diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/exception_mapping.md b/docs/my-website/docs/exception_mapping.md
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--- a/docs/my-website/docs/exception_mapping.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/exception_mapping.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ To see how it's implemented - [check out the code](https://github.com/BerriAI/li
 
 ## Custom mapping list
 
-Base case - we return the original exception.
+Base case - we return `litellm.APIConnectionError` exception (inherits from openai's APIConnectionError exception).
 
 | custom_llm_provider        | Timeout | ContextWindowExceededError | BadRequestError | NotFoundError | ContentPolicyViolationError | AuthenticationError | APIError | RateLimitError | ServiceUnavailableError | PermissionDeniedError | UnprocessableEntityError |
 |----------------------------|---------|----------------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|----------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|