diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 199be40..7a6eb87 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    obsws (0.4.1)
+    obsws (0.5.0)
       waitutil (~> 0.2.1)
       websocket-driver (~> 0.7.5)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26fae94..ac9063c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@ def on_scene_created(data):
 
 ### Errors
 
-If a request fails an `OBSWSError` will be raised with a status code.
+If a general error occurs an `OBSWSError` will be raised.
+
+If a connection attempt fails or times out an `OBSWSConnectionError` will be raised.
+
+If a request fails an `OBSWSRequestError` will be raised with a status code.
+
+- The request name and code are retrievable through attributes {OBSWSRequestError}.name and {OBSWSRequestError}.code
 
 For a full list of status codes refer to [Codes](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-websocket/blob/master/docs/generated/protocol.md#requeststatus)
 
diff --git a/lib/obsws.rb b/lib/obsws.rb
index d2bb201..e8d9143 100644
--- a/lib/obsws.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
+require "digest/sha2"
+require "json"
+require "waitutil"
+require "socket"
+require "websocket/driver"
+require "logger"
+
+require_relative "obsws/logger"
+require_relative "obsws/driver"
+require_relative "obsws/util"
+require_relative "obsws/mixin"
+require_relative "obsws/base"
+
 require_relative "obsws/req"
 require_relative "obsws/event"
 
+require_relative "obsws/version"
+
 module OBSWS
+  class OBSWSError < StandardError; end
+
+  class OBSWSConnectionError < OBSWSError; end
+
+  class OBSWSRequestError < OBSWSError
+    attr_reader :name, :code
+
+    def initialize(name, code, msg)
+      @name = name
+      @code = code
+      @msg = msg
+      super(message)
+    end
+
+    def message
+      msg = [
+        "Request #{@name} returned code #{@code}."
+      ]
+      msg << "With message: #{@msg}" if @msg
+      msg.join(" ")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/obsws/base.rb b/lib/obsws/base.rb
index 5696efd..ad4d9bb 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/base.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/base.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-require "digest/sha2"
-require "json"
-require "waitutil"
-
-require_relative "driver"
-require_relative "error"
-require_relative "logger"
-require_relative "mixin"
-
 module OBSWS
   class Base
     include Logging
diff --git a/lib/obsws/driver.rb b/lib/obsws/driver.rb
index d38a291..ba6fcad 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/driver.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-require "socket"
-require "websocket/driver"
-
 module OBSWS
   module Driver
     class Socket
diff --git a/lib/obsws/error.rb b/lib/obsws/error.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 25cc8e9..0000000
--- a/lib/obsws/error.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-module OBSWS
-  module Error
-    class OBSWSError < StandardError
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/obsws/event.rb b/lib/obsws/event.rb
index ff6ec3c..3f641e1 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/event.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/event.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-require "json"
-
-require_relative "util"
-require_relative "mixin"
-require_relative "logger"
-
 module OBSWS
   module Events
     module SUBS
@@ -78,6 +72,11 @@ module OBSWS
         kwargs[:subs] ||= SUBS::LOW_VOLUME
         @base_client = Base.new(**kwargs)
         logger.info("#{self} successfully identified with server")
+      rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED, WaitUtil::TimeoutError => e
+        msg = "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}"
+        logger.error(msg)
+        raise OBSWSConnectionError.new(msg)
+      else
         @base_client.updater = ->(op_code, data) {
           if op_code == Mixin::OPCodes::EVENT
             logger.debug("received: #{data}")
diff --git a/lib/obsws/logger.rb b/lib/obsws/logger.rb
index 8ac04eb..6cecd9b 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/logger.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "logger"
-
 module OBSWS
   module Logging
     def logger
diff --git a/lib/obsws/mixin.rb b/lib/obsws/mixin.rb
index 6718d6e..70f43c0 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/mixin.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/mixin.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require_relative "util"
-
 module OBSWS
   module Mixin
     module Meta
diff --git a/lib/obsws/req.rb b/lib/obsws/req.rb
index ca916bd..daf311e 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/req.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/req.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-require "waitutil"
-
-require_relative "base"
-require_relative "error"
-require_relative "util"
-require_relative "mixin"
-require_relative "logger"
-
 module OBSWS
   module Requests
     class Client
       include Logging
-      include Error
       include Mixin::TearDown
       include Mixin::OPCodes
 
       def initialize(**kwargs)
         @base_client = Base.new(**kwargs)
         logger.info("#{self} successfully identified with server")
+      rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED, WaitUtil::TimeoutError => e
+        msg = "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}"
+        logger.error(msg)
+        raise OBSWSConnectionError.new(msg)
+      else
         @base_client.updater = ->(op_code, data) {
           logger.debug("response received: #{data}")
           @response = data if op_code == Mixin::OPCodes::REQUESTRESPONSE
@@ -48,19 +44,23 @@ module OBSWS
           timeout_sec: 3
         ) { @response[:requestId] == id }
         unless @response[:requestStatus][:result]
-          error = [
-            "Request #{@response[:requestType]} returned code #{@response[:requestStatus][:code]}"
-          ]
-          if @response[:requestStatus].key?(:comment)
-            error << ["With message: #{@response[:requestStatus][:comment]}"]
-          end
-          raise OBSWSError.new(error.join("\n"))
+          raise OBSWSRequestError.new(@response[:requestType], @response[:requestStatus][:code], @response[:requestStatus][:comment])
         end
         @response[:responseData]
-      rescue WaitUtil::TimeoutError
-        msg = "no response with matching id received"
-        logger.error(msg)
-        raise OBSWSError.new(msg)
+      rescue OBSWSRequestError => e
+        err_msg = [
+          "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}",
+          *e.backtrace
+        ]
+        logger.error(err_msg.join("\n"))
+        raise
+      rescue WaitUtil::TimeoutError => e
+        err_msg = [
+          "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}",
+          *e.backtrace
+        ]
+        logger.error(err_msg)
+        raise OBSWSError.new(err_msg)
       end
 
       def get_version
diff --git a/lib/obsws/version.rb b/lib/obsws/version.rb
index fcb9642..80dae86 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/version.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module OBSWS
-  module Version
+  module VERSION
     module_function
 
     def major
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ module OBSWS
     end
 
     def minor
-      4
+      5
     end
 
     def patch
-      2
+      0
     end
 
     def to_a
@@ -22,6 +22,4 @@ module OBSWS
       to_a.join(".")
     end
   end
-
-  VERSION = Version.to_s
 end