diff --git a/chatterbot/chatterbot.py b/chatterbot/chatterbot.py
index b4f1a18af..efb7a546c 100644
--- a/chatterbot/chatterbot.py
+++ b/chatterbot/chatterbot.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from .adapters.logic import LogicAdapter, MultiLogicAdapter
 from .adapters.input import InputAdapter
 from .adapters.output import OutputAdapter
-from .conversation import Statement
+from .conversation import Statement, Response
 from .utils.queues import ResponseQueue
 from .utils.module_loading import import_module
 
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ def get_response(self, input_item):
         previous_statement = self.get_last_response_statement()
 
         if previous_statement:
-            input_statement.add_response(previous_statement)
+            input_statement.add_response(
+                Response(previous_statement.text)
+            )
 
         # Update the database after selecting a response
         self.storage.update(input_statement)
diff --git a/chatterbot/conversation/__init__.py b/chatterbot/conversation/__init__.py
index cb328a46f..71af608cb 100644
--- a/chatterbot/conversation/__init__.py
+++ b/chatterbot/conversation/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 from .statement import Statement
-from .statement import Response
+from .response import Response
diff --git a/chatterbot/conversation/response.py b/chatterbot/conversation/response.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c862c193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chatterbot/conversation/response.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+class Response(object):
+    """
+    A response represents an entity which response to a statement.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, text, **kwargs):
+        self.text = text
+        self.occurrence = kwargs.get("occurrence", 1)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.text
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<Response text:%s>" % (self.text)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not other:
+            return False
+
+        if isinstance(other, Response):
+            return self.text == other.text
+
+        return self.text == other
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        data = {}
+
+        data["text"] = self.text
+        data["occurrence"] = self.occurrence
+
+        return data
diff --git a/chatterbot/conversation/statement.py b/chatterbot/conversation/statement.py
index 0fb4d2f2a..7dc83f1ec 100644
--- a/chatterbot/conversation/statement.py
+++ b/chatterbot/conversation/statement.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from .response import Response
+
+
 class Statement(object):
     """
     A statement represents a single spoken entity, sentence or
@@ -41,6 +44,14 @@ def add_response(self, response):
         """
         Add the response to the list if it does not already exist.
         """
+        if not isinstance(response, Response):
+            raise Statement.InvalidTypeException(
+                'A {} was recieved when a {} instance was expected'.format(
+                    type(response),
+                    type(Response(''))
+                )
+            )
+
         updated = False
         for index in range(0, len(self.in_response_to)):
             if response.text == self.in_response_to[index].text:
@@ -86,35 +97,10 @@ def serialize(self):
 
         return data
 
+    class InvalidTypeException(Exception):
 
-class Response(object):
-    """
-    A response represents an entity which response to a statement.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, text, **kwargs):
-        self.text = text
-        self.occurrence = kwargs.get("occurrence", 1)
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return self.text
+        def __init__(self, value='Recieved an unexpected value type.'):
+            self.value = value
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Response text:%s>" % (self.text)
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        if not other:
-            return False
-
-        if isinstance(other, Response):
-            return self.text == other.text
-
-        return self.text == other
-
-    def serialize(self):
-        data = {}
-
-        data["text"] = self.text
-        data["occurrence"] = self.occurrence
-
-        return data
+        def __str__(self):
+            return repr(self.value)
diff --git a/chatterbot/training/trainers.py b/chatterbot/training/trainers.py
index 01287d244..372206713 100644
--- a/chatterbot/training/trainers.py
+++ b/chatterbot/training/trainers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from chatterbot.conversation import Statement
+from chatterbot.conversation import Statement, Response
 from chatterbot.corpus import Corpus
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ def train(self, conversation):
                 previous_statement = statement_history[-1]
 
             if previous_statement:
-                statement.add_response(previous_statement)
+                statement.add_response(
+                    Response(previous_statement.text)
+                )
 
             statement_history.append(statement)
             self.storage.update(statement)
diff --git a/tests/conversation_tests/test_statements.py b/tests/conversation_tests/test_statements.py
index 8ad22fb9a..9bf94dafc 100644
--- a/tests/conversation_tests/test_statements.py
+++ b/tests/conversation_tests/test_statements.py
@@ -68,3 +68,7 @@ def test_occurrence_count_incremented(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(self.statement.in_response_to), 1)
         self.assertEqual(self.statement.in_response_to[0].occurrence, 2)
+
+    def test_add_non_response(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(Statement.InvalidTypeException):
+            self.statement.add_response(Statement("Blah"))
diff --git a/tests/storage_adapter_tests/test_jsondb_adapter.py b/tests/storage_adapter_tests/test_jsondb_adapter.py
index 4111efd18..a7d9e0a3e 100644
--- a/tests/storage_adapter_tests/test_jsondb_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/storage_adapter_tests/test_jsondb_adapter.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_update_modifies_existing_statement(self):
 
         # Update the statement value
         statement.add_response(
-            Statement("New response")
+            Response("New response")
         )
         self.adapter.update(statement)
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def test_update_does_not_modify_existing_statement(self):
         self.adapter.read_only = True
 
         statement.add_response(
-            Statement("New response")
+            Response("New response")
         )
 
         self.adapter.update(statement)