diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index cb085b3f..ce5735a9 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -368,4 +368,4 @@ exclude-protected=_asdict,_fields,_replace,_source,_make
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception,builtins.BaseException