diff --git a/loader/src/main/java/net/neoforged/fml/javafmlmod/AutomaticEventSubscriber.java b/loader/src/main/java/net/neoforged/fml/javafmlmod/AutomaticEventSubscriber.java
index ee4ed9a83..a02562b46 100644
--- a/loader/src/main/java/net/neoforged/fml/javafmlmod/AutomaticEventSubscriber.java
+++ b/loader/src/main/java/net/neoforged/fml/javafmlmod/AutomaticEventSubscriber.java
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ public static void inject(final ModContainer mod, final ModFileScanData scanData
 
                         bus.register(Class.forName(ad.clazz().getClassName(), true, layer.getClassLoader()));
                     }
-                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-                    LOGGER.fatal(LOADING, "Failed to load mod class {} for @EventBusSubscriber annotation", ad.clazz(), e);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    LOGGER.fatal(LOADING, "Failed to register class {} with @EventBusSubscriber annotation", ad.clazz(), e);
                     throw new RuntimeException(e);
                 }
             }