diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Max.java b/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Max.java
index 94ca78c6d0..53404d9efa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Max.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Max.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
  */
 package org.cactoos.list;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import org.cactoos.Scalar;
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ public Max(final Iterable<Scalar<T>> items) {
     public T value() throws Exception {
         final Iterator<Scalar<T>> iter = this.items.iterator();
         if (!iter.hasNext()) {
-            throw new IOException("Iterable is empty");
+            throw new NoSuchElementException(
+                "Can't find greater element in an empty iterable"
+            );
         }
         T max = iter.next().value();
         while (iter.hasNext()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Min.java b/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Min.java
index 9c5590e77b..540b7e6d15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Min.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cactoos/list/Min.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
  */
 package org.cactoos.list;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import org.cactoos.Scalar;
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ public Min(final Iterable<Scalar<T>> items) {
     public T value() throws Exception {
         final Iterator<Scalar<T>> iter = this.items.iterator();
         if (!iter.hasNext()) {
-            throw new IOException("Iterable is empty");
+            throw new NoSuchElementException(
+                "Can't find smaller element in an empty iterable"
+            );
         }
         T min = iter.next().value();
         while (iter.hasNext()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MaxTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MaxTest.java
index 682b95117d..ed247b42fd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MaxTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MaxTest.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
  */
 package org.cactoos.list;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 public final class MaxTest {
 
-    @Test(expected = IOException.class)
+    @Test(expected = NoSuchElementException.class)
     public void maxAmongEmptyTest() throws Exception {
         new Max<>(() -> Collections.emptyIterator()).value();
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MinTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MinTest.java
index f1da4818a7..8cfa43c61d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MinTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cactoos/list/MinTest.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
  */
 package org.cactoos.list;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 public final class MinTest {
 
-    @Test(expected = IOException.class)
+    @Test(expected = NoSuchElementException.class)
     public void minAmongEmptyTest() throws Exception {
         new Min<>(() -> Collections.emptyIterator()).value();
     }