diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/DataSourceGenerationException.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/DataSourceGenerationException.java
index 711335c41..945629097 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/DataSourceGenerationException.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/DataSourceGenerationException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.dataSources;
 
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.StingException;
+
 /**
  * User: aaron
  * Date: Mar 26, 2009
@@ -18,7 +20,12 @@ package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.dataSources;
  * This exception is throw when we're unable to generate a data source,
  * most likely due to an incomplete input source list
  */
-public class DataSourceGenerationException extends Exception {
-    
+public class DataSourceGenerationException extends StingException {
+    public DataSourceGenerationException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
    
+    public DataSourceGenerationException(String message, Throwable throwable) {
+        super(message, throwable);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceLoadException.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceLoadException.java
index cd9ecce7c..e65cd0406 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceLoadException.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceLoadException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.dataSources.simpleDataSources;
 
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.StingException;
+
 /**
  *
  * User: aaron
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.dataSources.simpleDataSources;
  * <p/>
  * Generate this on a simple data source load exception
  */
-public class SimpleDataSourceLoadException extends Exception {
+public class SimpleDataSourceLoadException extends StingException {
     public SimpleDataSourceLoadException(String msg) {
         super(msg);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceSplitException.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceSplitException.java
index f30e6998e..69842ccd3 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceSplitException.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/dataSources/simpleDataSources/SimpleDataSourceSplitException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.dataSources.simpleDataSources;
 
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.StingException;
+
 /**
  *
  * User: aaron
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.dataSources.simpleDataSources;
  * <p/>
  * A descriptions should go here. Blame aaron if it's missing.
  */
-public class SimpleDataSourceSplitException extends Exception {
+public class SimpleDataSourceSplitException extends StingException {
     public SimpleDataSourceSplitException(String msg) {
         super(msg);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/StingException.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/StingException.java
similarity index 84%
rename from java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/StingException.java
rename to java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/StingException.java
index b79621a21..0c0f95564 100644
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/StingException.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/StingException.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.broadinstitute.sting;
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.utils;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ public class StingException extends Exception {
     public StingException(String msg) {
         super(msg);
     }
+
+    public StingException(String message, Throwable throwable) {
+        super(message, throwable);
+    }
 }