diff --git a/dsmr_backend/mixins.py b/dsmr_backend/mixins.py
index 0d66a7f96..e7b5d7448 100644
--- a/dsmr_backend/mixins.py
+++ b/dsmr_backend/mixins.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger('commands')
 
 
-class StopInfiniteRun(StopIteration):
+class StopInfiniteRun(EnvironmentError):
     """ Triggers InfiniteManagementCommandMixin to stop the current loop. """
     pass