diff --git a/ipfshttpclient/exceptions.py b/ipfshttpclient/exceptions.py
index 469859b3..02b773e2 100644
--- a/ipfshttpclient/exceptions.py
+++ b/ipfshttpclient/exceptions.py
@@ -115,15 +115,15 @@ def __init__(self, encoder_name: str, original: Exception) -> None:
 # filescanner.py #
 ##################
 
-class MatcherSpecInvalidError(TypeError):
+class MatcherSpecInvalidError(Error, TypeError):
 	"""
 	An attempt was made to build a matcher using matcher_from_spec, but an invalid
 	specification was provided.
 	"""
 
-	def __init__(self, matcher_class: type, invalid_spec: ty.Any) -> None:
+	def __init__(self, invalid_spec: ty.Any) -> None:
 		super().__init__(
-			f"Don't know how to create a {matcher_class.__name__} from spec {invalid_spec!r}"
+			f"Don't know how to create a Matcher from spec {invalid_spec!r}"
 		)
 
 
diff --git a/ipfshttpclient/filescanner.py b/ipfshttpclient/filescanner.py
index ac27cc8c..c0a44835 100644
--- a/ipfshttpclient/filescanner.py
+++ b/ipfshttpclient/filescanner.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ def _recursive_matcher_from_spec(spec: match_spec_t[AnyStr], *,
 		else:  # Actual list of matchers (plural)
 			return MetaMatcher(matchers)
 	else:
-		raise MatcherSpecInvalidError(Matcher, spec)
+		raise MatcherSpecInvalidError(spec)
 
 
 class walk(ty.Generator[FSNodeEntry[AnyStr], ty.Any, None], ty.Generic[AnyStr]):
diff --git a/test/unit/test_exceptions.py b/test/unit/test_exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec6ac633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/test_exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+from ipfshttpclient.exceptions import MatcherSpecInvalidError, Error
+from ipfshttpclient.filescanner import Matcher
+
+
+def test_matcher_spec_invalid_error_message():
+	ex = MatcherSpecInvalidError('junk')
+	assert ex.args[0] == f"Don't know how to create a {Matcher.__name__} from spec 'junk'"
+
+
+def test_matcher_spec_invalid_error_multiple_inheritance():
+	ex = MatcherSpecInvalidError('wrong')
+
+	# Base class of all exceptions in this library
+	assert isinstance(ex, Error)
+
+	# Base class of type errors
+	assert isinstance(ex, TypeError)