diff --git a/src/main/java/MyStack.java b/src/main/java/MyStack.java
index d88e45043f6e81f0a3a36ceca83962ed1692e9e4..3e2386f5e1b96c98badcd1078110cace9cfa90a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/MyStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/MyStack.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import java.util.EmptyStackException;
+
 public class MyStack {
 
     private Node top;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ public class MyStack {
     }
 
     public Object pop() {
+        if (size() == 0) throw new EmptyStackException();
         Object payload = top.getPayload();
         top = top.getPrevious();
         return payload;