diff --git a/ironic/api/validation/__init__.py b/ironic/api/validation/__init__.py
index 91647ecc92..cab00e3c7c 100644
--- a/ironic/api/validation/__init__.py
+++ b/ironic/api/validation/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import functools
 import inspect
 import typing as ty
 
-import jsonschema.exceptions
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ from webob import exc as webob_exc
 
 from ironic import api
 from ironic.api.validation import validators
+from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common.i18n import _
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def response_body_schema(
                     max_version,
                     is_body=True,
                 )
-            except jsonschema.exceptions.ValidationError:
+            except exception.InvalidParameterValue:
                 if CONF.api.response_validation == 'warn':
                     LOG.exception('Schema failed to validate')
                 else:
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/api/validation/test_validators.py b/ironic/tests/unit/api/validation/test_validators.py
index da3c1d79c2..a01ae14359 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/api/validation/test_validators.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/api/validation/test_validators.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+from unittest import mock
+
+from ironic.api import validation
 from ironic.api.validation import validators
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.tests import base as test_base
@@ -44,3 +47,51 @@ class TestSchemaValidator(test_base.TestCase):
             validator.validate,
             'invalid date-time'
         )
+
+
+class TestResponseBodyValidation(test_base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+
+        self.schema = {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {'foo': {'type': 'string'}},
+            'required': ['foo'],
+        }
+
+    @mock.patch.object(validation, 'LOG', autospec=True)
+    def test_response_validation__error(self, mock_log):
+        self.config(response_validation='error', group='api')
+
+        @validation.response_body_schema(self.schema)
+        def test_func():
+            return {'foo': 123}
+
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue, test_func)
+        mock_log.exception.assert_not_called()
+
+    @mock.patch.object(validation, 'LOG', autospec=True)
+    def test_response_validation__warn(self, mock_log):
+        self.config(response_validation='warn', group='api')
+
+        @validation.response_body_schema(self.schema)
+        def test_func():
+            return {'foo': 123}
+
+        result = test_func()
+        self.assertEqual({'foo': 123}, result)
+        mock_log.exception.assert_called_once_with('Schema failed to validate')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(validation, 'LOG', autospec=True)
+    def test_response_validation__ignore(self, mock_log):
+        self.config(response_validation='ignore', group='api')
+
+        @validation.response_body_schema(self.schema)
+        def test_func():
+            return {'foo': 123}
+
+        # Should not call validator at all in ignore mode
+        result = test_func()
+        self.assertEqual({'foo': 123}, result)
+        mock_log.exception.assert_not_called()