diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/binds.py b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/binds.py
index 85161f0..71ede50 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/binds.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/binds.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import ctypes as ct
 from ctypes.wintypes import CHAR, FLOAT, LONG
 
 from .cdll import libc
-from .error import VMCAPIError
+from .error import VMAddonCAPIError
 
 
 class Binds:
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ class Binds:
     def call(self, fn, *args, ok=(0,)):
         retval = fn(*args)
         if retval not in ok:
-            raise VMCAPIError(fn.__name__, retval)
+            raise VMAddonCAPIError(fn.__name__, retval)
         return retval
diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/cdll.py b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/cdll.py
index 7e28125..c76a47c 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/cdll.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/cdll.py
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import ctypes as ct
 import platform
-import winreg
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from .error import VMError
+from .error import VMAddonError
+
+try:
+    import winreg
+except ImportError as e:
+    ERR_MSG = 'winreg module not found, only Windows OS supported'
+    raise VMAddonError(ERR_MSG) from e
+
+# Defense against edge cases where winreg imports but we're not on Windows
+if platform.system() != 'Windows':
+    ERR_MSG = f'Unsupported OS: {platform.system()}, only Windows OS supported'
+    raise VMAddonError(ERR_MSG)
 
 BITS = 64 if ct.sizeof(ct.c_voidp) == 8 else 32
 
-if platform.system() != 'Windows':
-    raise VMError('Only Windows OS supported')
-
-
 VM_KEY = 'VB:Voicemeeter {17359A74-1236-5467}'
 REG_KEY = '\\'.join(
     filter(
@@ -35,12 +41,14 @@ def get_vmpath():
 try:
     vm_parent = Path(get_vmpath()).parent
 except FileNotFoundError as e:
-    raise VMError('Unable to fetch DLL path from the registry') from e
+    ERR_MSG = 'Voicemeeter installation not found in registry'
+    raise VMAddonError(ERR_MSG) from e
 
 DLL_NAME = f'VoicemeeterRemote{"64" if BITS == 64 else ""}.dll'
 
 dll_path = vm_parent.joinpath(DLL_NAME)
 if not dll_path.is_file():
-    raise VMError(f'Could not find {dll_path}')
+    ERR_MSG = f'Could not find {dll_path}'
+    raise VMAddonError(ERR_MSG)
 
 libc = ct.WinDLL(str(dll_path))
diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/error.py b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/error.py
index de10857..3ac15d8 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/error.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/error.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-class VMError(Exception):
-    """Base voicemeeterlib exception class"""
+class VMAddonError(Exception):
+    """Base voicemeeter add-on exception class"""
 
 
-class VMCAPIError(VMError):
-    """Exception raised when the C-API returns an error code"""
+class VMAddonCAPIError(VMAddonError):
+    """Exception raised when the Voicemeeter C-API returns an error code"""
 
     def __init__(self, fn_name, code):
         self.fn_name = fn_name
diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/kinds.py b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/kinds.py
index 9b1939e..59a36d6 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/kinds.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/voicemeeter/kinds.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum, unique
 
-from .error import VMError
+from .error import VMAddonError
 
 
 @unique
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ def kind_factory(kind_id):
     elif kind_id == 'potato':
         _kind_map = PotatoMap
     else:
-        raise ValueError(f'Unknown Voicemeeter kind {kind_id}')
+        ERR_MSG = f'Unknown Voicemeeter kind {kind_id}'
+        raise ValueError(ERR_MSG)
     return _kind_map(name=kind_id)
 
 
@@ -87,5 +88,5 @@ def request_kind_map(kind_id):
     try:
         KIND_obj = kind_factory(kind_id)
     except ValueError as e:
-        raise VMError(str(e)) from e
+        raise VMAddonError(str(e)) from e
     return KIND_obj