diff --git a/lib/driverProviders/direct.js b/lib/driverProviders/direct.js
index 2c7ee341d..c783d0366 100644
--- a/lib/driverProviders/direct.js
+++ b/lib/driverProviders/direct.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ var webdriver = require('selenium-webdriver'),
     path = require('path'),
     util = require('util'),
     DriverProvider = require('./driverProvider'),
-    log = require('../logger');
+    log = require('../logger'),
+    BrowserError = require('../exitCodes').BrowserError;
 
 var DirectDriverProvider = function(config) {
   DriverProvider.call(this, config);
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ DirectDriverProvider.prototype.setupEnv = function() {
       log.puts('Using FirefoxDriver directly...');
       break;
     default:
-      throw new Error('browserName (' + this.config_.capabilities.browserName +
+      throw new BrowserError('browserName (' + this.config_.capabilities.browserName +
           ') is not supported with directConnect.');
   }
   return q.fcall(function() {});
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ DirectDriverProvider.prototype.getNewDriver = function() {
       var chromeDriverFile = this.config_.chromeDriver || defaultChromeDriverPath;
 
       if (!fs.existsSync(chromeDriverFile)) {
-        throw new Error('Could not find chromedriver at ' + chromeDriverFile);
+        throw new BrowserError('Could not find chromedriver at ' + chromeDriverFile);
       }
 
       var service = new chrome.ServiceBuilder(chromeDriverFile).build();
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ DirectDriverProvider.prototype.getNewDriver = function() {
       driver = new firefox.Driver(this.config_.capabilities);
       break;
     default:
-      throw new Error('browserName ' + this.config_.capabilities.browserName +
+      throw new BrowserError('browserName ' + this.config_.capabilities.browserName +
           'is not supported with directConnect.');
   }
   this.drivers_.push(driver);
diff --git a/lib/exitCodes.ts b/lib/exitCodes.ts
index 433c9ef17..be3d59a69 100644
--- a/lib/exitCodes.ts
+++ b/lib/exitCodes.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,20 @@ export class ProtractorError extends Error {
 }
 
 const CONFIG_ERROR_CODE = 105;
+const BROWSER_ERROR_CODE = 135;
 
 /**
  * Configuration file error
  */
 export class ConfigError extends ProtractorError {
-  constructor(msg: string) { super(msg, CONFIG_ERROR_CODE); }
+  static CODE = CONFIG_ERROR_CODE;
+  constructor(msg: string) { super(msg, ConfigError.CODE); }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Browser errors including getting a driver session, direct connect, etc.
+ */
+ export class BrowserError extends ProtractorError {
+   static CODE = BROWSER_ERROR_CODE;
+   constructor(msg: string) { super(msg, BrowserError.CODE); }
+ }
diff --git a/spec/unit/driverProviders/direct_test.js b/spec/unit/driverProviders/direct_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdb98d801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/driverProviders/direct_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+
+var path = require('path');
+var fs = require('fs');
+var BrowserError = require('../../../built/exitCodes').BrowserError;
+
+describe('direct connect', function() {
+  describe('without the selenium driver', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      try {
+        var directory = path.resolve('selenium');
+        var files = fs.readdirSync(directory);
+        for (var pos = 0; pos < files.length; pos++) {
+          fs.unlinkSync(path.resolve(directory, files[pos]));
+        }
+        fs.rmdirSync(directory);
+      } catch(e) { }
+    });
+
+    it('should do something', function() {
+      var config = {
+        directConnect: true,
+        capabilities: { browserName: 'chrome' }
+      };
+      var errorFound = false;
+      try {
+        webdriver = require('../../../built/driverProviders/direct')(config);
+        webdriver.getNewDriver();
+      } catch(e) {
+        errorFound = true;
+        expect(e.code).toBe(BrowserError.CODE);
+      }
+      expect(errorFound).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    // it('should throw an error', function() {
+    //   ;
+    // });
+  });
+});