diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
index b2291186..d72d02fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public class SPdfApplication {
         try {
             Thread.sleep(1000);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            throw new InterruptedException("Error");
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+            throw new RuntimeException("Thread interrupted while sleeping", e);
         }
 
         try {