diff --git a/backend/endpoints/identity.py b/backend/endpoints/identity.py
index df2a08cc1..062906abc 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/identity.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/identity.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ from models.user import User, Role
 from utils.cache import cache
 from utils.auth import authenticate_user, get_password_hash
 from utils.oauth import protected_route
+from exceptions.credentials_exceptions import (
+    credentials_exception,
+    authentication_scheme_exception,
+)
 from config import ROMM_AUTH_ENABLED
 
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -28,16 +32,8 @@ class UserSchema(BaseModel):
         orm_mode = True
 
 
-credentials_exception = HTTPException(
-    status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
-    detail="Incorrect username or password",
-    headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Basic"},
-)
-
-
 @router.post("/login", dependencies=[Depends(HTTPBasic(auto_error=False))])
 def login(request: Request):
-
     if not os.environ.get("ROMM_AUTH_ENABLED"):
         return {"message": "RomM auth not enabled."}
 
@@ -48,11 +44,8 @@ def login(request: Request):
     try:
         scheme, credentials = auth.split()
         if scheme.lower() != "basic":
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
-                detail="Invalid authentication scheme",
-                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Basic"},
-            )
+            raise authentication_scheme_exception
+
         decoded = base64.b64decode(credentials).decode("ascii")
     except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError, binascii.Error):
         raise credentials_exception
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/rom.py b/backend/endpoints/rom.py
index 9227a5f70..775930b12 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/rom.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/rom.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from stream_zip import ZIP_64, stream_zip
 from logger.logger import log
 from handler import dbh
 from utils import fs, get_file_name_with_no_tags
-from utils.exceptions import RomNotFoundError, RomAlreadyExistsException
+from exceptions.fs_exceptions import RomNotFoundError, RomAlreadyExistsException
 from utils.oauth import protected_route
 from models import Rom, Platform
 from config import LIBRARY_BASE_PATH
diff --git a/backend/endpoints/scan.py b/backend/endpoints/scan.py
index ef8ceb051..987286279 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/scan.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/scan.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from rq import Queue
 
 from logger.logger import log
 from utils import fs, fastapi
-from utils.exceptions import PlatformsNotFoundException, RomsNotFoundException
+from exceptions.fs_exceptions import PlatformsNotFoundException, RomsNotFoundException
 from handler import dbh
 from utils.socket import socket_server
 from utils.cache import redis_client, redis_url, redis_connectable
diff --git a/backend/exceptions/credentials_exceptions.py b/backend/exceptions/credentials_exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab9d343c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/exceptions/credentials_exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from fastapi import HTTPException, status
+
+
+credentials_exception = HTTPException(
+    status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+    detail="Incorrect username or password",
+    headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Basic"},
+)
+
+authentication_scheme_exception = HTTPException(
+    status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+    detail="Invalid authentication scheme",
+    headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Basic"},
+)
diff --git a/backend/utils/exceptions.py b/backend/exceptions/fs_exceptions.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/utils/exceptions.py
rename to backend/exceptions/fs_exceptions.py
diff --git a/backend/utils/fs.py b/backend/utils/fs.py
index 7e0e1eec1..b711c7dfd 100644
--- a/backend/utils/fs.py
+++ b/backend/utils/fs.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from config import (
     DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_S,
 )
 from config.config_loader import config
-from utils.exceptions import (
+from exceptions.fs_exceptions import (
     PlatformsNotFoundException,
     RomsNotFoundException,
     RomNotFoundError,
diff --git a/backend/utils/tests/test_fastapi.py b/backend/utils/tests/test_fastapi.py
index f99650549..09f332a03 100644
--- a/backend/utils/tests/test_fastapi.py
+++ b/backend/utils/tests/test_fastapi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ..fastapi import scan_platform, scan_rom
-from ..exceptions import RomsNotFoundException
+from ...exceptions.fs_exceptions import RomsNotFoundException
 from models import Platform, Rom