diff --git a/VectoCore/Exceptions/VectoSimulationException.cs b/VectoCore/Exceptions/VectoSimulationException.cs
index 4b56d68f7220ce33cd02a2d7f9f39487336390e0..ebbd9c00f76416c21c29e3771d3c45bff98b484b 100644
--- a/VectoCore/Exceptions/VectoSimulationException.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/Exceptions/VectoSimulationException.cs
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Exceptions
 			Response = resp;
 		}
 	}
+
+	public class VectoSearchFailedException : VectoException
+	{
+		public VectoSearchFailedException(string message, params object[] args) : base(message, args) {}
+	}
 }
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