diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index e03b0cf77..7bf6ee0c4 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ int Application::exec(const QStringList &params)
     catch (const RuntimeError &err)
     {
 #ifdef DISABLE_GUI
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s", err.what());
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", qPrintable(err.message()));
 #else
         QMessageBox msgBox;
         msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
diff --git a/src/app/cmdoptions.cpp b/src/app/cmdoptions.cpp
index 6535e1702..15cb4a85a 100644
--- a/src/app/cmdoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/app/cmdoptions.cpp
@@ -498,17 +498,6 @@ QBtCommandLineParameters parseCommandLine(const QStringList &args)
     return result;
 }
 
-CommandLineParameterError::CommandLineParameterError(const QString &messageForUser)
-    : std::runtime_error(messageForUser.toLocal8Bit().data())
-    , m_messageForUser(messageForUser)
-{
-}
-
-const QString &CommandLineParameterError::messageForUser() const
-{
-    return m_messageForUser;
-}
-
 QString wrapText(const QString &text, int initialIndentation = USAGE_TEXT_COLUMN, int wrapAtColumn = WRAP_AT_COLUMN)
 {
     QStringList words = text.split(' ');
diff --git a/src/app/cmdoptions.h b/src/app/cmdoptions.h
index 2f167b99d..46d84b66e 100644
--- a/src/app/cmdoptions.h
+++ b/src/app/cmdoptions.h
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <optional>
-#include <stdexcept>
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
 
+#include "base/exceptions.h"
+
 class QProcessEnvironment;
 
 struct QBtCommandLineParameters
@@ -67,14 +68,10 @@ struct QBtCommandLineParameters
     QStringList paramList() const;
 };
 
-class CommandLineParameterError : public std::runtime_error
+class CommandLineParameterError : public RuntimeError
 {
 public:
-    explicit CommandLineParameterError(const QString &messageForUser);
-    const QString &messageForUser() const;
-
-private:
-    const QString m_messageForUser;
+    using RuntimeError::RuntimeError;
 };
 
 QBtCommandLineParameters parseCommandLine(const QStringList &args);
diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index f3c20339e..11b37e2e1 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
     catch (const CommandLineParameterError &er)
     {
-        displayBadArgMessage(er.messageForUser());
+        displayBadArgMessage(er.message());
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/tracker.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/tracker.cpp
index 372242d49..ca454b267 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/tracker.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/tracker.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Http::Response Tracker::processRequest(const Http::Request &request, const Http:
 
         const lt::entry::dictionary_type bencodedEntry =
         {
-            {ANNOUNCE_RESPONSE_FAILURE_REASON, {error.what()}}
+            {ANNOUNCE_RESPONSE_FAILURE_REASON, {error.message().toStdString()}}
         };
         QByteArray reply;
         lt::bencode(std::back_inserter(reply), bencodedEntry);
diff --git a/src/base/exceptions.cpp b/src/base/exceptions.cpp
index 27527ddbb..66e291fa7 100644
--- a/src/base/exceptions.cpp
+++ b/src/base/exceptions.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
 
 #include "exceptions.h"
 
-RuntimeError::RuntimeError(const QString &message)
-    : std::runtime_error {message.toUtf8().data()}
+Exception::Exception(const QString &message) noexcept
+    : m_message {message}
 {
 }
 
-QString RuntimeError::message() const
+QString Exception::message() const noexcept
 {
-    return what();
+    return m_message;
 }
diff --git a/src/base/exceptions.h b/src/base/exceptions.h
index 4b3ef77a4..7d32739ca 100644
--- a/src/base/exceptions.h
+++ b/src/base/exceptions.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Bittorrent Client using Qt and libtorrent.
- * Copyright (C) 2018  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, 2021  Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <QString>
 
-class RuntimeError : public std::runtime_error
+class Exception
 {
 public:
-    explicit RuntimeError(const QString &message = {});
-    QString message() const;
+    explicit Exception(const QString &message = {}) noexcept;
+    [[nodiscard]] QString message() const noexcept;
+
+private:
+    QString m_message;
+};
+
+class RuntimeError : public Exception
+{
+public:
+    using Exception::Exception;
 };
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
index 2d8c9b07d..4fa441520 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ AutoDownloader::AutoDownloader()
     m_fileStorage = new AsyncFileStorage(
                 Utils::Fs::expandPathAbs(specialFolderLocation(SpecialFolder::Config) + ConfFolderName));
     if (!m_fileStorage)
-        throw std::runtime_error("Directory for RSS AutoDownloader data is unavailable.");
+        throw RuntimeError(tr("Directory for RSS AutoDownloader data is unavailable."));
 
     m_fileStorage->moveToThread(m_ioThread);
     connect(m_ioThread, &QThread::finished, m_fileStorage, &AsyncFileStorage::deleteLater);
@@ -527,13 +527,3 @@ void AutoDownloader::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
     Q_UNUSED(event);
     store();
 }
-
-ParsingError::ParsingError(const QString &message)
-    : std::runtime_error(message.toUtf8().data())
-{
-}
-
-QString ParsingError::message() const
-{
-    return what();
-}
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h
index 16f6ef48e..a55b3e380 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <stdexcept>
-
 #include <QBasicTimer>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QList>
@@ -38,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 
+#include "base/exceptions.h"
+
 class QThread;
 class QTimer;
 
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ namespace RSS
 
     class AutoDownloadRule;
 
-    class ParsingError : public std::runtime_error
+    class ParsingError : public RuntimeError
     {
     public:
-        explicit ParsingError(const QString &message);
-        QString message() const;
+        using RuntimeError::RuntimeError;
     };
 
     class AutoDownloader final : public QObject
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp
index a22186037..b38fa5b92 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void Feed::loadArticles(const QByteArray &data)
             if (!addArticle(article))
                 delete article;
         }
-        catch (const std::runtime_error&) {}
+        catch (const RuntimeError &) {}
     }
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void Feed::loadArticlesLegacy()
             if (!addArticle(article))
                 delete article;
         }
-        catch (const std::runtime_error&) {}
+        catch (const RuntimeError &) {}
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/base/utils/foreignapps.cpp b/src/base/utils/foreignapps.cpp
index 2b6987ae0..c517d0942 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/foreignapps.cpp
+++ b/src/base/utils/foreignapps.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace
             {
                 info = {exeName, versionStr.left(idx)};
             }
-            catch (const std::runtime_error &)
+            catch (const RuntimeError &)
             {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/base/utils/version.h b/src/base/utils/version.h
index 51bbb92b0..a03ea9155 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/version.h
+++ b/src/base/utils/version.h
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <array>
-#include <stdexcept>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QString>
 
+#include "base/exceptions.h"
+
 namespace Utils
 {
     template <typename T, std::size_t N, std::size_t Mandatory = N>
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Utils
          * @brief Creates version from string in format "x.y.z"
          *
          * @param version Version string in format "x.y.z"
-         * @throws std::runtime_error if parsing fails
+         * @throws RuntimeError if parsing fails
          */
         Version(const QString &version)
             : Version {version.split(QLatin1Char('.'))}
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Utils
          * @brief Creates version from byte array in format "x.y.z"
          *
          * @param version Version string in format "x.y.z"
-         * @throws std::runtime_error if parsing fails
+         * @throws RuntimeError if parsing fails
          */
         Version(const QByteArray &version)
             : Version {version.split('.')}
@@ -150,9 +151,9 @@ namespace Utils
             {
                 return Version(s);
             }
-            catch (const std::runtime_error &er)
+            catch (const RuntimeError &er)
             {
-                qDebug() << "Error parsing version:" << er.what();
+                qDebug() << "Error parsing version:" << er.message();
                 return defaultVersion;
             }
         }
@@ -165,7 +166,9 @@ namespace Utils
         {
             if ((static_cast<std::size_t>(versionParts.size()) > N)
                 || (static_cast<std::size_t>(versionParts.size()) < Mandatory))
-                throw std::runtime_error("Incorrect number of version components");
+            {
+                throw RuntimeError(QLatin1String("Incorrect number of version components"));
+            }
 
             bool ok = false;
             ComponentsArray res {{}};
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ namespace Utils
             {
                 res[i] = static_cast<T>(versionParts[static_cast<typename StringsList::size_type>(i)].toInt(&ok));
                 if (!ok)
-                    throw std::runtime_error("Can not parse version component");
+                    throw RuntimeError(QLatin1String("Can not parse version component"));
             }
             return res;
         }
diff --git a/src/gui/programupdater.cpp b/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
index c72327822..317509ed9 100644
--- a/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace
             }
             return (newVersion > currentVersion);
         }
-        catch (const std::runtime_error &)
+        catch (const RuntimeError &)
         {
             return false;
         }