diff --git a/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py b/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py
index 724a668a7..301b85c16 100644
--- a/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py
+++ b/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py
@@ -560,11 +560,11 @@ def __setstate__(self, volatilecounters):
         self.volatilecounters = volatilecounters
 
 
-class QueryError:
-    def __init__(self, query):
+class QueryError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, query: BaseQuery):
         self.query = query
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Query Error in %s>" % repr(self.query)
+        return f"<Query Error in {self.query!r}>"
 
     __str__ = __repr__