diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java
index b15c879b4..0a798afb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import io.cryostat.V2Response;
 import io.cryostat.core.agent.AgentJMXHelper;
+import io.cryostat.core.agent.AgentJMXHelper.ProbeDefinitionException;
 import io.cryostat.core.agent.Event;
 import io.cryostat.core.agent.ProbeTemplate;
 import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public Response postProbe(@RestPath long id, @RestPath String probeTemplateName)
                                             TEMPLATE_APPLIED_CATEGORY,
                                             Map.of("probeTemplate", template.getFileName())));
                             return Response.status(RestResponse.Status.OK).build();
-                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                        } catch (ProbeDefinitionException e) {
                             // Cleanup the probes if something went wrong, calling defineEventProbes
                             // with a null argument will remove any active probes.
                             helper.defineEventProbes(null);