diff --git a/eo/src/eoParser.h b/eo/src/eoParser.h
index 897fb4ca..3e5601a9 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoParser.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoParser.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 
 // include for exceptions
-include <stdecept> // logic_error
+#include <stdexcept> // logic_error
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Class Param
diff --git a/eo/src/eoParserUtils.cpp b/eo/src/eoParserUtils.cpp
index f12b6b96..b4db0b8d 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoParserUtils.cpp
+++ b/eo/src/eoParserUtils.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ void InitRandom( Parser & parser) {
     _seed = parser.getUnsignedLong("-S", "--seed", "0", 
 				   "Seed for Random number generator" );
   }
-  catch (UException & e)
+  catch (logic_error & e)
     {
       cout << e.what() << endl;
       parser.printHelp();