diff --git a/test/test_nonfinite_io.cpp b/test/test_nonfinite_io.cpp
index 9c50b4c25..da8d8fed0 100644
--- a/test/test_nonfinite_io.cpp
+++ b/test/test_nonfinite_io.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ template<class CharType, class ValType> void trap_test_get_nan_impl()
   os.imbue(new_locale);
   os.exceptions(std::ios_base::badbit | std::ios_base::failbit); // Enable throwing exceptions.
   double nan =  std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
-  BOOST_MATH_CHECK_THROW((os << nan), std::runtime_error);
+  BOOST_MATH_CHECK_THROW((os << nan), std::exception);
   // warning : in "check_trap_nan": exception std::runtime_error is expected
  } //  BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(check_trap_nan)
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ template<class CharType, class ValType> void trap_test_get_nan_impl()
   os.imbue(new_locale);
   os.exceptions(std::ios_base::badbit | std::ios_base::failbit); // Enable throwing exceptions.
   double inf =  std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
-  BOOST_MATH_CHECK_THROW((os << inf), std::runtime_error);
+  BOOST_MATH_CHECK_THROW((os << inf), std::exception);
   // warning : in "check_trap_inf": exception std::runtime_error is expected.
  
  } //  BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(check_trap_nan_inf)