diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/SecurityConfigurationException.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/SecurityConfigurationException.java
index 070db1a90d..20a98bac6c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/SecurityConfigurationException.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/SecurityConfigurationException.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package org.springframework.security.config;
 
+import org.springframework.security.SpringSecurityException;
+
 
 /**
  * @author Luke Taylor
+ * @author Ben Alex
  * @version $Id$
  */
-public class SecurityConfigurationException extends RuntimeException {
+public class SecurityConfigurationException extends SpringSecurityException {
     public SecurityConfigurationException(String s) {
         super(s);
     }