diff --git a/src/catalog/plugin/src/main/java/org/geoserver/catalog/plugin/RepositoryCatalogFacadeImpl.java b/src/catalog/plugin/src/main/java/org/geoserver/catalog/plugin/RepositoryCatalogFacadeImpl.java
index da0d766ec..2d117849f 100644
--- a/src/catalog/plugin/src/main/java/org/geoserver/catalog/plugin/RepositoryCatalogFacadeImpl.java
+++ b/src/catalog/plugin/src/main/java/org/geoserver/catalog/plugin/RepositoryCatalogFacadeImpl.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import org.geoserver.catalog.Catalog;
 import org.geoserver.catalog.CatalogCapabilities;
+import org.geoserver.catalog.CatalogException;
 import org.geoserver.catalog.CatalogFacade;
 import org.geoserver.catalog.CatalogInfo;
 import org.geoserver.catalog.DataStoreInfo;
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@
 import org.geoserver.catalog.impl.ProxyUtils;
 import org.geotools.api.filter.Filter;
 import org.geotools.api.filter.sort.SortBy;
-import org.geotools.util.logging.Logging;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
@@ -34,15 +34,11 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class RepositoryCatalogFacadeImpl extends CatalogInfoRepositoryHolderImpl
         implements RepositoryCatalogFacade {
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logging.getLogger(RepositoryCatalogFacadeImpl.class);
-
     protected Catalog catalog;
 
     protected final CatalogCapabilities capabilities = new CatalogCapabilities();
@@ -586,13 +582,10 @@ public <T extends CatalogInfo> int count(final Class<T> of, final Filter filter)
             try {
                 count = repository(of).count(of, filter);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-                LOGGER.log(
-                        Level.SEVERE,
-                        e,
-                        () ->
-                                "Error obtaining count of %s with filter %s"
-                                        .formatted(of.getSimpleName(), filter));
-                throw e;
+                throw new CatalogException(
+                        "Error obtaining count of %s with filter %s"
+                                .formatted(of.getSimpleName(), filter),
+                        e);
             }
         }
         return count > Integer.MAX_VALUE ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : (int) count;
@@ -643,8 +636,7 @@ public <T extends CatalogInfo> Stream<T> query(Query<T> query) {
                 checkCanSort(query);
                 stream = repository(query.getType()).findAll(query);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-                LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, e, () -> "Error obtaining stream: " + query);
-                throw e;
+                throw new CatalogException("Error obtaining stream: " + query, e);
             }
         }
         return stream;