diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f94d49..ed26439 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ ws.on('close', () => {
 });
 
 // Listen to raw error events. Recommended.
-ws.on('error', (err) => {
-  console.error('error', err);
+ws.on('exception', (err) => {
+  console.error('exception', err);
 });
 
 ws.on('reconnect', ({ wsKey }) => {
diff --git a/examples/ws-api-events.ts b/examples/ws-api-events.ts
index 8e3a9c9..ce47005 100644
--- a/examples/ws-api-events.ts
+++ b/examples/ws-api-events.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ async function main() {
   const CANCEL_AFTER_SECONDS = 5;
 
   // Exceptions including rejected commands will show here (as well as the catch handler used below)
-  wsClient.on('error', (data) => {
-    console.error('ws error: ', data);
+  wsClient.on('exception', (data) => {
+    console.error('ws exception: ', data);
   });
 
   // Replies to commands will show here
diff --git a/examples/ws-private-v5.ts b/examples/ws-private-v5.ts
index f9a4f1a..f7d91e6 100644
--- a/examples/ws-private-v5.ts
+++ b/examples/ws-private-v5.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ wsClient.on('reconnect', ({ wsKey }) => {
 wsClient.on('reconnected', (data) => {
   console.log('ws has reconnected ', data?.wsKey);
 });
-// wsClient.on('error', (data) => {
+// wsClient.on('exception', (data) => {
 //   console.error('ws exception: ', data);
 // });
 
diff --git a/test/ws.util.ts b/test/ws.util.ts
index db82eee..8e48777 100644
--- a/test/ws.util.ts
+++ b/test/ws.util.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export type WsClientEvent =
   | 'open'
   | 'update'
   | 'close'
-  | 'error'
+  | 'exception'
   | 'reconnect'
   | 'reconnected'
   | 'response';
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function waitForSocketEvent(
       clearTimeout(timeout);
       resolvedOnce = true;
       wsClient.removeListener(event, (e) => resolver(e));
-      wsClient.removeListener('error', (e) => rejector(e));
+      wsClient.removeListener('exception', (e) => rejector(e));
     }
 
     function resolver(event) {