif op in self.opc.hasjabs:
-                    if self.version == 2.7 and op == self.opc.JUMP_ABSOLUTE:
-                        target = self.get_target(offset)
-                        # FIXME: this is a hack to catch stuff like:
-                        #   for ...
-                        #     try: ...
-                        #     except: continue
-                        # the "continue" is not on a new line.
-                        n = len(tokens)
-                        if (n > 2 and
-                            tokens[-1].type == 'JUMP_BACK' and
-                            self.code[offset+3] == self.opc.END_FINALLY):
-                            tokens[-1].type = intern('CONTINUE')
+                    # use instead: hasattr(self, 'patch_continue'): ?
+                    if self.version == 2.7:
+                        self.patch_continue(tokens, offset, op)
                     pattr = repr(oparg)
                 elif op in self.opc.haslocal:
                     pattr = varnames[oparg]
diff --git a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py
index 1f1d943e..af1320b4 100755
--- a/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/scanners/scanner27.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 from uncompyle6.scanners.scanner2 import Scanner2
 
+from uncompyle6 import PYTHON3
+if PYTHON3:
+    import sys
+    intern = sys.intern
+
 # bytecode verification, verify(), uses JUMP_OPs from here
 from xdis.opcodes import opcode_27
 JUMP_OPs = opcode_27.JUMP_OPs
@@ -76,6 +81,20 @@ class Scanner27(Scanner2):
                                              self.opc.JUMP_IF_TRUE_OR_POP])
 
         return
+
+    def patch_continue(self, tokens, offset, op):
+        if op in (self.opc.JUMP_FORWARD, self.opc.JUMP_ABSOLUTE):
+            # FIXME: this is a hack to catch stuff like:
+            #   for ...
+            #     try: ...
+            #     except: continue
+            # the "continue" is not on a new line.
+            n = len(tokens)
+            if (n > 2 and
+                tokens[-1].type == 'JUMP_BACK' and
+                self.code[offset+3] == self.opc.END_FINALLY):
+                tokens[-1].type = intern('CONTINUE')
+
     pass
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":