diff --git a/lib/compass.rb b/lib/compass.rb
index d82db208..665e5a86 100644
--- a/lib/compass.rb
+++ b/lib/compass.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ module Compass
     File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
   end
   module_function :base_directory, :lib_directory
+
+  class Error < StandardError
+  end
 end
 
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'compass', 'frameworks')