diff --git a/processor/ethereum/src/publisher.rs b/processor/ethereum/src/publisher.rs
index cc9c1f5f..d133768b 100644
--- a/processor/ethereum/src/publisher.rs
+++ b/processor/ethereum/src/publisher.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ impl TransactionPublisher {
   }
 
   // This will always return Ok(Some(_)) or Err(_), never Ok(None)
-  async fn router(&self) -> Result<RwLockReadGuard<'_, Option<Router>>, RpcError<TransportErrorKind>> {
+  async fn router(
+    &self,
+  ) -> Result<RwLockReadGuard<'_, Option<Router>>, RpcError<TransportErrorKind>> {
     let router = self.router.read().await;
 
     // If the router is None, find it on-chain
@@ -35,9 +37,14 @@ impl TransactionPublisher {
       let mut router = self.router.write().await;
       // Check again if it's None in case a different task already did this
       if router.is_none() {
-        let Some(router_actual) = Router::new(self.rpc.clone(), &self.initial_serai_key).await? else {
-          Err(TransportErrorKind::Custom("publishing transaction yet couldn't find router on chain. was our node reset?".to_string().into()))?
-      };
+        let Some(router_actual) = Router::new(self.rpc.clone(), &self.initial_serai_key).await?
+        else {
+          Err(TransportErrorKind::Custom(
+            "publishing transaction yet couldn't find router on chain. was our node reset?"
+              .to_string()
+              .into(),
+          ))?
+        };
         *router = Some(router_actual);
       }
       return Ok(router.downgrade());
@@ -60,7 +67,9 @@ impl signers::TransactionPublisher<Transaction> for TransactionPublisher {
       let router = router.as_ref().unwrap();
       let tx = match tx.0 {
         Action::SetKey { chain_id: _, nonce: _, key } => router.update_serai_key(&key, &tx.1),
-        Action::Batch { chain_id: _, nonce: _, outs } => router.execute(OutInstructions::from(outs.as_ref()), &tx.1),
+        Action::Batch { chain_id: _, nonce: _, outs } => {
+          router.execute(OutInstructions::from(outs.as_ref()), &tx.1)
+        }
       };
 
       /*
diff --git a/processor/ethereum/src/rpc.rs b/processor/ethereum/src/rpc.rs
index 819fbf48..e3f25f86 100644
--- a/processor/ethereum/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/processor/ethereum/src/rpc.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use core::future::Future;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use alloy_rpc_types_eth::{BlockTransactionsKind, BlockNumberOrTag};
+use alloy_transport::{RpcError, TransportErrorKind};
 use alloy_simple_request_transport::SimpleRequest;
 use alloy_provider::{Provider, RootProvider};
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ impl ScannerFeed for Rpc {
 
   type Block = FullEpoch;
 
-  type EphemeralError = String;
+  type EphemeralError = RpcError<TransportErrorKind>;
 
   fn latest_finalized_block_number(
     &self,
@@ -37,14 +38,17 @@ impl ScannerFeed for Rpc {
       let actual_number = self
         .provider
         .get_block(BlockNumberOrTag::Finalized.into(), BlockTransactionsKind::Hashes)
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("couldn't get the latest finalized block: {e:?}"))?
-        .ok_or_else(|| "there was no finalized block".to_string())?
+        .await?
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+          TransportErrorKind::Custom("there was no finalized block".to_string().into())
+        })?
         .header
         .number;
       // Error if there hasn't been a full epoch yet
       if actual_number < 32 {
-        Err("there has not been a completed epoch yet".to_string())?
+        Err(TransportErrorKind::Custom(
+          "there has not been a completed epoch yet".to_string().into(),
+        ))?
       }
       // The divison by 32 returns the amount of completed epochs
       // Converting from amount of completed epochs to the latest completed epoch requires
@@ -75,10 +79,12 @@ impl ScannerFeed for Rpc {
         self
           .provider
           .get_block((start - 1).into(), BlockTransactionsKind::Hashes)
-          .await
-          .map_err(|e| format!("couldn't get block: {e:?}"))?
+          .await?
           .ok_or_else(|| {
-            format!("ethereum node didn't have requested block: {number:?}. did we reorg?")
+            TransportErrorKind::Custom(
+              format!("ethereum node didn't have requested block: {number:?}. was the node reset?")
+                .into(),
+            )
           })?
           .header
           .hash
@@ -88,10 +94,12 @@ impl ScannerFeed for Rpc {
       let end_header = self
         .provider
         .get_block((start + 31).into(), BlockTransactionsKind::Hashes)
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("couldn't get block: {e:?}"))?
+        .await?
         .ok_or_else(|| {
-          format!("ethereum node didn't have requested block: {number:?}. did we reorg?")
+          TransportErrorKind::Custom(
+            format!("ethereum node didn't have requested block: {number:?}. was the node reset?")
+              .into(),
+          )
         })?
         .header;