diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php
index 46d2a83d3abe35baf63117b7920dfa86c69a02f1..b651a3aad0a23be2edbb805db4fe825704cf66f8 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Error/Error.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * @package simpleSAMLphp
  * @version $Id$
  */
-class SimpleSAML_Error_Error extends Exception {
+class SimpleSAML_Error_Error extends SimpleSAML_Error_Exception {
 
 
 	/**
@@ -108,5 +108,3 @@ class SimpleSAML_Error_Error extends Exception {
 	}
 
 }
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file