diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java
index d7aa24145a..ce435543da 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.activiti.engine.delegate.DelegateTask;
 import org.activiti.engine.impl.cfg.ProcessEngineConfigurationImpl;
 import org.activiti.engine.impl.context.Context;
+import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.ActivitiConstants;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public final class RequestInfoUtils
             ServiceRegistry registry = (ServiceRegistry) config.getBeans().get(ActivitiConstants.SERVICE_REGISTRY_BEAN_KEY);
             if (registry == null)
             {
-                throw new RuntimeException(
+                throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException(
                         "Service-registry not present in ProcessEngineConfiguration beans, expected ServiceRegistry with key" +
                                 ActivitiConstants.SERVICE_REGISTRY_BEAN_KEY);
             }