diff --git a/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/Util/RequestDataHelper.cs b/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/Util/RequestDataHelper.cs
index d80bc34b3367..95c36499ef52 100644
--- a/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/Util/RequestDataHelper.cs
+++ b/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/Util/RequestDataHelper.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ internal static QueryString GetQueryString(HttpRequest request)
         {
             return request.Form;
         }
-        catch (HttpRequestValidationException)
+        catch (HttpException)
         {
             Log.Debug("Error reading Form (body) from the request.");
             return null;