diff --git a/employ/exceptions.py b/employ/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e75781b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/employ/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class EmployError(Exception):
+    """
+    Base Employ Exception
+    """
+
+
+class ExecutionError(EmployError):
+    """
+    Error when executing a command
+    """
+
+
+class SSHConnectionError(EmployError):
+    """
+    Could not connect to EC2 Instance with SSH
+    """
diff --git a/employ/managers/__init__.py b/employ/managers/__init__.py
index 5ab412c..44bb50a 100644
--- a/employ/managers/__init__.py
+++ b/employ/managers/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from pkgutil import extend_path
 __path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
 
+from employ.execptions import ExecutionError
+
 
 class Manager(object):
     name = "manager"
diff --git a/employ/managers/ec2.py b/employ/managers/ec2.py
index 890488d..68b1b1c 100644
--- a/employ/managers/ec2.py
+++ b/employ/managers/ec2.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import time
 import boto.ec2
 from boto.manage.cmdshell import sshclient_from_instance
 
+from employ.exceptions import SSHConnectionError
 from employ.managers import Manager