diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 40208c3..f945e92 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -396,4 +396,4 @@ min-public-methods=1
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception