diff --git a/python_dwd/download/download.py b/python_dwd/download/download.py
index c91fa330f..bdb7c5533 100644
--- a/python_dwd/download/download.py
+++ b/python_dwd/download/download.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from python_dwd.download.download_services import create_remote_file_name
 from python_dwd.additionals.functions import find_all_matchstrings_in_string
 from python_dwd.enumerations.column_names_enumeration import DWDMetaColumns
+from python_dwd.exceptions.failed_download_exception import FailedDownload
 
 
 def download_dwd_data(remote_files: pd.DataFrame,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ def _download_dwd_data(remote_file: Union[str, Path]) -> BytesIO:
     except urllib.error.URLError as e:
         raise e(f"Error: the stationdata {file_server} couldn't be reached.")
     except:
-        print(file_server)
+        raise FailedDownload(f"Download failed for {file_server}")
 
     try:
         with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file) as zip_file_opened:
diff --git a/python_dwd/exceptions/failed_download_exception.py b/python_dwd/exceptions/failed_download_exception.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a302bf5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_dwd/exceptions/failed_download_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+""" Exception that can be thrown if download fails"""
+
+
+class FailedDownload(Exception):
+    """ Failed download exception """
+    pass
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