diff --git a/check_patroni/types.py b/check_patroni/types.py
index 2d7f3c8..16789a7 100644
--- a/check_patroni/types.py
+++ b/check_patroni/types.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class PatroniResource(nagiosplugin.Resource):
                 return r.json()
             except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
                 return None
-        raise APIError("Connection failed for all provided endpoints")
+        raise nagiosplugin.CheckError("Connection failed for all provided endpoints")
 
 
 HandleUnknown = Callable[[nagiosplugin.Summary, nagiosplugin.Results], Any]