diff --git a/tempest/common/api_version_utils.py b/tempest/common/api_version_utils.py
index 98601a7..c3d977f 100644
--- a/tempest/common/api_version_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/common/api_version_utils.py
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
     config_max_version = api_version_request.APIVersionRequest(cfg_max_version)
     if ((min_version > max_version) or
        (config_min_version > config_max_version)):
-        msg = ("Min version is greater than Max version. Test Class versions "
-               "[%s - %s]. configuration versions [%s - %s]."
+        msg = ("Test Class versions [%s - %s]. "
+               "Configuration versions [%s - %s]."
                % (min_version.get_string(),
                   max_version.get_string(),
                   config_min_version.get_string(),
                   config_max_version.get_string()))
-        raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(msg)
+        raise exceptions.InvalidAPIVersionRange(msg)
 
     # NOTE: Select tests which are in range of configuration like
     #               config min           config max
diff --git a/tempest/exceptions.py b/tempest/exceptions.py
index 931737d..86e8460 100644
--- a/tempest/exceptions.py
+++ b/tempest/exceptions.py
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@
                " %(schema_versions_info)s")
 
 
+class InvalidAPIVersionRange(TempestException):
+    message = ("API Min Version is greater than Max version")
+
+
 class CommandFailed(Exception):
     def __init__(self, returncode, cmd, output, stderr):
         super(CommandFailed, self).__init__()
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_api_version_utils.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_api_version_utils.py
index a24bc65..501f954 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_api_version_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_api_version_utils.py
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
         self._test_version('2.8', '2.9', '2.3', '2.7', expected_skip=True)
 
     def test_version_min_greater_than_max(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidConfiguration,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidAPIVersionRange,
                           self._test_version, '2.8', '2.7', '2.3', '2.7')
 
     def test_cfg_version_min_greater_than_max(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidConfiguration,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidAPIVersionRange,
                           self._test_version, '2.2', '2.7', '2.9', '2.7')
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
index fc37af4..6738641 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
                              '2.5', group='compute-feature-enabled')
         cfg.CONF.set_default('max_microversion',
                              '2.1', group='compute-feature-enabled')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidConfiguration,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidAPIVersionRange,
                           VersionTestNoneTolatest.skip_checks)
 
     def test_config_version_invalid_test_version(self):
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@
                              None, group='compute-feature-enabled')
         cfg.CONF.set_default('max_microversion',
                              '2.13', group='compute-feature-enabled')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidConfiguration,
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidAPIVersionRange,
                           InvalidVersionTest.skip_checks)