diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 48c826f15..4a4222091 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -5374,7 +5374,7 @@ class basic_json
 
     @param[in] val the value to add to the JSON array
 
-    @throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON array or
+    @throw type_error.308 when called on a type other than JSON array or
     null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`
 
     @complexity Amortized constant.
@@ -5390,7 +5390,7 @@ class basic_json
         // push_back only works for null objects or arrays
         if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
         {
-            JSON_THROW(std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
+            JSON_THROW(type_error(308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
         }
 
         // transform null object into an array
@@ -5426,7 +5426,7 @@ class basic_json
         // push_back only works for null objects or arrays
         if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
         {
-            JSON_THROW(std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
+            JSON_THROW(type_error(308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
         }
 
         // transform null object into an array
@@ -5460,7 +5460,7 @@ class basic_json
 
     @param[in] val the value to add to the JSON object
 
-    @throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON object or
+    @throw type_error.308 when called on a type other than JSON object or
     null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`
 
     @complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).
@@ -5476,7 +5476,7 @@ class basic_json
         // push_back only works for null objects or objects
         if (not(is_null() or is_object()))
         {
-            JSON_THROW(std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
+            JSON_THROW(type_error(308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
         }
 
         // transform null object into an object
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index c26717f73..69fef9767 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -5374,7 +5374,7 @@ class basic_json
 
     @param[in] val the value to add to the JSON array
 
-    @throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON array or
+    @throw type_error.308 when called on a type other than JSON array or
     null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`
 
     @complexity Amortized constant.
@@ -5390,7 +5390,7 @@ class basic_json
         // push_back only works for null objects or arrays
         if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
         {
-            JSON_THROW(std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
+            JSON_THROW(type_error(308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
         }
 
         // transform null object into an array
@@ -5426,7 +5426,7 @@ class basic_json
         // push_back only works for null objects or arrays
         if (not(is_null() or is_array()))
         {
-            JSON_THROW(std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
+            JSON_THROW(type_error(308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
         }
 
         // transform null object into an array
@@ -5460,7 +5460,7 @@ class basic_json
 
     @param[in] val the value to add to the JSON object
 
-    @throw std::domain_error when called on a type other than JSON object or
+    @throw type_error.308 when called on a type other than JSON object or
     null; example: `"cannot use push_back() with number"`
 
     @complexity Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).
@@ -5476,7 +5476,7 @@ class basic_json
         // push_back only works for null objects or objects
         if (not(is_null() or is_object()))
         {
-            JSON_THROW(std::domain_error("cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
+            JSON_THROW(type_error(308, "cannot use push_back() with " + type_name()));
         }
 
         // transform null object into an object
diff --git a/test/src/unit-modifiers.cpp b/test/src/unit-modifiers.cpp
index 2a3826c25..dc84a930c 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-modifiers.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-modifiers.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
                 SECTION("other type")
                 {
                     json j = 1;
-                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back("Hello"), std::domain_error);
-                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.push_back("Hello"), "cannot use push_back() with number");
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back("Hello"), json::type_error);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.push_back("Hello"), "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with number");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
                 {
                     json j = 1;
                     json k("Hello");
-                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(k), std::domain_error);
-                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.push_back(k), "cannot use push_back() with number");
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(k), json::type_error);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.push_back(k), "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with number");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
             {
                 json j = 1;
                 json k("Hello");
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(json::object_t::value_type({"one", 1})), std::domain_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(json::object_t::value_type({"one", 1})), json::type_error);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.push_back(json::object_t::value_type({"one", 1})),
-                                  "cannot use push_back() with number");
+                                  "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with number");
             }
         }
 
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
                 CHECK(j == json({{"key1", 1}, {"key2", "bar"}}));
 
                 json k = {{"key1", 1}};
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(k.push_back({1, 2, 3, 4}), std::domain_error);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(k.push_back({1, 2, 3, 4}), "cannot use push_back() with object");
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(k.push_back({1, 2, 3, 4}), json::type_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(k.push_back({1, 2, 3, 4}), "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with object");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
                 SECTION("other type")
                 {
                     json j = 1;
-                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j += "Hello", std::domain_error);
-                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j += "Hello", "cannot use push_back() with number");
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j += "Hello", json::type_error);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j += "Hello", "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with number");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
                 {
                     json j = 1;
                     json k("Hello");
-                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j += k, std::domain_error);
-                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j += k, "cannot use push_back() with number");
+                    CHECK_THROWS_AS(j += k, json::type_error);
+                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j += k, "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with number");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
             {
                 json j = 1;
                 json k("Hello");
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j += json::object_t::value_type({"one", 1}), std::domain_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS(j += json::object_t::value_type({"one", 1}), json::type_error);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j += json::object_t::value_type({"one", 1}),
-                                  "cannot use push_back() with number");
+                                  "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with number");
             }
         }
 
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
                 CHECK(j == json({{"key1", 1}, {"key2", "bar"}}));
 
                 json k = {{"key1", 1}};
-                CHECK_THROWS_AS((k += {1, 2, 3, 4}), std::domain_error);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH((k += {1, 2, 3, 4}), "cannot use push_back() with object");
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS((k += {1, 2, 3, 4}), json::type_error);
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH((k += {1, 2, 3, 4}), "[json.exception.type_error.308] cannot use push_back() with object");
             }
         }
     }