diff --git a/src/builtin.rs b/src/builtin.rs
index 8175425..aa1796d 100644
--- a/src/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/builtin.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,69 @@ use std::process::Command;
 use crate::swaybar_object::SwaybarObject;
 use regex::Regex;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    Generic(String),
+    Regex(regex::Error),
+    ParseInt(std::num::ParseIntError),
+    IO(std::io::Error),
+    FromUTF8(std::string::FromUtf8Error),
+}
+
+impl From<String> for Error {
+    fn from(string: String) -> Self {
+        Error::Generic(string)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<regex::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(error: regex::Error) -> Self {
+        Error::Regex(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::num::ParseIntError> for Error {
+    fn from(error: std::num::ParseIntError) -> Self {
+        Error::ParseInt(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(error: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Error::IO(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::string::FromUtf8Error> for Error {
+    fn from(error: std::string::FromUtf8Error) -> Self {
+        Error::FromUTF8(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Error::Generic(s) => f.write_str(s),
+            Error::Regex(e) => e.fmt(f),
+            Error::ParseInt(e) => e.fmt(f),
+            Error::IO(e) => e.fmt(f),
+            Error::FromUTF8(e) => e.fmt(f),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Error {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Error::Generic(_) => None,
+            Error::Regex(e) => e.source(),
+            Error::ParseInt(e) => e.source(),
+            Error::IO(e) => e.source(),
+            Error::FromUTF8(e) => e.source(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BattInfo {
     regex: Regex,
@@ -23,13 +86,14 @@ impl BattInfo {
         self.acpi_error
     }
 
-    pub fn update(&mut self, object: &mut SwaybarObject) -> Result<(), ()> {
+    pub fn update(&mut self, object: &mut SwaybarObject) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if self.acpi_error {
-            return Err(());
+            return Err(Error::Generic("battinfo: in error state".into()));
         }
         let output_string: String;
         let output_percentage: u8;
-        if let Ok(string) = self.get_acpi_string() {
+        let string_result = self.get_acpi_string();
+        if let Ok(string) = string_result {
             (output_string, output_percentage) = string;
 
             let percentage: f32 = output_percentage as f32 / 100.0f32;
@@ -50,52 +114,37 @@ impl BattInfo {
             Ok(())
         } else {
             self.acpi_error = true;
-            Err(())
+            string_result.map(|_| ())
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_acpi_string(&mut self) -> Result<(String, u8), ()> {
+    fn get_acpi_string(&mut self) -> Result<(String, u8), Error> {
         if self.acpi_error {
-            return Err(());
+            return Err(Error::Generic("battinfo: acpi_error is true".into()));
         }
         let mut cmd_builder = Command::new("acpi");
         cmd_builder.arg("-b");
-        let output_result = cmd_builder.output();
-        if let Ok(output_unwrapped) = output_result {
-            let string_result = String::from_utf8(output_unwrapped.stdout);
-            if let Ok(string) = string_result {
-                let regex_captures_result = self.regex.captures(&string);
-                if regex_captures_result.is_none() {
-                    self.acpi_error = true;
-                    return Err(());
-                }
-                let regex_captures = regex_captures_result.unwrap();
-                let full_result = regex_captures.get(0);
-                if full_result.is_none() {
-                    self.acpi_error = true;
-                    return Err(());
-                }
-                let full_string = full_result.unwrap().as_str().to_owned();
-                let percentage_result = regex_captures.get(1);
-                if percentage_result.is_none() {
-                    self.acpi_error = true;
-                    return Err(());
-                }
-                let percentage_result = percentage_result.unwrap().as_str().parse::<u8>();
-                if percentage_result.is_err() {
-                    self.acpi_error = true;
-                    return Err(());
-                }
-                let percentage: u8 = percentage_result.unwrap();
-
-                Ok((full_string, percentage))
-            } else {
-                self.acpi_error = true;
-                Err(())
-            }
-        } else {
+        let output = cmd_builder.output()?;
+        let string = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+        let regex_captures_result = self.regex.captures(&string);
+        if regex_captures_result.is_none() {
             self.acpi_error = true;
-            Err(())
+            return Err(Error::Generic("battinfo: regex captured nothing".into()));
         }
+        let regex_captures = regex_captures_result.unwrap();
+        let full_result = regex_captures.get(0);
+        if full_result.is_none() {
+            self.acpi_error = true;
+            return Err(Error::Generic("battinfo: no full regex capture".into()));
+        }
+        let full_string = full_result.unwrap().as_str().to_owned();
+        let percentage_result = regex_captures.get(1);
+        if percentage_result.is_none() {
+            self.acpi_error = true;
+            return Err(Error::Generic("battinfo: no regex capture 1".into()));
+        }
+        let percentage: u8 = percentage_result.unwrap().as_str().parse::<u8>()?;
+
+        Ok((full_string, percentage))
     }
 }