diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index 7c7bb2869eb3539375da8d504185db1698a3caf2..755d2148a99db01fd80461df720fd114ec43fe3f 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ def get_breaks(t, threshold):
 
 def pressure_to_altitude(pres, temp, prof_pres, prof_temp, sfc_pres=None, sfc_temp=None, sfc_elev=0):
     if not np.all(np.diff(prof_pres) > 0):
-        raise MyGenericException("target pressure profile must be monotonic increasing")
+        raise GenericException("target pressure profile must be monotonic increasing")
 
     if pres < prof_pres[0]:
-        raise MyGenericException("target pressure less than top of pressure profile")
+        raise GenericException("target pressure less than top of pressure profile")
 
     if temp is None:
         temp = np.interp(pres, prof_pres, prof_temp)