diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/plugins/lsf.py b/nipype/pipeline/plugins/lsf.py
index bdaabc31e6..2798abf179 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/plugins/lsf.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/plugins/lsf.py
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ def _submit_batchtask(self, scriptfile, node):
         if match:
             taskid = int(match.groups()[0])
         else:
-            raise ScriptError("Can't parse submission job output id: %s" %
-                              result.runtime.stdout)
+            raise IOError("Can't parse submission job output id: %s" %
+                          result.runtime.stdout)
         self._pending[taskid] = node.output_dir()
         logger.debug('submitted lsf task: %d for node %s' % (taskid, node._id))
         return taskid