diff --git a/src/petals/client/inference_session.py b/src/petals/client/inference_session.py
index 5472d68ae..376291a45 100644
--- a/src/petals/client/inference_session.py
+++ b/src/petals/client/inference_session.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def _enter_server_sessions(self, chosen_spans: List[RemoteSpanInfo]) -> List[_Se
                 server_sessions.append(session)
                 session.__enter__()
             return server_sessions
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self._exit_server_sessions(server_sessions)
             raise
 
diff --git a/src/petals/server/server.py b/src/petals/server/server.py
index 45884e3b7..b90033cb5 100644
--- a/src/petals/server/server.py
+++ b/src/petals/server/server.py
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def create(
 
             if should_validate_reachability:
                 validate_reachability(dht.peer_id)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.debug("Shutting down backends")
             for backend in blocks.values():
                 backend.shutdown()