diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/Engine.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/Engine.java
index 0b19b1f22..f8cffce53 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/Engine.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/Engine.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class Engine implements Jsonizable {
         throw new InternalError("This method should not be called when the engine is not in record mode.");
     }
 
-    public void initializeFromJSON(JSONObject o) throws Exception {
+    public void initializeFromJSON(JSONObject o) throws JSONException {
         if (o == null) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/Facet.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/Facet.java
index 060f43a1f..eb48416d9 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/Facet.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/Facet.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 package com.google.refine.browsing.facets;
 
+import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import com.google.refine.Jsonizable;
@@ -54,5 +55,5 @@ public interface Facet extends Jsonizable {
     
     public void computeChoices(Project project, FilteredRecords filteredRecords);
     
-    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws Exception;
+    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws JSONException;
 }
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java
index 2c0941f02..01500ab2e 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ListFacet.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class ListFacet implements Facet {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws Exception {
+    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws JSONException {
         _name = o.getString("name");
         _expression = o.getString("expression");
         _columnName = o.getString("columnName");
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/RangeFacet.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/RangeFacet.java
index bd6906def..10669b35e 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/RangeFacet.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/RangeFacet.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class RangeFacet implements Facet {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws Exception {
+    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws JSONException {
         _name = o.getString("name");
         _expression = o.getString("expression");
         _columnName = o.getString("columnName");
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ScatterplotFacet.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ScatterplotFacet.java
index 178dbbe0c..2a58913b3 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ScatterplotFacet.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/ScatterplotFacet.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class ScatterplotFacet implements Facet {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws Exception {
+    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws JSONException {
         name = o.getString(NAME);
         l = size = (o.has(SIZE)) ? o.getInt(SIZE) : 100;
         dot = (o.has(DOT)) ? o.getInt(DOT) : 0.5d;
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TextSearchFacet.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TextSearchFacet.java
index 48c74201e..a7ac90622 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TextSearchFacet.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TextSearchFacet.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class TextSearchFacet implements Facet {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws Exception {
+    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws JSONException {
         _name = o.getString("name");
         _columnName = o.getString("columnName");
         
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TimeRangeFacet.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TimeRangeFacet.java
index 9d15d3148..f045775dc 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TimeRangeFacet.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/browsing/facets/TimeRangeFacet.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class TimeRangeFacet extends RangeFacet {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws Exception {
+    public void initializeFromJSON(Project project, JSONObject o) throws JSONException {
         _name = o.getString("name");
         _expression = o.getString("expression");
         _columnName = o.getString("columnName");