diff --git a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
index 77e2f6b8..72d014ac 100644
--- a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db;
 
 use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException as IE;
 use Icinga\Exception\NotFoundError;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Exception\DuplicateKeyException;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Util;
 use Exception;
 use Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract;
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ abstract class DbObject
                 }
             } else {
                 if ($id && $this->existsInDb()) {
-                    throw new IE(
+                    throw new DuplicateKeyException(
                         'Trying to recreate %s (%s)',
                         $table,
                         $this->getLogId()
diff --git a/library/Director/Exception/DuplicateKeyException.php b/library/Director/Exception/DuplicateKeyException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed0d0128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Director/Exception/DuplicateKeyException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Exception;
+
+use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
+
+class DuplicateKeyException extends IcingaException {}