diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37b67c2e65..da3952e5d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ develop-eggs
 .installed.cfg
 scratch
 env
-venv
+venv*
 
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt
diff --git a/twilio/__init__.py b/twilio/__init__.py
index f75cb4d39b..b35df5e5ae 100644
--- a/twilio/__init__.py
+++ b/twilio/__init__.py
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 
 # Backwards compatibility.
 from .version import __version__, __version_info__
+
+from .exceptions import TwilioException, TwimlException
+
+from .rest.exceptions import TwilioRestException