diff --git a/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptions.scala b/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptions.scala
index d3e98b9f9..69419aedd 100644
--- a/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptions.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptions.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream
 import java.io.PrintStream
 import java.io.PrintWriter
 import java.nio.file.Files
-import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
 import scala.io.Codec
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ case class CliOptions(
     */
   def configPath: Path = tempConfigPath.getOrElse(
     canonicalConfigFile
-      .fold(throw new NoSuchFileException("Config file not found"))(_.get),
+      .fold(throw new RuntimeException("Config file not found"))(_.get),
   )
 
   private[cli] lazy val canonicalConfigFile: Option[Try[Path]] = gitOps
diff --git a/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptionsTest.scala b/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptionsTest.scala
index b909ef65b..504c29220 100644
--- a/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptionsTest.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-cli/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/cli/CliOptionsTest.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import org.scalafmt.Versions
 import org.scalafmt.config.ScalafmtConfig
 import org.scalafmt.sysops._
 
-import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
 import FileTestOps._
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ class CliOptionsTest extends FunSuite {
   test(".configPath returns path to workingDirectory's .scalafmt.conf by default, if exists") {
     assertEquals(baseCliOptions.config, None)
     assertEquals(baseCliOptions.configStr, None)
-    intercept[NoSuchFileException](baseCliOptions.configPath)
+    intercept[RuntimeException](baseCliOptions.configPath)
   }
 
   test(".scalafmtConfig returns the configuration encoded from configStr if configStr is exists") {
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class CliOptionsTest extends FunSuite {
     val opt = baseCliOptions.copy(config = Some(configPath))
     assert(opt.scalafmtConfig.isInstanceOf[Configured.NotOk])
     val confError = opt.scalafmtConfig.asInstanceOf[Configured.NotOk].error
-    assert(confError.cause.exists(_.isInstanceOf[NoSuchFileException]))
+    assert(confError.cause.exists(_.isInstanceOf[RuntimeException]))
   }
 
   test(".scalafmtConfig returns Configured.NotOk for invalid configuration") {
diff --git a/scalafmt-sysops/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/sysops/FileOps.scala b/scalafmt-sysops/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/sysops/FileOps.scala
index c6374992d..10b08d6de 100644
--- a/scalafmt-sysops/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/sysops/FileOps.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-sysops/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/sysops/FileOps.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package org.scalafmt.sysops
 
-import java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException
-import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ object FileOps {
   ): Option[Try[Path]] = config.fold(tryGetConfigInDir(workingDirectory)) { x =>
     val file = workingDirectory.join(x)
     tryCheckConfigFile(file)
-      .orElse(Some(Failure(new NoSuchFileException(s"Config missing: $file"))))
+      .orElse(Some(Failure(new RuntimeException(s"Config missing: $file"))))
   }
 
   def tryGetConfigInDir(dir: AbsoluteFile): Option[Try[Path]] =
@@ -51,6 +49,6 @@ object FileOps {
   private def tryCheckConfigFile(file: AbsoluteFile): Option[Try[Path]] =
     if (!file.exists) None
     else if (file.isRegularFile) Some(Success(file.path))
-    else Some(Failure(new AccessDeniedException(s"Config not a file: $file")))
+    else Some(Failure(new RuntimeException(s"Config not a file: $file")))
 
 }