diff --git a/login/app.py b/login/app.py
index 9dad50b8c4bce7bafb96e3f5f36dc71c28a374be..16ac7130358e6ec7f6aa93ef4176e4239e82e919 100644
--- a/login/app.py
+++ b/login/app.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from ory_kratos_client.model.self_service_recovery_flow import SelfServiceRecove
 
 from ory_kratos_client.model.identity_state import IdentityState
 
-from exceptions import *
+from exceptions import BackendError
 
 # Initaliaze the FLASK app
 app = Flask(__name__,
diff --git a/login/exceptions.py b/login/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef723b537bfaeec3b4a79a87f764db861de869d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+class BackendError(Exception):
+    """Base class for other exceptions"""
+    pass