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diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/exceptions/DuplicateInitializationException.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/exceptions/DuplicateInitializationException.java
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+package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.exceptions;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
+
+/**
+ * A {@code DuplicateInitializationException} is thrown by {@link com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox}
+ * when the global Mapbox singleton has been initialized already
+ *
+ * @see MapView#onCreate(Bundle)
+ * @see com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox#getInstance(Context, String)
+ */
+public class DuplicateInitializationException extends RuntimeException {
+
+  public DuplicateInitializationException() {
+    super("Mapbox singleton can only be initialized once");
+  }
+}