diff --git a/bfxapi/_client.py b/bfxapi/_client.py
index baf81c6..2a7d8f0 100644
--- a/bfxapi/_client.py
+++ b/bfxapi/_client.py
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ from typing import \
 
 from bfxapi._utils.logging import ColorLogger
 
-from bfxapi._exceptions import IncompleteCredentialError
-
 from bfxapi.rest import BfxRestInterface
 from bfxapi.websocket import BfxWebSocketClient
+from bfxapi.exceptions import IncompleteCredentialError
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from bfxapi.websocket._client.bfx_websocket_client import \
diff --git a/bfxapi/_exceptions.py b/bfxapi/_exceptions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e408bd6..0000000
--- a/bfxapi/_exceptions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-class BfxBaseException(Exception):
-    """
-    Base class for every custom exception in bfxapi/rest/exceptions.py and bfxapi/websocket/exceptions.py.
-    """
-
-class IncompleteCredentialError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates an incomplete credential object (missing api-key or api-secret).
-    """
-
-class InvalidCredentialError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates that the user has provided incorrect credentials (API-KEY and API-SECRET) for authentication.
-    """
diff --git a/bfxapi/exceptions.py b/bfxapi/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..663752a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bfxapi/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class BfxBaseException(Exception):
+    """
+    Base class for every custom exception thrown by bitfinex-api-py.
+    """
+
+class IncompleteCredentialError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass
+
+class InvalidCredentialError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass
diff --git a/bfxapi/rest/exceptions.py b/bfxapi/rest/exceptions.py
index ab7001c..2906fcd 100644
--- a/bfxapi/rest/exceptions.py
+++ b/bfxapi/rest/exceptions.py
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-# pylint: disable-next=wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import
-from bfxapi._exceptions import *
+from bfxapi.exceptions import BfxBaseException
 
-class ResourceNotFound(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates a failed HTTP request to a non-existent resource.
-    """
+class NotFoundError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass
 
 class RequestParametersError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates that there are some invalid parameters sent along with an HTTP request.
-    """
+    pass
 
 class UnknownGenericError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates an undefined problem processing an HTTP request sent to the APIs.
-    """
+    pass
diff --git a/bfxapi/rest/middleware/middleware.py b/bfxapi/rest/middleware/middleware.py
index 4d29418..f279f30 100644
--- a/bfxapi/rest/middleware/middleware.py
+++ b/bfxapi/rest/middleware/middleware.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ from http import HTTPStatus
 
 import time, hmac, hashlib, json, requests
 
-from ..exceptions import ResourceNotFound, RequestParametersError, InvalidCredentialError, UnknownGenericError
+from ..exceptions import NotFoundError, RequestParametersError, UnknownGenericError
+
+from ...exceptions import InvalidCredentialError
 from ..._utils.json_encoder import JSONEncoder
 from ..._utils.json_decoder import JSONDecoder
 
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ class Middleware:
         )
 
         if response.status_code == HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND:
-            raise ResourceNotFound(f"No resources found at endpoint <{endpoint}>.")
+            raise NotFoundError(f"No resources found at endpoint <{endpoint}>.")
 
         data = response.json(cls=JSONDecoder)
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class Middleware:
         )
 
         if response.status_code == HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND:
-            raise ResourceNotFound(f"No resources found at endpoint <{endpoint}>.")
+            raise NotFoundError(f"No resources found at endpoint <{endpoint}>.")
 
         data = response.json(cls=JSONDecoder)
 
diff --git a/bfxapi/websocket/_client/bfx_websocket_client.py b/bfxapi/websocket/_client/bfx_websocket_client.py
index eb7d9ab..df6e8d5 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websocket/_client/bfx_websocket_client.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websocket/_client/bfx_websocket_client.py
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ from bfxapi.websocket._connection import Connection
 from bfxapi.websocket._handlers import AuthEventsHandler
 from bfxapi.websocket._event_emitter import BfxEventEmitter
 
+from bfxapi.exceptions import \
+    InvalidCredentialError
+
 from bfxapi.websocket.exceptions import \
-    InvalidCredentialError, \
     ReconnectionTimeoutError, \
     VersionMismatchError, \
     UnknownChannelError, \
diff --git a/bfxapi/websocket/exceptions.py b/bfxapi/websocket/exceptions.py
index e662cbf..fc9aae8 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websocket/exceptions.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websocket/exceptions.py
@@ -1,47 +1,25 @@
-# pylint: disable-next=wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import
-from bfxapi._exceptions import *
+from bfxapi.exceptions import BfxBaseException
 
 class ConnectionNotOpen(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates an attempt to communicate via websocket before starting the connection with the servers.
-    """
-
-class FullBucketError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    Thrown when a user attempts a subscription but all buckets are full.
-    """
-
-class ReconnectionTimeoutError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates that the connection has been offline for too long without being able to reconnect.
-    """
+    pass
 
 class ActionRequiresAuthentication(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates an attempt to access a protected resource without logging in first.
-    """
+    pass
 
-class UnknownChannelError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    Thrown when a user attempts to subscribe to an unknown channel.
-    """
-
-class UnknownSubscriptionError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    Thrown when a user attempts to reference an unknown subscription.
-    """
-
-class UnknownEventError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    Thrown when a user attempts to add a listener for an unknown event.
-    """
+class ReconnectionTimeoutError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass
 
 class VersionMismatchError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    This error indicates a mismatch between the client version and the server WSS version.
-    """
+    pass
 
 class SubIdError(BfxBaseException):
-    """
-    Thrown when a user attempts to open more than one subscription using the same sub_id.
-    """
+    pass
+
+class UnknownChannelError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass
+
+class UnknownEventError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass
+
+class UnknownSubscriptionError(BfxBaseException):
+    pass