1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/unique.ts b/src/utils/unique.ts
index 78d0fdfc..2679b3d8 100644
--- a/src/utils/unique.ts
+++ b/src/utils/unique.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { FakerError } from '../errors/faker-error';
+
 export type RecordKey = string | number | symbol;
 
 // global results store
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ function errorMessage(
     now - opts.startTime,
     'ms'
   );
-  throw new Error(
+  throw new FakerError(
     code +
       ' for uniqueness check \n\nMay not be able to generate any more unique values with current settings. \nTry adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.unique()'
   );