diff --git a/src/cbednarski/Pharcc/Compiler.php b/src/cbednarski/Pharcc/Compiler.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/cbednarski/Pharcc/Compiler.php
+++ b/src/cbednarski/Pharcc/Compiler.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ HEREDOC;
             } elseif (is_dir($include)) {
                 $files = array_merge($files, FileUtils::listFilesInDir($this->config->getBasePath().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$include));
             } else {
-                throw new Exception('Included path is missing, unreadable, or is not a file or directory' . $include);
+                throw new \Exception('Included path is missing, unreadable, or is not a file or directory' . $include);
             }
         }
Added backslash to get Exception from the global namespace