diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testApplication.cc b/tests/executables_src/testApplication.cc
index b0985399aba9faa6c84c6d7afb68808e680dc163..099bfd4a030168be5bdb0bd80ea1b8510afc3507 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testApplication.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testApplication.cc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( testApplicationExceptions ) {
       TestApp app2("SecondInstance");
       BOOST_FAIL("Exception expected.");
     }
-    catch(std::runtime_error&) {
+    catch(ChimeraTK::logic_error&) {
     }
 
 }