diff --git a/Transport.php b/Transport.php
index f6e7c69..e90af5f 100644
--- a/Transport.php
+++ b/Transport.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function communicate($host, $data)
         curl_close($ch);
 
         if (empty($headers["http_code"]) || ($headers["http_code"] != 200)) {
-            throw new \Exception("Response code: "
+            throw new TransportException ("Response code: "
                 . $headers["http_code"]
                 . PHP_EOL
                 . "Body: "
diff --git a/TransportException.php b/TransportException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43e9f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TransportException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace phpcent;
+
+
+use Exception;
+
+class TransportException extends Exception
+{
+    
+}
\ No newline at end of file