diff --git a/test/asynchronous/qcheck.py b/test/asynchronous/qcheck.py
index 190a7f1a9..deaf07b7e 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/qcheck.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/qcheck.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def check(predicate, generator):
             if not await predicate(case):
                 reduction = await reduce(case, predicate)
                 counter_examples.append("after {} reductions: {!r}".format(*reduction))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             counter_examples.append(f"{case!r} : {traceback.format_exc()}")
     return counter_examples
 
diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_custom_types.py b/test/asynchronous/test_custom_types.py
index 82c54512c..d84c153ea 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_custom_types.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_custom_types.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class TestBSONFallbackEncoder(unittest.TestCase):
         def fallback_encoder(value):
             try:
                 return Decimal128(value)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise TypeError("cannot encode type %s" % (type(value)))
 
         codecopts = self._get_codec_options(fallback_encoder)
diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_mongos_load_balancing.py b/test/asynchronous/test_mongos_load_balancing.py
index 97170aa9e..174de15c7 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_mongos_load_balancing.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_mongos_load_balancing.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class TestMongosLoadBalancing(AsyncMockClientTest):
         client.kill_host("{}:{}".format(*next(iter(client.nodes))))
         try:
             await client.db.command("ping")
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
         # We eventually connect to a new mongos.
diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_session.py b/test/asynchronous/test_session.py
index 19ce868c5..a3d9016be 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_session.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_session.py
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ class TestCausalConsistency(AsyncUnitTest):
             self.listener.reset()
             try:
                 await self.client.pymongo_test.command("doesntexist", session=sess)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             failed = self.listener.failed_events[0]
             failed_op_time = failed.failure.get("operationTime")
diff --git a/test/mod_wsgi_test/mod_wsgi_test.py b/test/mod_wsgi_test/mod_wsgi_test.py
index 4ab2df244..384ed4ac6 100644
--- a/test/mod_wsgi_test/mod_wsgi_test.py
+++ b/test/mod_wsgi_test/mod_wsgi_test.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ try:
     from mod_wsgi import version as mod_wsgi_version  # type: ignore[import]
 
     _HAVE_MOD_WSGI = True
-except:
+except Exception:
     mod_wsgi_version = None
     _HAVE_MOD_WSGI = False
 
diff --git a/test/qcheck.py b/test/qcheck.py
index 842580cbf..1957c0f1c 100644
--- a/test/qcheck.py
+++ b/test/qcheck.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def check(predicate, generator):
             if not predicate(case):
                 reduction = reduce(case, predicate)
                 counter_examples.append("after {} reductions: {!r}".format(*reduction))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             counter_examples.append(f"{case!r} : {traceback.format_exc()}")
     return counter_examples
 
diff --git a/test/test_custom_types.py b/test/test_custom_types.py
index aba6b5511..331d8c7de 100644
--- a/test/test_custom_types.py
+++ b/test/test_custom_types.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class TestBSONFallbackEncoder(unittest.TestCase):
         def fallback_encoder(value):
             try:
                 return Decimal128(value)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise TypeError("cannot encode type %s" % (type(value)))
 
         codecopts = self._get_codec_options(fallback_encoder)
diff --git a/test/test_mongos_load_balancing.py b/test/test_mongos_load_balancing.py
index 8c3185434..cd7379c50 100644
--- a/test/test_mongos_load_balancing.py
+++ b/test/test_mongos_load_balancing.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class TestMongosLoadBalancing(MockClientTest):
         client.kill_host("{}:{}".format(*next(iter(client.nodes))))
         try:
             client.db.command("ping")
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
         # We eventually connect to a new mongos.
diff --git a/test/test_session.py b/test/test_session.py
index 40d0a53af..a56ed90c9 100644
--- a/test/test_session.py
+++ b/test/test_session.py
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ class TestCausalConsistency(UnitTest):
             self.listener.reset()
             try:
                 self.client.pymongo_test.command("doesntexist", session=sess)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             failed = self.listener.failed_events[0]
             failed_op_time = failed.failure.get("operationTime")
diff --git a/test/test_threads.py b/test/test_threads.py
index 3e469e28f..5cb4c4ed4 100644
--- a/test/test_threads.py
+++ b/test/test_threads.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Insert(threading.Thread):
             try:
                 self.collection.insert_one({"test": "insert"})
                 error = False
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 if not self.expect_exception:
                     raise
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Update(threading.Thread):
             try:
                 self.collection.update_one({"test": "unique"}, {"$set": {"test": "update"}})
                 error = False
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 if not self.expect_exception:
                     raise