diff --git a/errors/exception.hpp b/errors/exception.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69d63be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors/exception.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <string>
+
+class SensorBuildException : public std::exception
+{
+  public:
+    SensorBuildException(const std::string& message) : message(message)
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual const char* what() const noexcept override
+    {
+        return message.c_str();
+    }
+
+  private:
+    std::string message;
+};
diff --git a/sensors/builder.cpp b/sensors/builder.cpp
index 0f2f0c7..06d1289 100644
--- a/sensors/builder.cpp
+++ b/sensors/builder.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "conf.hpp"
 #include "dbus/dbuspassive.hpp"
 #include "dbus/dbuswrite.hpp"
+#include "errors/exception.hpp"
 #include "interfaces.hpp"
 #include "notimpl/readonly.hpp"
 #include "notimpl/writeonly.hpp"