diff --git a/logzio/exceptions.py b/logzio/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9453722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logzio/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class LogzioException(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/logzio/handler.py b/logzio/handler.py
index e685a22..3399af7 100644
--- a/logzio/handler.py
+++ b/logzio/handler.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import traceback
 import logging.handlers
 
 from .sender import LogzioSender
+from .exceptions import LogzioException
 
 
 class LogzioHandler(logging.Handler):