diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 82e71cb2d2..231c3fe51f 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ require:
 Layout/LineLength:
   Max: 120
 
-Lint/RescueException:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'lib/facter/custom_facts/util/parser.rb'
-
 Lint/RaiseException:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/lib/facter/custom_facts/util/parser.rb b/lib/facter/custom_facts/util/parser.rb
index 2d941f82bb..c61da2d9f9 100644
--- a/lib/facter/custom_facts/util/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/custom_facts/util/parser.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def parse_executable_output(output)
           res = nil
           begin
             res = YAML.safe_load(output, [Symbol, Time])
-          rescue Exception => e
+          rescue StandardError => e
             Facter.debug("Could not parse executable fact output as YAML or JSON (#{e.message})")
           end
           res = KeyValuePairOutputFormat.parse output unless res.is_a?(Hash)