diff --git a/guessit.go b/guessit.go
index 62b34d0..07bd317 100644
--- a/guessit.go
+++ b/guessit.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func New() (*Guessit, error) {
+	python3.PyErr_Clear()
+
 	module := python3.PyImport_ImportModule("guessit") //ret val: new ref
 	if !(module != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to import module 'guessit'")
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ func New() (*Guessit, error) {
 }
 
 func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
+	python3.PyErr_Clear()
+
 	if len(s) == 0 {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("input string is empty")
 		return
@@ -85,7 +89,6 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 
 	testdataPy := g.fn.CallFunctionObjArgs(item, opts) //retval: New reference
 	if !(testdataPy != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
-		python3.PyErr_Print()
 		return
 	}