diff --git a/.changeset/fix-command-handle-sandbox-exception.md b/.changeset/fix-command-handle-sandbox-exception.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3034e916d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-command-handle-sandbox-exception.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"e2b": patch
+---
+
+Raise `SandboxException` instead of bare `Exception` in `CommandHandle.wait()` when the command stream ends without an exit event, giving a clearer error message when the sandbox was killed, paused, or timed out mid-stream.
diff --git a/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox/commands/commandHandle.ts b/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox/commands/commandHandle.ts
index 759d17fe51..78e1f0560b 100644
--- a/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox/commands/commandHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox/commands/commandHandle.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ export class CommandHandle
    * If the command exits with a non-zero exit code, it throws a `CommandExitError`.
    *
    * @returns `CommandResult` result of command execution.
+   * @throws {CommandExitError} the command exited with a non-zero exit code
+   * @throws {SandboxError} the command stream ended before an exit event was received, e.g. the sandbox was killed or timed out
    */
   async wait() {
     await this._wait
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export class CommandHandle
     }
 
     if (!this.result) {
-      throw new SandboxError('Process exited without a result')
+      throw new SandboxError('Command stream ended without an exit event. The sandbox is no longer running — it may have been killed, paused, or timed out.')
     }
 
     if (this.result.exitCode !== 0) {
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command_handle.py b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command_handle.py
index 4168cfe63d..9cb5937d6b 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command_handle.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_async/commands/command_handle.py
@@ -244,13 +244,17 @@ async def wait(self) -> CommandResult:
         If the command exits with a non-zero exit code, it throws a `CommandExitException`.
 
         :return: `CommandResult` result of command execution
+        :raises CommandExitException: the command exited with a non-zero exit code
+        :raises SandboxException: the command stream ended before an exit event was received, e.g. the sandbox was killed or timed out
         """
         await self._wait
         if self._iteration_exception:
             raise self._iteration_exception
 
         if self._result is None:
-            raise Exception("Command ended without an end event")
+            raise SandboxException(
+                "Command stream ended without an exit event. The sandbox may have been killed, paused, or timed out."
+            )
 
         if self._result.exit_code != 0:
             raise CommandExitException(
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command_handle.py b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command_handle.py
index ea2b3fdad7..ef134db43e 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command_handle.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/sandbox_sync/commands/command_handle.py
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ def wait(
         :param on_stderr: Callback for stderr output
 
         :return: `CommandResult` result of command execution
+        :raises CommandExitException: the command exited with a non-zero exit code
+        :raises SandboxException: the command stream ended before an exit event was received, e.g. the sandbox was killed or timed out
         """
         try:
             for stdout, stderr, pty in self:
@@ -193,7 +195,9 @@ def wait(
             raise self._iteration_exception
 
         if self._result is None:
-            raise Exception("Command ended without an end event")
+            raise SandboxException(
+                "Command stream ended without an exit event. The sandbox may have been killed, paused, or timed out."
+            )
 
         if self._result.exit_code != 0:
             raise CommandExitException(