diff --git a/pmb/parse/kconfig.py b/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
index 9562dd71..872098b9 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/kconfig.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import pmb.build
 import pmb.config
 import pmb.parse
 import pmb.helpers.pmaports
+from pmb.helpers.exceptions import NonBugError
 
 
 def get_all_component_names():
@@ -271,12 +272,12 @@ def check(args, pkgname, components_list=[], details=False, must_exist=True):
         config_name_split = config_name.split(".")
 
         if len(config_name_split) != 2:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"{config_name} is not a valid kernel config "
-                               "name. Ensure that the _config property in your "
-                               "kernel APKBUILD has a . before the "
-                               "architecture name, e.g. .aarch64 or .armv7, "
-                               "and that there is no excess punctuation "
-                               "elsewhere in the name.")
+            raise NonBugError(f"ERROR: {config_name} is not a valid kernel config "
+                              "name. Ensure that the _config property in your "
+                              "kernel APKBUILD has a . before the "
+                              "architecture name, e.g. .aarch64 or .armv7, "
+                              "and that there is no excess punctuation "
+                              "elsewhere in the name.")
 
         config_arch = config_name_split[1]
         ret &= check_config(config_path, config_arch, pkgver, components_list,
diff --git a/test/test_parse_kconfig.py b/test/test_parse_kconfig.py
index 8c6d311c..2c148190 100644
--- a/test/test_parse_kconfig.py
+++ b/test/test_parse_kconfig.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os
 
 import pmb_test  # noqa
 import pmb.parse.kconfig
+from pmb.helpers.exceptions import NonBugError
 
 test_options_checked_count = None
 
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ def test_check(args, monkeypatch, tmpdir):
         handle.write('CONFIG_BOOL=m\n')
     must_exist = True
     pkgname = "linux-nokia-n900"
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as e:
+    with pytest.raises(NonBugError) as e:
         func(args, pkgname, components_list, details, must_exist)
     assert "is not a valid kernel config" in str(e.value)
     os.unlink(path_kconfig)