diff --git a/mercurial/error.py b/mercurial/error.py
--- a/mercurial/error.py
+++ b/mercurial/error.py
@@ -304,7 +304,11 @@
         Abort.__init__(self, _(b'response expected'))
 
 
-class OutOfBandError(Abort):
+class RemoteError(Abort):
+    """Exception raised when interacting with a remote repo fails"""
+
+
+class OutOfBandError(RemoteError):
     """Exception raised when a remote repo reports failure"""
 
     def __init__(self, *messages, hint=None):
diff --git a/mercurial/scmutil.py b/mercurial/scmutil.py
--- a/mercurial/scmutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/scmutil.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
             detailed_exit_code = 30
         elif isinstance(inst, error.HookAbort):
             detailed_exit_code = 40
-        elif isinstance(inst, error.OutOfBandError):
+        elif isinstance(inst, error.RemoteError):
             detailed_exit_code = 100
         elif isinstance(inst, error.SecurityError):
             detailed_exit_code = 150