diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/finder.py b/jedi/evaluate/finder.py
index 1b3153fb..5e815ec1 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/finder.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/finder.py
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@ class NameFinder(object):
 
         # check for `except X as y` usages, because y needs to be instantiated.
         p = stmt.parent
+        # TODO this looks really hacky, improve parser representation!
         if isinstance(p, pr.Flow) and p.command == 'except' \
-                and p.get_defined_names(is_internal_call=True) == [name]:
+                and p.inputs and p.inputs[0].as_names == [name]:
             # TODO check for types that are not classes and add it to the
             # static analysis report.
             types = list(chain.from_iterable(
diff --git a/test/completion/basic.py b/test/completion/basic.py
index b10318f1..44d8b3ea 100644
--- a/test/completion/basic.py
+++ b/test/completion/basic.py
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ try:
 except MyException as e:
     #? ['my_attr']
     e.my_attr
+    #? 22 ['my_attr']
+    for x in e.my_attr:
+        pass
+
 
 # -----------------
 # continuations