diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java
index 10e00af..1f4d855 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/jar/AbstractJarMojo.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.shared.model.fileset.FileSet;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.model.fileset.util.FileSetManager;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.Archiver;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.ArchiverException;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.jar.JarArchiver;
 
 /**
@@ -288,8 +289,7 @@ public Path createArchive() throws MojoException {
             archiver.createArchive(session, project, archive);
 
             return jarFile;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // TODO: improve error handling
+        } catch (MavenArchiverException | ArchiverException e) {
             throw new MojoException("Error assembling JAR", e);
         }
     }