diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/NonBlockingSleeper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/NonBlockingSleeper.java
index 5728cd58..a58a960a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/NonBlockingSleeper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/backoff/NonBlockingSleeper.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void sleep(long backOffPeriod) throws InterruptedException {
 			try {
 				TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(backOffPeriod);
 			}
-			catch (Exception e) {
+			catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
 				throw new BackOffInterruptedException("Thread interrupted while sleeping", e);
 			}