diff --git a/include/limestone/api/limestone_exception.h b/include/limestone/api/limestone_exception.h
index 221b68ce..73785a82 100644
--- a/include/limestone/api/limestone_exception.h
+++ b/include/limestone/api/limestone_exception.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+
 namespace limestone::api {
 
 class limestone_exception : public std::runtime_error {
@@ -54,26 +55,4 @@ class limestone_io_exception : public limestone_exception {
     }
 };
 
-// Macro to throw exceptions with file and line information
-
-#define THROW_LIMESTONE_EXCEPTION(message) \
-    throw limestone_exception(std::string(message) + " (at " + std::filesystem::path(__FILE__).filename().string() + ":" + std::to_string(__LINE__) + ")")
-
-#define THROW_LIMESTONE_IO_EXCEPTION(message, error_code) \
-    throw limestone_io_exception(std::string(message) + " (at " + std::filesystem::path(__FILE__).filename().string() + ":" + std::to_string(__LINE__) + ")", error_code)
-
-#define LOG_AND_THROW_EXCEPTION(message) \
-    { \
-        LOG_LP(ERROR) << message; \
-        THROW_LIMESTONE_EXCEPTION(message); \
-    }
-
-#define LOG_AND_THROW_IO_EXCEPTION(message, error_code) \
-    { \
-        std::string full_message = limestone_io_exception::format_message(message, error_code); \
-        LOG_LP(ERROR) << full_message; \
-        THROW_LIMESTONE_IO_EXCEPTION(message, error_code); \
-    }
-
-
 } // namespace limestone::api
diff --git a/src/limestone/compaction_catalog.cpp b/src/limestone/compaction_catalog.cpp
index 58f0f261..0a8fdc77 100644
--- a/src/limestone/compaction_catalog.cpp
+++ b/src/limestone/compaction_catalog.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "compaction_catalog.h"
 #include "logging_helper.h"
 #include "limestone/api/epoch_id_type.h"
-#include "limestone/api/limestone_exception.h"
+#include "limestone_exception_helper.h"
 
 namespace limestone::internal {
 
diff --git a/src/limestone/limestone_exception_helper.h b/src/limestone/limestone_exception_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2aceac2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/limestone/limestone_exception_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <glog/logging.h>
+#include <limestone/logging.h>
+#include "logging_helper.h"
+
+#include <limestone/api/limestone_exception.h>
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace limestone {
+
+using limestone::api::limestone_exception;
+using limestone::api::limestone_io_exception;    
+
+inline void throw_limestone_exception(const std::string& message, const char* file, int line) {
+    throw limestone_exception(message + " (at " + std::filesystem::path(file).filename().string() + ":" + std::to_string(line) + ")");
+}
+
+inline void throw_limestone_io_exception(const std::string& message, int error_code, const char* file, int line) {
+    throw limestone_io_exception(message + " (at " + std::filesystem::path(file).filename().string() + ":" + std::to_string(line) + ")", error_code);
+}
+
+inline void log_and_throw_exception(const std::string& message, const char* file, int line) {
+    LOG_LP(ERROR) << message;
+    throw_limestone_exception(message, file, line);
+}
+
+inline void log_and_throw_io_exception(const std::string& message, int error_code, const char* file, int line) {
+    std::string full_message = limestone_io_exception::format_message(message, error_code);
+    LOG_LP(ERROR) << full_message;
+    throw_limestone_io_exception(message, error_code, file, line);
+}
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE
+#define THROW_LIMESTONE_EXCEPTION(message) throw_limestone_exception(message, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE
+#define THROW_LIMESTONE_IO_EXCEPTION(message, error_code) throw_limestone_io_exception(message, error_code, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE
+#define LOG_AND_THROW_EXCEPTION(message) log_and_throw_exception(message, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE
+#define LOG_AND_THROW_IO_EXCEPTION(message, error_code) log_and_throw_io_exception(message, error_code, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+} // namespace limestone
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