diff --git a/src/lib/file_backend/file_blob_manager.cpp b/src/lib/file_backend/file_blob_manager.cpp
index 2fbd1c5c..cda8f065 100644
--- a/src/lib/file_backend/file_blob_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/file_backend/file_blob_manager.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ nlohmann::json FileHomeObject::_read_blob_header(int shard_fd, blob_id_t& blob_i
     try {
         if (0 <= err) return nlohmann::json::parse(j_str);
         LOGE("failed to read: {}", strerror(errno));
-    } catch (nlohmann::exception const&) { LOGT("no blob @ [blob_id={}]", blob_id); }
+    } catch (nlohmann::json::exception const&) { LOGT("no blob @ [blob_id={}]", blob_id); }
     return nlohmann::json{};
 }