diff --git a/openslides/motion/exceptions.py b/openslides/motion/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0e482804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/motion/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    openslides.motion.exceptions
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Exceptions for the motion app.
+
+    :copyright: (c) 2011-2013 by the OpenSlides team, see AUTHORS.
+    :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
+"""
+
+from openslides.utils.exceptions import OpenSlidesError
+
+
+class MotionError(OpenSlidesError):
+    """Exception raised when errors in the motion accure."""
+    pass
+
+
+class WorkflowError(OpenSlidesError):
+    """Exception raised when errors in a workflow or state accure."""
+    pass
diff --git a/openslides/motion/models.py b/openslides/motion/models.py
index 9e8adc51e..d02c8c2ec 100644
--- a/openslides/motion/models.py
+++ b/openslides/motion/models.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy, ugettext_noop, ugettext as _
 
 from openslides.utils.utils import _propper_unicode
 from openslides.utils.person import PersonField
-from openslides.utils.exceptions import OpenSlidesError
 from openslides.config.models import config
 from openslides.config.signals import default_config_value
 from openslides.poll.models import (
@@ -34,11 +33,7 @@ from openslides.projector.api import register_slidemodel
 from openslides.projector.models import SlideMixin
 from openslides.agenda.models import Item
 
-
-class MotionError(OpenSlidesError):
-    """Exception raised when errors in the motion accure."""
-    pass
-
+from .exceptions import MotionError, WorkflowError
 
 class Motion(SlideMixin, models.Model):
     """The Motion Class.
@@ -629,11 +624,6 @@ class MotionPoll(CountInvalid, CountVotesCast, BasePoll):
         CountVotesCast.append_pollform_fields(self, fields)
 
 
-class WorkflowError(OpenSlidesError):
-    """Exception raised when errors in a workflow or state accure."""
-    pass
-
-
 class State(models.Model):
     """Defines a state for a motion.