diff --git a/include/exceptions.hpp b/include/exceptions.hpp
index 9e51d97..5cbad42 100644
--- a/include/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/exceptions.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ public:
     explicit CURLException(const CURLcode &error, string message,
                            string error_buffer);
 
+    /*!
+     *  @brief  Constructor with message.
+     *
+     *  @since  0.1.0
+     */
+    explicit CURLException(string message);
+
     /*!
      *  @brief  The error code returned by libcurl.
      *
diff --git a/src/exceptions.cpp b/src/exceptions.cpp
index 7dd0e0f..f4630a4 100644
--- a/src/exceptions.cpp
+++ b/src/exceptions.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,19 @@ CURLException::CURLException(const CURLcode &error, string message,
     , _error_buffer{move(error_buffer)}
 {}
 
+CURLException::CURLException(string message)
+    : error_code{CURLE_OK}
+    , _message{move(message)}
+{}
+
 const char *CURLException::what() const noexcept
 {
-    static string error_string{"libCURL error: " + to_string(error_code)
-        + " - " + _message};
+    static string error_string{"libCURL error: "};
+    if (error_code != CURLE_OK)
+    {
+        error_string += to_string(error_code) + " - ";
+    }
+    error_string += _message;
     if (!_error_buffer.empty())
     {
         error_string += " [" + _error_buffer + "]";