diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
index 71f73f777a5d9..99242761b291b 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib/Controller/ShareAPIController.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\Node;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
+use OCP\HintException;
 use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IDateTimeZone;
 use OCP\IGroupManager;
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
 use OCP\Lock\LockedException;
 use OCP\Mail\IMailer;
 use OCP\Server;
-use OCP\Share\Exceptions\GenericShareException;
 use OCP\Share\Exceptions\ShareNotFound;
 use OCP\Share\IManager;
 use OCP\Share\IProviderFactory;
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ public function createShare(
 
 		try {
 			$share = $this->shareManager->createShare($share);
-		} catch (GenericShareException $e) {
+		} catch (HintException $e) {
 			$code = $e->getCode() === 0 ? 403 : $e->getCode();
 			throw new OCSException($e->getHint(), $code);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ public function updateShare(
 
 		try {
 			$share = $this->shareManager->updateShare($share);
-		} catch (GenericShareException $e) {
+		} catch (HintException $e) {
 			$code = $e->getCode() === 0 ? 403 : $e->getCode();
 			throw new OCSException($e->getHint(), (int)$code);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ public function acceptShare(string $id): DataResponse {
 
 		try {
 			$this->shareManager->acceptShare($share, $this->userId);
-		} catch (GenericShareException $e) {
+		} catch (HintException $e) {
 			$code = $e->getCode() === 0 ? 403 : $e->getCode();
 			throw new OCSException($e->getHint(), (int)$code);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {