diff --git a/roles/ipaclient/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py b/roles/ipaclient/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py
index 3116c7de..5853f6ba 100644
--- a/roles/ipaclient/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py
+++ b/roles/ipaclient/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ try:
 
     else:
         # IPA version < 4.4
-
-        raise Exception("freeipa version '%s' is too old" % VERSION)
+        raise RuntimeError("freeipa version '%s' is too old" % VERSION)
 
 except ImportError as _err:
     ANSIBLE_IPA_CLIENT_MODULE_IMPORT_ERROR = str(_err)
diff --git a/roles/ipareplica/module_utils/ansible_ipa_replica.py b/roles/ipareplica/module_utils/ansible_ipa_replica.py
index fb168010..76b7be2d 100644
--- a/roles/ipareplica/module_utils/ansible_ipa_replica.py
+++ b/roles/ipareplica/module_utils/ansible_ipa_replica.py
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ try:
 
     else:
         # IPA version < 4.6
-
-        raise Exception("freeipa version '%s' is too old" % VERSION)
+        raise RuntimeError("freeipa version '%s' is too old" % VERSION)
 
 except ImportError as _err:
     ANSIBLE_IPA_REPLICA_MODULE_IMPORT_ERROR = str(_err)
diff --git a/roles/ipaserver/module_utils/ansible_ipa_server.py b/roles/ipaserver/module_utils/ansible_ipa_server.py
index 80e2042c..8bdb048b 100644
--- a/roles/ipaserver/module_utils/ansible_ipa_server.py
+++ b/roles/ipaserver/module_utils/ansible_ipa_server.py
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ try:
 
     else:
         # IPA version < 4.5
-
-        raise Exception("freeipa version '%s' is too old" % VERSION)
+        raise RuntimeError("freeipa version '%s' is too old" % VERSION)
 
 except ImportError as _err:
     ANSIBLE_IPA_SERVER_MODULE_IMPORT_ERROR = str(_err)