diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/staticflowentry/HeaderFieldsException.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/staticflowentry/HeaderFieldsException.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/staticflowentry/HeaderFieldsException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package net.floodlightcontroller.staticflowentry;
+
+public class HeaderFieldsException extends Exception {
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	
+	 public HeaderFieldsException(String s) {
+	      super(s);
+	   }	
+
+}