diff --git a/tools/ratbagc.py.in b/tools/ratbagc.py.in
index 383f4181..7c26df3a 100644
--- a/tools/ratbagc.py.in
+++ b/tools/ratbagc.py.in
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ class RatbagErrorCode(metaclass=MetaRatbag):
     RATBAG_ERROR_IMPLEMENTATION = libratbag.RATBAG_ERROR_IMPLEMENTATION
 
 
+class RatbagdUnavailable(Exception):
+    """Signals DBus is unavailable or the ratbagd daemon is not available."""
+    pass
+
+
 class RatbagError(Exception):
     """A common base exception to catch any ratbag exception."""
     pass
diff --git a/tools/ratbagctl.in b/tools/ratbagctl.in
index e1cddd9d..2b317980 100755
--- a/tools/ratbagctl.in
+++ b/tools/ratbagctl.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import sys
 import argparse
 import re
 
-from ratbagd import Ratbagd, RatbagdDevice, RatbagdProfile, RatbagdMacro, RatbagdResolution, RatbagdButton, RatbagdLed, RatbagdDBusUnavailable, RatbagError, RatbagErrorCode, RatbagErrorCapability  # NOQA
+from ratbagd import Ratbagd, RatbagdDevice, RatbagdProfile, RatbagdMacro, RatbagdResolution, RatbagdButton, RatbagdLed, RatbagdUnavailable, RatbagError, RatbagErrorCode, RatbagErrorCapability  # NOQA
 
 
 button_specials_strmap = {
@@ -1520,8 +1520,8 @@ def open_ratbagd(ratbagd_process=None, verbose=0):
     try:
         r = Ratbagd()
         r.verbose = verbose
-    except RatbagdDBusUnavailable:
-        print("Unable to connect to ratbagd over dbus")
+    except RatbagdUnavailable:
+        print("Unable to connect to ratbagd")
         return None
 
     if ratbagd_process is not None:
diff --git a/tools/ratbagd.py b/tools/ratbagd.py
index 54bbe467..a6e8d6b8 100644
--- a/tools/ratbagd.py
+++ b/tools/ratbagd.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class RatbagErrorCode(IntEnum):
     RATBAG_ERROR_IMPLEMENTATION = -1004
 
 
-class RatbagdDBusUnavailable(Exception):
+class RatbagdUnavailable(Exception):
     """Signals DBus is unavailable or the ratbagd daemon is not available."""
     pass
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class _RatbagdDBus(GObject.GObject):
             try:
                 _RatbagdDBus._dbus = Gio.bus_get_sync(Gio.BusType.SYSTEM, None)
             except GLib.Error as e:
-                raise RatbagdDBusUnavailable(e.message)
+                raise RatbagdUnavailable(e.message)
 
         ratbag1 = "org.freedesktop.ratbag1"
         if os.environ.get('RATBAGCTL_DEVEL'):
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ class _RatbagdDBus(GObject.GObject):
                                                  self._interface,
                                                  None)
         except GLib.Error as e:
-            raise RatbagdDBusUnavailable(e.message)
+            raise RatbagdUnavailable(e.message)
 
         if self._proxy.get_name_owner() is None:
-            raise RatbagdDBusUnavailable("No one currently owns {}".format(ratbag1))
+            raise RatbagdUnavailable("No one currently owns {}".format(ratbag1))
 
         self._proxy.connect("g-properties-changed", self._on_properties_changed)
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class Ratbagd(_RatbagdDBus):
     through ratbagd; actual interaction with the devices is via the
     RatbagdDevice, RatbagdProfile, RatbagdResolution and RatbagdButton objects.
 
-    Throws RatbagdDBusUnavailable when the DBus service is not available.
+    Throws RatbagdUnavailable when the DBus service is not available.
     """
 
     __gsignals__ = {