diff --git a/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/__init__.py b/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/__init__.py
index 94d97cb7c..c8f39c6d7 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import re
 
 from volatility.framework.interfaces import layers
 from volatility.framework.layers.scanners import wumanber
-from volatility.framework.layers.scanners.suffix_tree import SuffixTree
 
 
 class BytesScanner(layers.ScannerInterface):
@@ -46,20 +45,12 @@ class MultiStringScanner(layers.ScannerInterface):
         super().__init__()
         self._check_type(patterns, list)
         self._patterns = wumanber.WuManber()
-        try:
-            for pattern in patterns:
-                self._check_type(pattern, bytes)
-                self._patterns.add_pattern(pattern)
-            self._patterns.preprocess()
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(repr(e))
+        for pattern in patterns:
+            self._check_type(pattern, bytes)
+            self._patterns.add_pattern(pattern)
+        self._patterns.preprocess()
 
     def __call__(self, data, data_offset):
         """Runs through the data looking for the needles"""
-        try:
-            for pattern, offset in self._patterns.search(data):
-                yield offset + data_offset, pattern
-        except Exception as e:
-            import pdb
-            pdb.post_mortem()
-            print("EXCEPTION", repr(e))
+        for offset, pattern in self._patterns.search(data):
+            yield offset + data_offset, pattern
diff --git a/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/wumanber.py b/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/wumanber.py
index b8a097c8a..53fc6ea59 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/wumanber.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/layers/scanners/wumanber.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class WuManber(object):
         self.minimum_pattern_length = None
 
         self._block_size = block_size
-        self._maximum_hash = 1 << 16  # This depends on the hash function used
+        self._maximum_hash = (1 << 14)  # This depends on the hash function used
 
         self._patterns = []
         self._shift = None  # This gets generated by preprocess
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ class WuManber(object):
                     self._hashes[hashval].add(pattern)
 
     def _hash_function(self, value_bytes):
+        """Hash function to bucket _block_size number of bytes into sets
+
+        If this hash_function changes, the maximum number of responses must be set in self._maximum_hash
+        """
         return (value_bytes[0] << 5) + (value_bytes[1] << 3) + value_bytes[2]
 
     def search(self, haystack):