diff --git a/hpctestlib/system/fs/trivy_scan.py b/hpctestlib/system/fs/trivy_scan.py
index 69b1848adb..805becc4e7 100644
--- a/hpctestlib/system/fs/trivy_scan.py
+++ b/hpctestlib/system/fs/trivy_scan.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def check_supported_trivy_version(self):
 
         validator = VersionValidator(f'>=0.37.0')
         if not validator.validate(self.trivy_release):
-            raise ReframeError(f'trivy version {self.trivy_release} '
+            raise ValueError(f'trivy version {self.trivy_release} '
                                f'is not supported')
 
     @run_after('init')