diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sunyard/snmp/SnmpTrapSender.java b/src/main/java/com/sunyard/snmp/SnmpTrapSender.java
index b9e17ea..57439a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sunyard/snmp/SnmpTrapSender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sunyard/snmp/SnmpTrapSender.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class SnmpTrapSender implements AutoCloseable{
     private String community;
     private int version;
 
-    public SnmpTrapSender(Map<String, String> map) throws IOException {
+    public SnmpTrapSender(Map<String, String> map) throws Exception {
         loadConfig(map);
         initializeSNMP();
     }
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ public class SnmpTrapSender implements AutoCloseable{
         version = Integer.parseInt(map.getOrDefault("snmp.version", "1"));
     }
 
-    private void initializeSNMP() throws IOException {
+    private void initializeSNMP() throws Exception {
         TransportMapping<?> transport = new DefaultUdpTransportMapping();
         snmp = new Snmp(transport);
         snmp.listen();
     }
 
-    public ResponseEvent sendTrap(String message, int severity) throws IOException {
+    public ResponseEvent sendTrap(String message, int severity) throws Exception {
         ResponseEvent event = null;
         switch (version) {
             case SnmpConstants.version1:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class SnmpTrapSender implements AutoCloseable{
         return event;
     }
 
-    private ResponseEvent sendV1Trap(String message, int severity) throws IOException {
+    private ResponseEvent sendV1Trap(String message, int severity) throws Exception {
         CommunityTarget target = createCommunityTarget(SnmpConstants.version1);
         PDUv1 pdu = new PDUv1();
         configureCommonTrap(pdu, message, severity);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class SnmpTrapSender implements AutoCloseable{
         return snmp.send(pdu, target);
     }
 
-    private ResponseEvent sendV2Trap(String message, int severity) throws IOException {
+    private ResponseEvent sendV2Trap(String message, int severity) throws Exception {
         CommunityTarget target = createCommunityTarget(SnmpConstants.version2c);
         PDU pdu = new PDU();
         configureCommonTrap(pdu, message, severity);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class SnmpTrapSender implements AutoCloseable{
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void close() throws IOException {
+    public void close() throws Exception {
         if (snmp != null) {
             snmp.close();
             snmp = null;