diff --git a/langchain/tools/base.py b/langchain/tools/base.py
index ea69731b67d0f2..99036a49d17f74 100644
--- a/langchain/tools/base.py
+++ b/langchain/tools/base.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def _to_args_and_kwargs(self, tool_input: Union[str, Dict]) -> Tuple[Tuple, Dict
         # For backwards compatibility. The tool must be run with a single input
         all_args = list(args) + list(kwargs.values())
         if len(all_args) != 1:
-            raise ValueError(
+            raise ToolException(
                 f"Too many arguments to single-input tool {self.name}."
                 f" Args: {all_args}"
             )
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/agents/test_tools.py b/tests/unit_tests/agents/test_tools.py
index dd1be32f934aab..371e48b84093cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/agents/test_tools.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/agents/test_tools.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from langchain.agents.react.base import ReActDocstoreAgent, ReActTextWorldAgent
 from langchain.agents.self_ask_with_search.base import SelfAskWithSearchAgent
 from langchain.agents.tools import Tool, tool
+from langchain.tools.base import ToolException
 from tests.unit_tests.callbacks.fake_callback_handler import FakeCallbackHandler
 
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def ambiguous_function(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
     assert some_tool.args == expected_args
     assert some_tool.run("foobar") == "foobar"
     assert some_tool.run({"tool_input": "foobar"}) == "foobar"
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Too many arguments to single-input tool"):
+    with pytest.raises(ToolException, match="Too many arguments to single-input tool"):
         some_tool.run({"tool_input": "foobar", "other_input": "bar"})
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_base.py b/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_base.py
index 6638a095317b5e..a55976a2ded65a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/tools/test_base.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def structured_tool_input(
     assert isinstance(structured_tool_input, BaseTool)
     assert structured_tool_input.name == "structured_tool_input"
     args = {"arg1": 1, "arg2": 0.001, "opt_arg": {"foo": "bar"}}
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(ToolException):
         assert structured_tool_input.run(args)