diff --git a/logprep/abc/processor.py b/logprep/abc/processor.py
index b1980baed..8f28b021d 100644
--- a/logprep/abc/processor.py
+++ b/logprep/abc/processor.py
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ def _apply_rules_wrapper(self, event: dict, rule: "Rule"):
         except ProcessingCriticalError as error:
             self.result.errors.append(error)  # is needed to prevent wrapping it in itself
             event.clear()
-        except Exception as error:
-            self.result.errors.append(ProcessingCriticalError(str(error), rule, event))
+        except Exception as error:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            self.result.errors.append(ProcessingCriticalError(str(error), rule))
             event.clear()
         if not hasattr(rule, "delete_source_fields"):
             return
diff --git a/logprep/processor/generic_resolver/processor.py b/logprep/processor/generic_resolver/processor.py
index aaa1f2dad..12196668b 100644
--- a/logprep/processor/generic_resolver/processor.py
+++ b/logprep/processor/generic_resolver/processor.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 class GenericResolverError(ProcessingCriticalError):
     """Base class for GenericResolver related exceptions."""
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, message: str, rule: GenericResolverRule, event: dict):
-        super().__init__(f"{name}: {message}", rule=rule, event=event)
+    def __init__(self, name: str, message: str, rule: GenericResolverRule):
+        super().__init__(f"{name}: {message}", rule=rule)
 
 
 class GenericResolver(FieldManager):
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ def _apply_rules(self, event, rule):
                             self.name,
                             "Mapping group is missing in mapping file pattern!",
                             rule=rule,
-                            event=event,
                         )
                     dest_val = replacements.get(mapping)
                     if dest_val:
@@ -151,12 +150,10 @@ def ensure_rules_from_file(self, rule):
                             f'\'{rule.resolve_from_file["path"]}\''
                             f" must be a dictionary with string values!",
                             rule=rule,
-                            event=None,
                         )
                 except FileNotFoundError as error:
                     raise GenericResolverError(
                         self.name,
                         f'Additions file \'{rule.resolve_from_file["path"]}' f"' not found!",
                         rule=rule,
-                        event=None,
                     ) from error
diff --git a/tests/unit/exceptions/test_processing_exceptions.py b/tests/unit/exceptions/test_processing_exceptions.py
index ce7473ff4..fe42b648c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/exceptions/test_processing_exceptions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/exceptions/test_processing_exceptions.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
+from unittest import mock
+
 from logprep.processor.base.exceptions import (
     FieldExistsWarning,
     ProcessingCriticalError,
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ class TestProcessingWarning(ExceptionBaseTest):
     counted_metric_name = "number_of_warnings"
 
 
-class TestFieldExsitsWarning(ExceptionBaseTest):
+class TestFieldExistsWarning(ExceptionBaseTest):
     exception = FieldExistsWarning
     error_message = (
         r"FieldExistsWarning: The following fields could not be written,"
@@ -42,13 +44,17 @@ class TestProcessingCriticalError(ExceptionBaseTest):
     exception = ProcessingCriticalError
 
     error_message = (
-        r"ProcessingCriticalError: the error message ->"
-        r" event was send to error output and further processing stopped, "
-        r"rule.id='.+', rule.description='', event=\{'message': 'test_event'\}"
+        r"ProcessingCriticalError: 'the error message' -> "
+        r"rule.id: '.*' -> "
+        r"event was send to error output and further processing stopped"
     )
 
     counted_metric_name = "number_of_errors"
 
+    def setup_method(self):
+        super().setup_method()
+        self.exception_args = ("the error message", self.object)
+
 
 class TestProcessingError(ExceptionBaseTest):
     exception = ProcessingError
diff --git a/tests/unit/processor/base.py b/tests/unit/processor/base.py
index 9f1c4225b..a67ac640e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/processor/base.py
+++ b/tests/unit/processor/base.py
@@ -322,9 +322,7 @@ def test_process_collects_errors_in_result_object(self):
         with mock.patch.object(
             self.object,
             "_apply_rules",
-            side_effect=ProcessingCriticalError(
-                "side effect", rule=self.object.rules[0], event=self.match_all_event
-            ),
+            side_effect=ProcessingCriticalError("side effect", rule=self.object.rules[0]),
         ):
             result = self.object.process(self.match_all_event)
         assert len(result.errors) > 0, "minimum one error should be in result object"