diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 4ee49df..ddb3db0 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // @ts-ignore
 import BConfig from "bcfg";
-import { errorExit } from "./util.js";
 import * as os from "os";
 import { createRequire } from "module";
 import path from "path";
+import { errorExit } from "./error.js";
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 const config = new BConfig("lumeweb-relay");
diff --git a/src/dht.ts b/src/dht.ts
index 31e214e..cf69835 100644
--- a/src/dht.ts
+++ b/src/dht.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { createRequire } from "module";
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 const DHT = require("@hyperswarm/dht");
-import { errorExit } from "./util.js";
 import {
   deriveMyskyRootKeypair,
   Ed25519Keypair,
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   validSeedPhrase,
 } from "libskynet";
 import config from "./config.js";
+import { errorExit } from "./error.js";
 
 let node: {
   ready: () => any;
diff --git a/src/dns.ts b/src/dns.ts
index f7fac23..9614171 100644
--- a/src/dns.ts
+++ b/src/dns.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import { overwriteRegistryEntry } from "libskynetnode";
 import { Buffer } from "buffer";
 import { Parser } from "xml2js";
 import { URL } from "url";
-import { errorExit } from "./util.js";
 import { pack } from "msgpackr";
 import config from "./config.js";
 import { hashDataKey } from "@lumeweb/kernel-utils";
+import { errorExit } from "./error.js";
 
 const { createHash } = await import("crypto");
 
diff --git a/src/error.ts b/src/error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c4bac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function errorExit(msg: string): void {
+  console.error(msg);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+export const ERR_NOT_READY = "NOT_READY";
diff --git a/src/rpc.ts b/src/rpc.ts
index b33c9ed..f6ca874 100644
--- a/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/rpc.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import PocketPKG from "@pokt-network/pocket-js";
 
 const { Configuration, HttpRpcProvider, PocketAAT, Pocket } = PocketPKG;
 import {
+  JSONRPCError,
   JSONRPCRequest,
   JSONRPCResponseWithError,
   JSONRPCResponseWithResult,
 } from "jayson";
 import config, { updateUsePocketGateway, usePocketGateway } from "./config.js";
-import { errorExit } from "./util.js";
+import { ERR_NOT_READY, errorExit } from "./error.js";
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index a8b832f..a354afc 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ import * as chainNetworks from "./networks.json" assert { type: "json" };
 
 type networks = { [net: string]: string };
 
-export function errorExit(msg: string): void {
-  console.error(msg);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
 export function maybeMapChainId(chain: string): string | boolean {
   if (chain in chainNetworks) {
     return (chainNetworks as networks)[chain];