diff --git a/logger/Logger.cxx b/logger/Logger.cxx
index 27ec2e1..fb11506 100644
--- a/logger/Logger.cxx
+++ b/logger/Logger.cxx
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ void Logger::AddCustomSink(const string& key, Severity severity, function<void(c
         UpdateMinSeverity();
     } else {
         cout << "Logger::AddCustomSink: sink '" << key << "' already exists, will not add again. Remove first with Logger::RemoveCustomSink(const string& key)" << endl;
+        throw runtime_error("Adding a sink with a key that already exists. Remove first.");
     }
 }
 
@@ -597,6 +598,7 @@ void Logger::RemoveCustomSink(const string& key)
         UpdateMinSeverity();
     } else {
         cout << "Logger::RemoveCustomSink: sink '" << key << "' doesn't exists, will not remove." << endl;
+        throw runtime_error("Trying to remove a sink with a key that does not exist.");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/logger/Logger.h b/logger/Logger.h
index fba5fc9..b5b09af 100644
--- a/logger/Logger.h
+++ b/logger/Logger.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <time.h> // time_t
 #include <type_traits> // is_same