diff --git a/src/main/java/org/datadog/jmxfetch/Instance.java b/src/main/java/org/datadog/jmxfetch/Instance.java
index 7b27d877a..65bcebdbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/datadog/jmxfetch/Instance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/datadog/jmxfetch/Instance.java
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ public Connection getConnection(
 
     /** Initializes the instance. May force a new connection.. */
     public void init(boolean forceNewConnection)
-            throws IOException, FailedLoginException, SecurityException {
+            throws IOException, FailedLoginException, SecurityException, 
+                    MalformedObjectNameException {
         log.info("Trying to connect to JMX Server at " + this.toString());
         connection = getConnection(instanceMap, forceNewConnection);
         log.info(
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ public String toString() {
     }
 
     /** Returns a map of metrics collected. */
-    public List<Metric> getMetrics() throws IOException {
+    public List<Metric> getMetrics() throws IOException, MalformedObjectNameException {
 
         // In case of ephemeral beans, we can force to refresh the bean list x seconds
         // post initialization and every x seconds thereafter.