diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/__init__.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/__init__.py
index 9fae9b510..ec513e774 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/__init__.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from .island_api_client_errors import (
     IslandAPIConnectionError,
     IslandAPIError,
+    IslandAPIRequestError,
     IslandAPIRequestFailedError,
     IslandAPITimeoutError,
 )
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/island_api_client_errors.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/island_api_client_errors.py
index d0dbeb0c4..cdb23539a 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/island_api_client_errors.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/island_api_client/island_api_client_errors.py
@@ -22,9 +22,17 @@ class IslandAPIConnectionError(IslandAPIError):
     pass
 
 
-class IslandAPIRequestFailedError(IslandAPIError):
+class IslandAPIRequestError(IslandAPIError):
     """
-    Raised when the API request fails(malformed request or an error on the API side)
+    Raised when the API request fails due to an error in the request sent from the client
+    """
+
+    pass
+
+
+class IslandAPIRequestFailedError(IslandAPIError):
+    """
+    Raised when the API request fails due to an error on the server
     """
 
     pass