diff --git a/gotrue/exceptions.py b/gotrue/exceptions.py
index e6198dce..9979410f 100644
--- a/gotrue/exceptions.py
+++ b/gotrue/exceptions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
 @dataclass
-class APIError(BaseException):
+class APIError(Exception):
     msg: str
     code: int