diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/exceptions_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/exceptions_handlers.py
index d0aefcf8e8aa..825f3ee23e5a 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/exceptions_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/exceptions_handlers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import functools
 import logging
-from typing import NamedTuple, TypeAlias
+from typing import Iterable, NamedTuple, TypeAlias
 
 from aiohttp import web
 from servicelib.aiohttp.typing_extension import Handler
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __missing__(self, key):
 
 
 def _sort_exceptions_by_specificity(
-    exceptions: list[type[BaseException]], *, concrete_first: bool = True
+    exceptions: Iterable[type[BaseException]], *, concrete_first: bool = True
 ) -> list[type[BaseException]]:
     return sorted(
         exceptions,
@@ -35,22 +35,27 @@ def _sort_exceptions_by_specificity(
 
 
 def create_exception_handlers_decorator(
-    exception_catch: type[BaseException] | tuple[type[BaseException], ...],
+    exceptions_catch: type[BaseException] | tuple[type[BaseException], ...],
     exc_to_status_map: ExceptionToHttpErrorMap,
 ):
-
-    included: list[type[BaseException]] = _sort_exceptions_by_specificity(
-        list(exc_to_status_map.keys())
+    mapped_classes: tuple[type[BaseException], ...] = tuple(
+        _sort_exceptions_by_specificity(exc_to_status_map.keys())
     )
 
+    assert all(  # nosec
+        issubclass(cls, exceptions_catch) for cls in mapped_classes
+    ), f"Every {mapped_classes=} must inherit by one or more of {exceptions_catch=}"
+
     def _decorator(handler: Handler):
         @functools.wraps(handler)
         async def _wrapper(request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
             try:
                 return await handler(request)
 
-            except exception_catch as exc:
-                if exc_cls := next((_ for _ in included if isinstance(exc, _)), None):
+            except exceptions_catch as exc:
+                if exc_cls := next(
+                    (cls for cls in mapped_classes if isinstance(exc, cls)), None
+                ):
                     http_error_info = exc_to_status_map[exc_cls]
 
                     # safe formatting, i.e. does not raise
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ async def _wrapper(request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
                             )
                         )
                     raise http_error_cls(reason=user_msg) from exc
-                raise
+                raise  # reraise
 
         return _wrapper
 
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/folders/_exceptions_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/folders/_exceptions_handlers.py
index 4e0f3958c237..4f83b5e1872c 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/folders/_exceptions_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/folders/_exceptions_handlers.py
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@
 
 
 handle_plugin_requests_exceptions = create_exception_handlers_decorator(
-    exception_catch=(BaseProjectError, FoldersValueError, WorkspacesValueError),
+    exceptions_catch=(BaseProjectError, FoldersValueError, WorkspacesValueError),
     exc_to_status_map=_TO_HTTP_ERROR_MAP,
 )
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_trash_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_trash_handlers.py
index 2598a5cd4be7..066c3fe99d16 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_trash_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_trash_handlers.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 
 _handle_exceptions = create_exception_handlers_decorator(
-    exception_catch=ProjectTrashError, exc_to_status_map=_TO_HTTP_ERROR_MAP
+    exceptions_catch=ProjectTrashError, exc_to_status_map=_TO_HTTP_ERROR_MAP
 )
 
 #
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_exceptions_handlers.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_exceptions_handlers.py
index 4152ba51c286..27cde72283b5 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_exceptions_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_exceptions_handlers.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async def test_exception_handlers_decorator(
 ):
 
     _handle_exceptions = create_exception_handlers_decorator(
-        exception_catch=BasePluginError,
+        exceptions_catch=BasePluginError,
         exc_to_status_map={
             OneError: HttpErrorInfo(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,