diff --git a/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/base_impl.h b/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/base_impl.h
index 2f74f87..ee964c2 100644
--- a/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/base_impl.h
+++ b/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/base_impl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
                 public:
                     explicit PrivateData(const boost::filesystem::path& path) : pluginPath(path) {
                         if (!boost::filesystem::exists(path)) {
-                            throw std::runtime_error("No such file or directory: " + path.string());
+                            throw PluginError("No such file or directory: " + path.string());
                         }
 
                         apiLevel = getApiLevelFromExecutable();
diff --git a/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/plugin.h b/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/plugin.h
index 2844ca2..96c0745 100644
--- a/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/plugin.h
+++ b/include/linuxdeploy/plugin/plugin.h
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
         /*
          * Exception class indicating that the plugin doesn't implement the right API level for the selected class
          */
-        class WrongApiLevelError : public std::runtime_error {
+        class PluginError : public std::runtime_error {
             public:
-                explicit WrongApiLevelError(const std::string& msg) : std::runtime_error(msg) {}
+                explicit PluginError(const std::string& msg) : std::runtime_error(msg) {}
+        };
+
+        /*
+         * Exception class indicating that the plugin doesn't implement the right API level for the selected class
+         */
+        class WrongApiLevelError : public PluginError {
+            public:
+                explicit WrongApiLevelError(const std::string& msg) : PluginError(msg) {}
         };
 
         enum PLUGIN_TYPE {