diff --git a/os_win/exceptions.py b/os_win/exceptions.py
index 7a1b0b20..8c1b0024 100644
--- a/os_win/exceptions.py
+++ b/os_win/exceptions.py
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ class HyperVvNicNotFound(NotFound, HyperVException):
     msg_fmt = _("vNic not found: %(vnic_name)s")
 
 
+class HyperVvSwitchNotFound(NotFound, HyperVException):
+    msg_fmt = _("vSwitch not found: %(vswitch_name)s.")
+
+
 class Invalid(OSWinException):
     pass
 
diff --git a/os_win/tests/unit/utils/network/test_networkutils.py b/os_win/tests/unit/utils/network/test_networkutils.py
index be782e25..849024f3 100644
--- a/os_win/tests/unit/utils/network/test_networkutils.py
+++ b/os_win/tests/unit/utils/network/test_networkutils.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class NetworkUtilsTestCase(test_base.OsWinBaseTestCase):
     def test_get_vswitch_not_found(self):
         self.netutils._switches = {}
         self.netutils._conn.Msvm_VirtualEthernetSwitch.return_value = []
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.HyperVException,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.HyperVvSwitchNotFound,
                           self.netutils._get_vswitch,
                           self._FAKE_VSWITCH_NAME)
 
diff --git a/os_win/utils/network/networkutils.py b/os_win/utils/network/networkutils.py
index b56ab09f..cf51116e 100644
--- a/os_win/utils/network/networkutils.py
+++ b/os_win/utils/network/networkutils.py
@@ -202,9 +202,8 @@ class NetworkUtils(baseutils.BaseUtilsVirt):
 
         vswitch = self._conn.Msvm_VirtualEthernetSwitch(
             ElementName=vswitch_name)
-        if not len(vswitch):
-            raise exceptions.HyperVException(_('VSwitch not found: %s') %
-                                             vswitch_name)
+        if not vswitch:
+            raise exceptions.HyperVvSwitchNotFound(vswitch_name=vswitch_name)
         if self._enable_cache:
             self._switches[vswitch_name] = vswitch[0]
         return vswitch[0]