diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/service/request/request.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/service/request/request.py
index ab07c7380f1..be7288c5fa9 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/service/request/request.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/service/request/request.py
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ def apply(self, context: AuthedServiceContext) -> SyftSuccess:
                 change.apply(context=change_context).unwrap()
                 change_status.applied = True
                 self.history.append(change_status)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 # add to history and save history to request
                 self.history.append(change_status)
                 self.save(context=context)
diff --git a/packages/syftbox/tests/e2e/conftest.py b/packages/syftbox/tests/e2e/conftest.py
index 767ac17671f..a77d75d3027 100644
--- a/packages/syftbox/tests/e2e/conftest.py
+++ b/packages/syftbox/tests/e2e/conftest.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ async def e2e_context(request):
     try:
         ctx = E2EContext(**request.param)
         yield ctx
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise
     finally:
         await ctx.cleanup()