diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds.rb
index 673d27194b..31b12e8fea 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ require 'fileutils'
 class DSMonitor
 
     def initialize(config)
+        # rubocop:disable Lint/SuppressedException
         begin
             @ds_location = config.elements['DATASTORE_LOCATION'].text.to_s
-        rescue
+        rescue StandardError
         end
+        # rubocop:enable Lint/SuppressedException
 
         @ds_location ||= '/var/lib/one/datastores'
 
diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds_vm.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds_vm.rb
index fd134ee79b..33b4be982e 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds_vm.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/node-probes.d/monitor_ds_vm.rb
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ rescue StandardError => e
     exit(-1)
 end
 
+# rubocop:disable Lint/SuppressedException
 begin
 ds_location = config.elements['DATASTORE_LOCATION'].text.to_s
-rescue
+rescue StandardError
 end
+# rubocop:enable Lint/SuppressedException
 
 ds_location ||= '/var/lib/one/datastores'