diff --git a/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java b/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java
index e4de6775..5254f962 100644
--- a/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java
+++ b/faunaJava/src/main/java/com/fauna/serialization/FaunaParser.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public Boolean getValueAsBoolean() {
         try {
             return jsonParser.getValueAsBoolean();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Error getting the current token as Boolean", e);
+            throw new SerializationException("Error getting the current token as Boolean", e);
         }
     }
 }
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