diff --git a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/ConfigException.java b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/ConfigException.java
index 38b159ba..764993a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/ConfigException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/ConfigException.java
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 package io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.exception;
 
 /**
- * Indicates a missing {@link io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.config.Config config property}
+ * Indicates a missing/bad {@link io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.config.Config config property}
  */
-public final class ConfigException extends RuntimeException {
+public final class ConfigException extends PersistenceException {
   public ConfigException(final String message) {
     super(message);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/LoopException.java b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/LoopException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bebd374..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/LoopException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: the secureCodeBox authors
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.exception;
-
-public final class LoopException extends RuntimeException {
-  public LoopException(String message) {
-    super(message);
-  }
-
-  public LoopException(String message, Throwable cause) {
-    super(message, cause);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/PersistenceException.java b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/PersistenceException.java
index b480c094..e890c4c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/PersistenceException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/PersistenceException.java
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 package io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.exception;
 
-public final class PersistenceException extends RuntimeException {
+/**
+ * Generic exception which is thrown for any unforeseen error at runtime
+ */
+public class PersistenceException extends RuntimeException {
   public PersistenceException(String message) {
     super(message);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/TooManyResponsesException.java b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/TooManyResponsesException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b2d3170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/exception/TooManyResponsesException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: the secureCodeBox authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.exception;
+
+import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.config.Config;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown if we receive more objects than {@link Config#getMaxPageCountForGets() configured}
+ */
+public final class TooManyResponsesException extends PersistenceException {
+  public TooManyResponsesException(String message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java
index 1dca8eb2..23a71956 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/securecodebox/persistence/defectdojo/service/GenericDefectDojoService.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.CoercionAction;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.CoercionInputShape;
 import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.config.Config;
-import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.exception.LoopException;
+import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.exception.TooManyResponsesException;
 import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.http.Foo;
 import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.http.ProxyConfigFactory;
 import io.securecodebox.persistence.defectdojo.model.Engagement;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public List<T> search(Map<String, Object> queryParams) throws URISyntaxException
 
       hasNext = response.getNext() != null;
       if (page > this.config.getMaxPageCountForGets()) {
-        throw new LoopException("Found too many response object. Quitting after " + (page - 1) + " paginated API pages of " + DEFECT_DOJO_OBJET_LIMIT + " each.");
+        throw new TooManyResponsesException("Found too many response object. Quitting after " + (page - 1) + " paginated API pages of " + DEFECT_DOJO_OBJET_LIMIT + " each.");
       }
     } while (hasNext);