diff --git a/neon_client/client.py b/neon_client/client.py
index 1edd736..ecead8d 100644
--- a/neon_client/client.py
+++ b/neon_client/client.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import requests
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from . import schema
-
+from .utils import compact_mapping
+from .exceptions import NeonClientException
 
 __VERSION__ = "0.1.0"
 
@@ -13,16 +14,6 @@ NEON_API_KEY_ENVIRON = "NEON_API_KEY"
 NEON_API_BASE_URL = "https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/"
 
 
-def compact_mapping(obj):
-    """Compact a mapping by removing None values."""
-
-    return {k: v for k, v in obj.items() if v is not None}
-
-
-class NeonClientException(requests.exceptions.HTTPError):
-    pass
-
-
 class NeonResource:
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/neon_client/exceptions.py b/neon_client/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3e9226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_client/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
+
+
+class NeonClientException(HTTPError):
+    pass
diff --git a/neon_client/utils.py b/neon_client/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..729978a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_client/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def compact_mapping(obj):
+    """Compact a mapping by removing None values."""
+
+    return {k: v for k, v in obj.items() if v is not None}