diff --git a/ui/pager.go b/ui/pager.go
index 50806b1..60f7434 100644
--- a/ui/pager.go
+++ b/ui/pager.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func renderWithGlamour(m pagerModel, md string) tea.Cmd {
 			if debug {
 				log.Println("error rendering with Glamour:", err)
 			}
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 		return contentRenderedMsg(s)
 	}
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func renderWithGlamour(m pagerModel, md string) tea.Cmd {
 func saveDocumentNote(cc *charm.Client, id int, note string) tea.Cmd {
 	if cc == nil {
 		return func() tea.Msg {
-			return errMsg(errors.New("can't set note; no charm client"))
+			return errMsg{errors.New("can't set note; no charm client")}
 		}
 	}
 	return func() tea.Msg {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func saveDocumentNote(cc *charm.Client, id int, note string) tea.Cmd {
 			if debug {
 				log.Println("error saving note:", err)
 			}
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 		return noteSavedMsg(&charm.Markdown{ID: id, Note: note})
 	}
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func stashDocument(cc *charm.Client, md markdown) tea.Cmd {
 			if debug {
 				log.Println("error stashing document:", err)
 			}
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 
 		// We really just need to know the ID so we can operate on this newly
diff --git a/ui/stash.go b/ui/stash.go
index 1ccbf23..7d441cc 100644
--- a/ui/stash.go
+++ b/ui/stash.go
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func loadRemoteMarkdown(cc *charm.Client, id int, t markdownType) tea.Cmd {
 			if debug {
 				log.Println("error loading remote markdown:", err)
 			}
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 
 		return fetchedMarkdownMsg(&markdown{
@@ -777,10 +777,10 @@ func loadRemoteMarkdown(cc *charm.Client, id int, t markdownType) tea.Cmd {
 func loadLocalMarkdown(md *markdown) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		if md.markdownType != localMarkdown {
-			return errMsg(errors.New("could not load local file: not a local file"))
+			return errMsg{errors.New("could not load local file: not a local file")}
 		}
 		if md.localPath == "" {
-			return errMsg(errors.New("could not load file: missing path"))
+			return errMsg{errors.New("could not load file: missing path")}
 		}
 
 		data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(md.localPath)
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ func loadLocalMarkdown(md *markdown) tea.Cmd {
 			if debug {
 				log.Println("error reading local markdown:", err)
 			}
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 		md.Body = string(data)
 		return fetchedMarkdownMsg(md)
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ func deleteStashedItem(cc *charm.Client, id int) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		err := cc.DeleteMarkdown(id)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 		return deletedStashedItemMsg(id)
 	}
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 31a9d05..75706b7 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewProgram(style string, cfg Config) *tea.Program {
 
 // MESSAGES
 
-type errMsg error
+type errMsg struct{ err error }
 type newCharmClientMsg *charm.Client
 type sshAuthErrMsg struct{}
 type keygenFailedMsg struct{ err error }
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type gotNewsMsg []*charm.Markdown
 type statusMessageTimeoutMsg applicationContext
 type newsLoadErrMsg struct{ err error }
 
+func (e errMsg) Error() string          { return e.err.Error() }
 func (k keygenFailedMsg) Error() string { return k.err.Error() }
 func (s stashLoadErrMsg) Error() string { return s.err.Error() }
 func (s newsLoadErrMsg) Error() string  { return s.err.Error() }
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ func findLocalFiles() tea.Msg {
 		if debug {
 			log.Println("error finding local files:", err)
 		}
-		return errMsg(err)
+		return errMsg{err}
 	}
 
 	ch, err := gitcha.FindFiles(cwd, []string{"*.md"})
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ func newCharmClient(identityFile *string) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		cfg, err := charm.ConfigFromEnv()
 		if err != nil {
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 
 		if identityFile != nil {
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ func newCharmClient(identityFile *string) tea.Cmd {
 			if debug {
 				log.Println("error creating new charm client:", err)
 			}
-			return errMsg(err)
+			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 
 		return newCharmClientMsg(cc)