diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/fs/FsTranslog.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/fs/FsTranslog.java
index 0bd81673fb0..1c97166c9be 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/fs/FsTranslog.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/translog/fs/FsTranslog.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class FsTranslog extends AbstractIndexShardComponent implements Translog
                 } else {
                     return new FsChannelSnapshot(shardId, this.id, raf, lastPosition, operationCounter.get(), operationCounter.get());
                 }
-            } catch (IOException e) {
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new TranslogException(shardId, "Failed to snapshot", e);
             }
         }