diff --git a/task_eval/claude_utils.py b/task_eval/claude_utils.py
index 44f964a..1c1110b 100644
--- a/task_eval/claude_utils.py
+++ b/task_eval/claude_utils.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def get_claude_answers(in_data, out_data, prediction_key, args):
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = str(answers[str(k)]).replace('(a)', '').replace('(b)', '').strip()
                         except:
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = ', '.join([str(n) for n in list(answers[str(k)].values())])
-                except:
+                except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                     try:
                         answers = json.loads(answer.strip())
                         if k in cat_5_idxs:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def get_claude_answers(in_data, out_data, prediction_key, args):
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = predicted_answer
                         else:
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = answers[k].replace('(a)', '').replace('(b)', '').strip()
-                    except:
+                    except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                         if k in cat_5_idxs:
                             predicted_answer = get_cat_5_answer(answer.strip(), cat_5_answers[cat_5_idxs.index(k)])
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = predicted_answer
diff --git a/task_eval/gemini_utils.py b/task_eval/gemini_utils.py
index 99204db..fb30280 100644
--- a/task_eval/gemini_utils.py
+++ b/task_eval/gemini_utils.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def get_gemini_answers(model, in_data, out_data, prediction_key, args):
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = str(answers[str(k)]).replace('(a)', '').replace('(b)', '').strip()
                         except:
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = ', '.join([str(n) for n in list(answers[str(k)].values())])
-                except:
+                except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                     try:
                         answers = json.loads(answer.strip())
                         if k in cat_5_idxs:
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def get_gemini_answers(model, in_data, out_data, prediction_key, args):
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = predicted_answer
                         else:
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = answers[k].replace('(a)', '').replace('(b)', '').strip()
-                    except:
+                    except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                         if k in cat_5_idxs:
                             predicted_answer = get_cat_5_answer(answer.strip(), cat_5_answers[cat_5_idxs.index(k)])
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = predicted_answer
diff --git a/task_eval/gpt_utils.py b/task_eval/gpt_utils.py
index 64d65df..b9f5ff8 100644
--- a/task_eval/gpt_utils.py
+++ b/task_eval/gpt_utils.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def get_gpt_answers(in_data, out_data, prediction_key, args):
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = str(answers[str(k)]).replace('(a)', '').replace('(b)', '').strip()
                         except:
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = ', '.join([str(n) for n in list(answers[str(k)].values())])
-                except:
+                except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                     try:
                         answers = json.loads(answer.strip())
                         if k in cat_5_idxs:
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def get_gpt_answers(in_data, out_data, prediction_key, args):
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = predicted_answer
                         else:
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = answers[k].replace('(a)', '').replace('(b)', '').strip()
-                    except:
+                    except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                         if k in cat_5_idxs:
                             predicted_answer = get_cat_5_answer(answer.strip(), cat_5_answers[cat_5_idxs.index(k)])
                             out_data['qa'][idx][prediction_key] = predicted_answer