diff --git a/api/core/rag/datasource/retrieval_service.py b/api/core/rag/datasource/retrieval_service.py
index b2141396d6dcc4..18f8d4e8392302 100644
--- a/api/core/rag/datasource/retrieval_service.py
+++ b/api/core/rag/datasource/retrieval_service.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def retrieve(
 
         if exceptions:
             exception_message = ";\n".join(exceptions)
-            raise Exception(exception_message)
+            raise ValueError(exception_message)
 
         if retrieval_method == RetrievalMethod.HYBRID_SEARCH.value:
             data_post_processor = DataPostProcessor(