diff --git a/src/creator/mod.rs b/src/creator/mod.rs
index 866cd10..c6423bd 100644
--- a/src/creator/mod.rs
+++ b/src/creator/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+use hpk_package::deku::DekuError;
+
 use {
-    crate::{Item, Package, Plist, Specs},
-    hpk_package::Entry,
+    crate::{Item, ItemError, Package, Plist, Specs},
+    hpk_package::{tar, Entry},
     rayon::prelude::{IntoParallelRefIterator, ParallelIterator},
     std::{
         borrow::BorrowMut,
         env,
         error::Error,
+        fmt,
         fs::{self, File},
         io::{self, Write},
         path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -19,10 +22,10 @@ use {
     zstd::Encoder,
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Message {
     MemberAdded(String),
     Success(String),
-    Failure(String),
 }
 
 /// Creates a package archive
@@ -90,51 +93,38 @@ impl Creator {
         archive.set_extension("tar.zst");
         let fd = File::create(&archive)?;
         let writer = Mutex::new(Encoder::new(fd, 0)?);
-        let sender = Mutex::new(sender);
         env::set_current_dir(&self.path)?;
+        let s = sender.clone();
         self.entries
             .par_iter()
             .filter(|x| x.as_path() != Path::new("."))
-            .for_each(|x| {
-                let sender = sender.lock().unwrap().clone();
-                if let Ok(item) = Item::try_create(x.as_path()) {
-                    if let Entry::File {
-                        path: _,
+            .try_for_each_with(s, |s, x| {
+                let item = Item::try_create(x.as_path())?;
+                if let Entry::File {
+                    path: _,
+                    sha256sum: _,
+                    mode: _,
+                    size,
+                } = &item.entry
+                {
+                    totalsize.fetch_add(*size, Ordering::Release);
+                }
+                let path = match item.entry.clone() {
+                    Entry::File {
+                        path,
                         sha256sum: _,
                         mode: _,
-                        size,
-                    } = &item.entry
-                    {
-                        totalsize.fetch_add(*size, Ordering::Release);
+                        size: _,
                     }
-                    let path = match item.entry.clone() {
-                        Entry::File {
-                            path,
-                            sha256sum: _,
-                            mode: _,
-                            size: _,
-                        }
-                        | Entry::Link { path, target: _ }
-                        | Entry::Directory { path, mode: _ } => path,
-                    };
-                    plist.lock().unwrap().borrow_mut().entries.push(item.entry);
-                    match writer.lock().unwrap().borrow_mut().write_all(&item.data) {
-                        Ok(_) => sender
-                            .send(Message::MemberAdded(format!("{}", path.display())))
-                            .expect("couldn't send message"),
-                        Err(e) => sender
-                            .send(Message::Failure(format!("{e}")))
-                            .expect("couldn't send message"),
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    sender
-                        .send(Message::Failure(format!(
-                            "Could not process DirEntry for {}",
-                            x.display()
-                        )))
-                        .expect("could not send message");
-                }
-            });
+                    | Entry::Link { path, target: _ }
+                    | Entry::Directory { path, mode: _ } => path,
+                };
+                plist.lock().unwrap().borrow_mut().entries.push(item.entry);
+                writer.lock().unwrap().borrow_mut().write_all(&item.data)?;
+                s.send(Message::MemberAdded(format!("{}", path.display())))
+                    .expect("couldn't send message");
+                Ok::<(), CreationError>(())
+            })?;
         let mut package: Package = self.specs.into();
         package.size = totalsize.into_inner();
         let plist = plist.into_inner()?;
@@ -143,9 +133,50 @@ impl Creator {
         let mut writer = writer.into_inner()?;
         writer.write_all(&node.to_vec()?)?;
         let _fd = writer.finish()?;
-        let sender = sender.into_inner()?;
         sender.send(Message::Success(format!("{} saved", archive.display())))?;
         env::set_current_dir(d)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CreationError {
+    Io(io::Error),
+    Fmt(fmt::Error),
+    Tar(tar::Error),
+    Deku(DekuError),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for CreationError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{self:?}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for CreationError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Io(e) => Some(e),
+            Self::Fmt(e) => Some(e),
+            Self::Tar(e) => Some(e),
+            Self::Deku(e) => Some(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for CreationError {
+    fn from(value: io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Io(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ItemError> for CreationError {
+    fn from(value: ItemError) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            ItemError::Io(e) => Self::Io(e),
+            ItemError::Fmt(e) => Self::Fmt(e),
+            ItemError::Tar(e) => Self::Tar(e),
+            ItemError::Deku(e) => Self::Deku(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/hpk.rs b/src/hpk.rs
index 7073466..a324e53 100644
--- a/src/hpk.rs
+++ b/src/hpk.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mod cli;
 use {
     clap::ArgMatches,
     cli::cli,
-    hpk::{Creator, Dependency, Message, Specs, Version},
+    hpk::{CreationError, Creator, Dependency, Message, Specs, Version},
     indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle},
     ron::ser::{to_writer_pretty, PrettyConfig},
     std::{
@@ -93,13 +93,9 @@ fn create(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     pb.inc(1);
                     pb.finish_and_clear();
                 }
-                Message::Failure(s) => {
-                    eprint!("{s}");
-                    return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, s));
-                }
             }
         }
-        Ok(())
+        Ok::<(), CreationError>(())
     });
     creator.create(&outdir, sender)?;
     match handle.join() {
diff --git a/src/installer/mod.rs b/src/installer/mod.rs
index 396ac99..1c26d18 100644
--- a/src/installer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/installer/mod.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ impl<T: io::Read> Installer<T> {
     }
 }
 
-fn extract_entry(entry: &Entry, node: &Node, path: PathBuf) -> Result<InstallMessage, InstallError> {
+fn extract_entry(
+    entry: &Entry,
+    node: &Node,
+    path: PathBuf,
+) -> Result<InstallMessage, InstallError> {
     match entry {
         Entry::Directory { path: _, mode } => {
             DirBuilder::new().mode(*mode).create(&path)?;
diff --git a/src/item/mod.rs b/src/item/mod.rs
index f287b93..06c4fd2 100644
--- a/src/item/mod.rs
+++ b/src/item/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 use hpk_package::{
+    deku::DekuError,
     sha2::{Digest, Sha256},
-    tar::{Node, Owner},
+    tar::{Error as TarError, Node, Owner},
     Entry,
 };
 use std::{
     error::Error,
     ffi::OsStr,
-    fmt::Write,
+    fmt::{self, Write},
     fs,
-    io::Read,
+    io::{self, Read},
     os::unix::fs::MetadataExt,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct Item {
 }
 
 impl Item {
-    pub fn try_create(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    pub fn try_create(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, ItemError> {
         let path = fix_path(path);
         let meta = fs::metadata(&path)?;
         let filename = format!("{}", path.display());
@@ -68,6 +69,55 @@ impl Item {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ItemError {
+    Io(io::Error),
+    Fmt(fmt::Error),
+    Tar(TarError),
+    Deku(DekuError),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ItemError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{self:?}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for ItemError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Io(e) => Some(e),
+            Self::Fmt(e) => Some(e),
+            Self::Tar(e) => Some(e),
+            Self::Deku(e) => Some(e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for ItemError {
+    fn from(value: io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Io(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<fmt::Error> for ItemError {
+    fn from(value: fmt::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Fmt(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<TarError> for ItemError {
+    fn from(value: TarError) -> Self {
+        Self::Tar(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<DekuError> for ItemError {
+    fn from(value: DekuError) -> Self {
+        Self::Deku(value)
+    }
+}
+
 fn fix_path(path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
     let path = if let Ok(p) = path.strip_prefix("./") {
         p
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ce09a1c..ba57571 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ mod repository;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub use {
-    creator::{Creator, Message},
+    creator::{CreationError, Creator, Message},
     db::Database,
     hooks::{Hooks, Pinstall},
     hpk_package::{tar, Arch, Dependency, GitRev, Package, Plist, Rapid, SemVer, Specs, Version},
     installer::{InstallError, InstallMessage, Installer},
-    item::Item,
+    item::{Item, ItemError},
     repository::Repository,
 };