diff --git a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py
index cf47aca..a34e318 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py
+++ b/libp2p/protocol_muxer/exceptions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from libp2p.exceptions import BaseLibp2pError
 
 
+class MultiselectCommunicatorError(BaseLibp2pError):
+    """Raised when an error occurs during read/write via communicator"""
+
+
 class MultiselectError(BaseLibp2pError):
     """Raised when an error occurs in multiselect process"""