diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/status/AppStatusStore.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/status/AppStatusStore.scala
index ea033d0c890ac..bd19c9522f3df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/status/AppStatusStore.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/status/AppStatusStore.scala
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private[spark] class AppStatusStore(
       store.view(classOf[ApplicationInfoWrapper]).max(1).iterator().next().info
     } catch {
       case _: NoSuchElementException =>
-        throw new SparkException("Failed to get the application information. " +
+        throw new NoSuchElementException("Failed to get the application information. " +
           "If you are starting up Spark, please wait a while until it's ready.")
     }
   }