diff --git a/osc/commands_git/pr_create.py b/osc/commands_git/pr_create.py
index 11213e8d..e3435f4e 100644
--- a/osc/commands_git/pr_create.py
+++ b/osc/commands_git/pr_create.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class PullRequestCreateCommand(osc.commandline_git.GitObsCommand):
             message = message.strip()
 
             if not message:
-                raise RuntimeError("Aborting operation due to empty title and description.")
+                raise gitea_api.GitObsRuntimeError("Aborting operation due to empty title and description.")
 
             parts = re.split(r"\n\n", message, 1)
             if len(parts) == 1:
diff --git a/osc/gitea_api/__init__.py b/osc/gitea_api/__init__.py
index f5daccff..4fbf932b 100644
--- a/osc/gitea_api/__init__.py
+++ b/osc/gitea_api/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from .exceptions import BranchDoesNotExist
 from .exceptions import BranchExists
 from .exceptions import ForkExists
 from .exceptions import GiteaException
+from .exceptions import GitObsRuntimeError
 from .exceptions import RepoExists
 from .exceptions import UserDoesNotExist
 from .exceptions import response_to_exception
diff --git a/osc/gitea_api/common.py b/osc/gitea_api/common.py
index 26b6ff4b..d448772c 100644
--- a/osc/gitea_api/common.py
+++ b/osc/gitea_api/common.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class GiteaModel:
 def get_editor() -> List[str]:
     import shutil
     import shlex
+    from .exceptions import GitObsRuntimeError
 
     editor = os.getenv("EDITOR", None)
     if editor:
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def get_editor() -> List[str]:
             break
 
     if not editor_path:
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Unable to start editor '{candidates[0]}'")
+        raise GitObsRuntimeError(f"Unable to start editor '{candidates[0]}'")
 
     res = [editor_path]
     if args:
diff --git a/osc/gitea_api/exceptions.py b/osc/gitea_api/exceptions.py
index b520c286..95870d5c 100644
--- a/osc/gitea_api/exceptions.py
+++ b/osc/gitea_api/exceptions.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class GiteaException(oscerr.OscBaseError):
         return result
 
 
+class GitObsRuntimeError(oscerr.OscBaseError):
+    pass
+
+
 class MovedPermanently(GiteaException):
     RESPONSE_STATUS = 301
     RESPONSE_MESSAGE_RE = [
diff --git a/osc/gitea_api/pr.py b/osc/gitea_api/pr.py
index a1b6894c..2fe061ba 100644
--- a/osc/gitea_api/pr.py
+++ b/osc/gitea_api/pr.py
@@ -552,10 +552,12 @@ class PullRequest(GiteaModel):
         """
         Approve review in a pull request.
         """
+        from .exceptions import GitObsRuntimeError
+
         if commit:
             pr_obj = cls.get(conn, owner, repo, number)
             if pr_obj.head_commit != commit:
-                raise RuntimeError("The pull request '{owner}/{repo}#{number}' has changed during the review")
+                raise GitObsRuntimeError("The pull request '{owner}/{repo}#{number}' has changed during the review")
 
         if reviewer:
             # group review bot is controlled via messages in comments