diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
index c08aec28d..db503c717 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class MSSQLExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
         LOG.warning('No user/password combo was able to connect to host: {0}:{1}, '
                     'aborting brute force'.format(host, port))
-        raise Exception("Bruteforce process failed on host: {0}".format(self.host.ip_addr))
+        raise RuntimeError("Bruteforce process failed on host: {0}".format(self.host.ip_addr))
 
 
 class MSSQLLimitedSizePayload(LimitedSizePayload):
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/http_tools.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/http_tools.py
index 0de47b155..19b45b043 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/http_tools.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/tools/http_tools.py
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ class MonkeyHTTPServer(HTTPTools):
 
     def stop(self):
         if not self.http_path or not self.http_thread:
-            raise Exception("Can't stop http server that wasn't started!")
+            raise RuntimeError("Can't stop http server that wasn't started!")
         self.http_thread.join(DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT)
         self.http_thread.stop()