diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParseException.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParseException.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e4b8910de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParseException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.cmdLine;
+
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.StingException;
+
+/**
+ * Generic class for handling misc parsing exceptions.
+ */
+public class ParseException extends StingException {
+    public ParseException( String message ) {
+        super( message );
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngine.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngine.java
index 07d22e6b0..9b5c55d40 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngine.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/cmdLine/ParsingEngine.java
@@ -454,15 +454,6 @@ public class ParsingEngine {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Generic class for handling misc parsing exceptions.
- */
-class ParseException extends StingException {
-    public ParseException( String message ) {
-        super( message );
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * An exception indicating that some required arguments are missing.
  */