diff --git a/tasks/code_sniffer/MailPoet/Sniffs/ControlStructures/ControlSignatureSniff.php b/tasks/code_sniffer/MailPoet/Sniffs/ControlStructures/ControlSignatureSniff.php
index fc4b5673bd..3c86d25147 100644
--- a/tasks/code_sniffer/MailPoet/Sniffs/ControlStructures/ControlSignatureSniff.php
+++ b/tasks/code_sniffer/MailPoet/Sniffs/ControlStructures/ControlSignatureSniff.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 if (class_exists('PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\AbstractPatternSniff', true) === false) {
-    throw new PHP_CodeSniffer_Exception('Class PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\AbstractPatternSniff not found');
+    throw new \PHP_CodeSniffer\Exceptions\RuntimeException('Class PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\AbstractPatternSniff not found');
 }
 
 /**