diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/exceptions.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/exceptions.py
index 50a4468..865ab08 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/exceptions.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/exceptions.py
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@
 
 class RaidCleaningInventoryValidationFailed(exceptions.TempestException):
     message = "RAID cleaning storage inventory validation failed"
+
+
+class InsufficientAPIAccess(exceptions.TempestException):
+    message = ("Insufficent Access to the API exists. Please use a user "
+               "with an elevated level of access to execute this test.")