diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/TimeoutException.cs b/src/Discord.Net/TimeoutException.cs
index 3ae2f072a..34778d1c8 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/TimeoutException.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/TimeoutException.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Discord
 {
-	public sealed class TimeoutException : Exception
+	public sealed class TimeoutException : OperationCanceledException
 	{
 		internal TimeoutException()
 			: base("An operation has timed out.")