diff --git a/src/API/Authentication.php b/src/API/Authentication.php
index 5a61ea0..0dc406c 100644
--- a/src/API/Authentication.php
+++ b/src/API/Authentication.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace InterWorks\SigmaREST\API;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\Response;
+use InterWorks\SigmaREST\Exceptions\SigmaAuthenticationException;
+use InterWorks\SigmaREST\Exceptions\SigmaConfigurationException;
 
 trait Authentication
 {
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ public function getAccessToken(): mixed
         $clientID     = gettype(config('sigmarest.client-id')) == 'string' ? config('sigmarest.client-id') : '';
         $clientSecret = gettype(config('sigmarest.client-secret')) == 'string' ? config('sigmarest.client-secret') : '';
         if (empty($clientID) || empty($clientSecret)) {
-            throw new \Exception(
+            throw new SigmaConfigurationException(
                 'Client ID (SIGMA_CLIENT_ID) and secret (SIGMA_CLIENT_SECRET) are not set in env file.'
                 . ' If you don\'t have these values, check out this doc: '
                 . 'https://help.sigmacomputing.com/reference/generate-client-credentials'
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ public function getAccessToken(): mixed
 
         // Check if the token is present
         if (!isset($responseArr['access_token'])) {
-            throw new \Exception('Access token not found in response: ' . $response->body());
+            throw new SigmaAuthenticationException('Access token not found in response: ' . $response->body());
         }
 
         // Return the access token
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/SigmaAuthenticationException.php b/src/Exceptions/SigmaAuthenticationException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ad60a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/SigmaAuthenticationException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace InterWorks\SigmaREST\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class SigmaAuthenticationException extends Exception
+{
+    public function __construct(string $message = "Sigma authentication failed", int $code = 0, ?Exception $previous = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($message, $code, $previous);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/SigmaConfigurationException.php b/src/Exceptions/SigmaConfigurationException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eac21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/SigmaConfigurationException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace InterWorks\SigmaREST\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class SigmaConfigurationException extends Exception
+{
+    public function __construct(string $message = "Sigma configuration is invalid or missing", int $code = 0, ?Exception $previous = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($message, $code, $previous);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SigmaREST.php b/src/SigmaREST.php
index 9deeb93..87abf0c 100644
--- a/src/SigmaREST.php
+++ b/src/SigmaREST.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use InterWorks\SigmaREST\API\UserAttributes;
 use InterWorks\SigmaREST\API\Workbooks;
 use InterWorks\SigmaREST\API\Workspaces;
+use InterWorks\SigmaREST\Exceptions\SigmaConfigurationException;
 
 class SigmaREST
 {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public function __construct(bool $returnResponseObject = false)
 
         // Validate that the URL is set
         if (empty($this->url)) {
-            throw new \Exception(
+            throw new SigmaConfigurationException(
                 'The Sigma URL (SIGMA_API_URL) is not set in the env file.'
                 . ' Find this in the Sigma application > Administration > Site labeled "Cloud".'
             );