diff --git a/atst/domain/authnid/__init__.py b/atst/domain/authnid/__init__.py
index b31e00fb..46dc9445 100644
--- a/atst/domain/authnid/__init__.py
+++ b/atst/domain/authnid/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from atst.domain.exceptions import UnauthenticatedError, NotFoundError
 from atst.domain.users import Users
 from .utils import parse_sdn, email_from_certificate
-from .crl import crl_check, CRLException
+from .crl import crl_check, CRLRevocationException
 
 
 class AuthenticationContext():
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AuthenticationContext():
     def _crl_check(self):
         try:
             crl_check(self.crl_cache, self.cert)
-        except CRLException as exc:
+        except CRLRevocationException as exc:
             raise UnauthenticatedError("CRL check failed. " + str(exc))
 
     @property
diff --git a/atst/domain/authnid/crl/__init__.py b/atst/domain/authnid/crl/__init__.py
index da1d0b4d..0dcf1fc0 100644
--- a/atst/domain/authnid/crl/__init__.py
+++ b/atst/domain/authnid/crl/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import hashlib
 from OpenSSL import crypto, SSL
 
 
-class CRLException(Exception):
+class CRLRevocationException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def crl_check(cache, cert):
         return True
 
     except crypto.X509StoreContextError as err:
-        raise CRLException(
+        raise CRLRevocationException(
             "Certificate revoked or errored. Error: {}. Args: {}".format(
                 type(err), err.args
             )
diff --git a/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py b/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py
index 8fdc74a4..5bd009be 100644
--- a/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py
+++ b/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import re
 import os
 import shutil
 from OpenSSL import crypto, SSL
-from atst.domain.authnid.crl import crl_check, CRLCache, CRLException
+from atst.domain.authnid.crl import crl_check, CRLCache, CRLRevocationException
 import atst.domain.authnid.crl.util as util
 
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_can_validate_certificate():
     good_cert = open('ssl/client-certs/atat.mil.crt', 'rb').read()
     bad_cert = open('ssl/client-certs/bad-atat.mil.crt', 'rb').read()
     assert crl_check(cache, good_cert)
-    with pytest.raises(CRLException):
+    with pytest.raises(CRLRevocationException):
         crl_check(cache, bad_cert)
 
 def test_can_dynamically_update_crls(tmpdir):
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_can_dynamically_update_crls(tmpdir):
     assert crl_check(cache, cert)
     # override the original CRL with one that revokes atat.mil.crt
     shutil.copyfile('tests/fixtures/test.der.crl', crl_file)
-    with pytest.raises(CRLException):
+    with pytest.raises(CRLRevocationException):
         assert crl_check(cache, cert)
 
 def test_parse_disa_pki_list():