diff --git a/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/API/M3Controller.php b/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/API/M3Controller.php
index 263a169b..c134694a 100644
--- a/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/API/M3Controller.php
+++ b/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/API/M3Controller.php
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class M3Controller extends Controller
                     // connect to toolkit using DB2 credentials (can also leave blank for default authority)
                     try {
                         $conn = app(PostgresProgramBridge::class);
-                    } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                    } catch (\Throwable $e) {
                         // Determine reason for failure.
                         // Probably database authentication error or invalid or unreachable database.
                         $code = $e->getCode();
diff --git a/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/userControlController.php b/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/userControlController.php
index c58f7159..3d1b345a 100644
--- a/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/userControlController.php
+++ b/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/userControlController.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class userControlController extends Controller
                 // connect to toolkit using DB2 credentials (can also leave blank for default authority)
                 try {
                     $conn = app(PostgresProgramBridge::class);
-                } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                } catch (\Throwable $e) {
                     // Determine reason for failure.
                     // Probably database authentication error or invalid or unreachable database.
                     $code = $e->getCode();
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class userControlController extends Controller
         // connect to toolkit using DB2 credentials (can also leave blank for default authority)
         try {
             $conn = app(PostgresProgramBridge::class);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             // Determine reason for failure.
             // Probably database authentication error or invalid or unreachable database.
             $code = $e->getCode();
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class userControlController extends Controller
             $conn = app(PostgresProgramBridge::class);
             // dump($conn);
             // echo "B4<br>";
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             // echo "B5<br>";
             // Determine reason for failure.
             // Probably database authentication error or invalid or unreachable database.
diff --git a/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/utilitiesContoller.php b/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/utilitiesContoller.php
index 2789374c..59ac0909 100644
--- a/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/utilitiesContoller.php
+++ b/Modules/M3/Http/Controllers/utilitiesContoller.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class utilitiesContoller extends Controller
         // connect to toolkit using DB2 credentials (can also leave blank for default authority)
         try {
             $conn = app(PostgresProgramBridge::class);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             // Determine reason for failure.
             // Probably database authentication error or invalid or unreachable database.
             $code = $e->getCode();