diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/datastore/ObjectDoesntExistException.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/core/datastore/ObjectDoesntExistException.java
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+package net.onrc.onos.core.datastore;
+
+import net.onrc.onos.core.datastore.utils.ByteArrayUtil;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown when object was expected, but not found in data store.
+ */
+public class ObjectDoesntExistException extends RejectRulesException {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 859082748533417866L;
+
+    public ObjectDoesntExistException(final String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public ObjectDoesntExistException(final IKVTableID tableID,
+            final byte[] key, final Throwable cause) {
+        super(ByteArrayUtil.toHexStringBuffer(key, ":")
+                + " did not exist on table:" + tableID, cause);
+    }
+
+    public ObjectDoesntExistException(final IKVTableID tableID, final byte[] key) {
+        super(ByteArrayUtil.toHexStringBuffer(key, ":")
+                + " did not exist on table:" + tableID);
+    }
+}