diff --git a/src/opnsense/www/api.php b/src/opnsense/www/api.php
index fdd22492f..142f38c66 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/www/api.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/www/api.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ try {
     $application = new \Phalcon\Mvc\Application($di);
 
     echo $application->handle($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])->getContent();
-} catch (Exception $e) {
+} catch (\Exception $e) {
     $response = array();
     $response['errorMessage'] = $e->getMessage();
     if (method_exists($e, 'getTitle')) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try {
     header('HTTP', true, 500);
     header("Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8");
     echo json_encode($response, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
-} catch (ArgumentCountError $e) {
+} catch (\ArgumentCountError $e) {
     error_log($e);
     $response = ['errorMessage' => 'endpoint parameter mismatch', 'errorTitle' => gettext("An API exception occured")];
     header('HTTP', true, 500);