diff --git a/awsbatch-cli/.pylintrc b/awsbatch-cli/.pylintrc
index f0da106020..2716a4ac13 100644
--- a/awsbatch-cli/.pylintrc
+++ b/awsbatch-cli/.pylintrc
@@ -582,4 +582,4 @@ min-public-methods=2
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception
diff --git a/cli/.pylintrc b/cli/.pylintrc
index 5c2ba74c1c..d36b407fd0 100644
--- a/cli/.pylintrc
+++ b/cli/.pylintrc
@@ -506,4 +506,4 @@ min-public-methods=2
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception