diff --git a/src/aare/common/exception_handler.py b/src/aare/common/exception_handler.py
index f454c357..3e7f2ab1 100644
--- a/src/aare/common/exception_handler.py
+++ b/src/aare/common/exception_handler.py
@@ -65,6 +65,64 @@ class MountingFailed(Exception):
         return self.message
 
 
+class ManualMountException(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for manual mounting"""
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Manual mounting failed"):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
+        logger.error(message, extra={"exception:": Exception})
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.message
+
+
+class SmartMagnetFaultException(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for smart magnet fault"""
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Smart magnet fault"):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
+        logger.error(message, extra={"exception:": Exception})
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.message
+
+
+class TellMountFailedException(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for mount failure"""
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Tell mount failed"):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
+        logger.error(message, extra={"exception:": Exception})
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.message
+
+
+class TellCommandWhileBusyException(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for trying to move Tell when it is busy"""
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Tell is busy"):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
+        logger.error(message, extra={"exception:": Exception})
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.message
+
+
+class TellConnectionException(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for connection problems"""
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Lost connection to Tell"):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
+        logger.error(message, extra={"exception:": Exception})
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.message
+
+
 class WarningTellException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, message: str = "Warning error in TELL"):
         super().__init__(message)
diff --git a/src/aare/devices/tell_backend.py b/src/aare/devices/tell_backend.py
index 478a6f06..14dd0187 100644
--- a/src/aare/devices/tell_backend.py
+++ b/src/aare/devices/tell_backend.py
@@ -33,31 +33,6 @@ POSITION_HOME = "pHome"
 POSITION_HEATER = "pHeatB"
 
 
-class ManualMountException(Exception):
-    """Custom exception for manual mounting"""
-    pass
-
-
-class SmartMagnetFaultException(Exception):
-    """Custom exception for smart magnet fault"""
-    pass
-
-
-class TellMountFailedException(Exception):
-    """Custom exception for mount failure"""
-    pass
-
-
-class TellCommandWhileBusyException(Exception):
-    """Custom exception for trying to move Tell when it is busy"""
-    pass
-
-
-class TellConnectionException(Exception):
-    """Custom exception for connection problems"""
-    pass
-
-
 class TellBackend(Protocol):
     @property
     def url(self) -> str | None:
diff --git a/src/aare/devices/tell_client.py b/src/aare/devices/tell_client.py
index a9bf3f81..24290801 100755
--- a/src/aare/devices/tell_client.py
+++ b/src/aare/devices/tell_client.py
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ from aare.devices.tell_backend import (
     SimTellBackend,
     LazyTellBackend,
     PShellTellBackend,
-    ManualMountException,
     POSITION_COLD,
+)
+from aare.common.exception_handler import (
     SmartMagnetFaultException,
     TellConnectionException,
     TellMountFailedException,
     TellCommandWhileBusyException,
+    ManualMountException
 )
-
 from aare.common.logger_config import setup_logger
 
 logger = setup_logger("aareDAQ")