diff --git a/pkg/collector/dist/checks/__init__.py b/pkg/collector/dist/checks/__init__.py
index 38645e460c5b..034c79c7ede1 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/dist/checks/__init__.py
+++ b/pkg/collector/dist/checks/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ def emit(self, record):
 rootLogger = logging.getLogger()
 rootLogger.addHandler(AgentLogHandler())
 
+class CheckException(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class AgentCheck(object):
 
     RATE = "rate"