1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/exceptions.rb b/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
index 25f08455fc..d981d4512d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ class Chef
     class IllegalVersionConstraint < NotImplementedError; end
 
     class MetadataNotValid < StandardError; end
+    class MetadataNotFound < StandardError
+      def initialize
+        super "No metadata.rb or metadata.json!"
+      end
+    end
 
     # File operation attempted but no permissions to perform it
     class InsufficientPermissions < RuntimeError; end