diff --git a/src/robotide/controller/dataloader.py b/src/robotide/controller/dataloader.py
index 6e9363933..f34a13095 100644
--- a/src/robotide/controller/dataloader.py
+++ b/src/robotide/controller/dataloader.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _run(self):
         if not self.language:
             try:
                 self.language = lang.check_file_language(self._path)
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, IOError, UnicodeDecodeError):
                 self.language = 'en'
         return test_data(source=self._path, settings=self._settings, language=self.language)
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def _run(self):
         if not self.language:
             try:
                 self.language = lang.check_file_language(self._path)
-            except Exception:
+            except (OSError, IOError, UnicodeDecodeError):
                 self.language = 'en'
         robotapi.FromFilePopulator(result, lang=self.language).populate(self._path)
         return result
diff --git a/src/robotide/spec/libraryfinder.py b/src/robotide/spec/libraryfinder.py
index 69029de6e..7bda49ed5 100644
--- a/src/robotide/spec/libraryfinder.py
+++ b/src/robotide/spec/libraryfinder.py
@@ -171,19 +171,19 @@ def find_install_command(self, name):
             return []
         try:
             plug = self.global_settings['Plugins'][self.name][name]
-        except Exception:
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
             plug = None
         if plug:
             try:
                 return plug['command']
-            except Exception:
+            except (KeyError, TypeError):
                 pass
         return []
 
     def parse_command(self, command: list) -> list:
         try:
             executable = self.global_settings['executable']
-        except Exception:
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
             executable = sys.executable
         parsed = []
         for cmd in command:
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ def run_install(self, library_name, command):
     def find_documentation_url(self, name):
         try:
             plug = self.global_settings['Plugins'][self.name][name]
-        except Exception:
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
             plug = None
         if plug:
             try:
                 return plug['documentation']
-            except Exception:
+            except (KeyError, TypeError):
                 pass
         if self._is_std_library(name):
             if name == "Remote":
diff --git a/src/robotide/ui/fileexplorerplugin.py b/src/robotide/ui/fileexplorerplugin.py
index 268d82b36..d9228058a 100644
--- a/src/robotide/ui/fileexplorerplugin.py
+++ b/src/robotide/ui/fileexplorerplugin.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def update_tree(self):
                 try:
                     self.tree_ctrl.ExpandPath(self._controller.data.source)
                     self.tree_ctrl.TreeCtrl.EnsureVisible(self.tree_ctrl.TreeCtrl.GetSelection())
-                except Exception:
+                except (RuntimeError, AttributeError):
                     pass
                 # self.on_size(wx.EVT_SIZE)
                 self.Refresh()
diff --git a/src/robotide/ui/notebook.py b/src/robotide/ui/notebook.py
index d25ef8eec..eba72ea9b 100644
--- a/src/robotide/ui/notebook.py
+++ b/src/robotide/ui/notebook.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def on_tab_changing(self, event):
         oldselect = event.GetOldSelection()
         try:
             oldtitle = self.GetPageText(oldselect)
-        except Exception:
+        except (wx.wxAssertionError, RuntimeError):
             oldtitle = ""
         newindex = event.GetSelection()
         newtitle = self.GetPageText(event.GetSelection())
diff --git a/src/robotide/utils/eventhandler.py b/src/robotide/utils/eventhandler.py
index c57be1e5a..7b0ee7d8d 100644
--- a/src/robotide/utils/eventhandler.py
+++ b/src/robotide/utils/eventhandler.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def _exclude_paths(self):
                 item = os.path.join(item, '')
                 try:
                     self._fs_watcher.RemoveTree(item)
-                except Exception:
+                except (OSError, RuntimeError):
                     pass
                 # Remove all files to the monitoring list
                 from wx import FileSystem
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def _exclude_paths(self):
                             pass
                         try:
                             self._fs_watcher.Remove(changing_file)
-                        except Exception:
+                        except (OSError, RuntimeError):
                             pass
                     try:
                         file_search = fs.FindNext()
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def _exclude_paths(self):
                         pass
                     try:
                         self._fs_watcher.Remove(item)
-                    except Exception:
+                    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
                         pass
 
     def exclude_listening(self, path):