diff --git a/src/async_impl/body.rs b/src/async_impl/body.rs
index c89c790..dcfbf44 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/body.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/body.rs
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ impl Stream for ImplStream {
             } => {
                 if let Some(ref mut timeout) = timeout {
                     if let Poll::Ready(()) = Pin::new(timeout).poll(cx) {
-                        return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::error::timedout(None))));
+                        return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::error::body(crate::error::TimedOut))));
                     }
                 }
                 futures_core::ready!(Pin::new(body).poll_data(cx))
-                    .map(|opt_chunk| opt_chunk.map(Into::into).map_err(crate::error::from))
+                    .map(|opt_chunk| opt_chunk.map(Into::into).map_err(crate::error::body))
             }
             Inner::Reusable(ref mut bytes) => {
                 if bytes.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/async_impl/client.rs b/src/async_impl/client.rs
index 9da4b6d..120b873 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/client.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/client.rs
@@ -746,13 +746,17 @@ impl Future for PendingRequest {
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         if let Some(delay) = self.as_mut().timeout().as_mut().as_pin_mut() {
             if let Poll::Ready(()) = delay.poll(cx) {
-                return Poll::Ready(Err(crate::error::timedout(Some(self.url.clone()))));
+                return Poll::Ready(Err(
+                    crate::error::request(crate::error::TimedOut).with_url(self.url.clone())
+                ));
             }
         }
 
         loop {
             let res = match self.as_mut().in_flight().as_mut().poll(cx) {
-                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => return Poll::Ready(url_error!(e, &self.url)),
+                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => {
+                    return Poll::Ready(Err(crate::error::request(e).with_url(self.url.clone())));
+                }
                 Poll::Ready(Ok(res)) => res,
                 Poll::Pending => return Poll::Pending,
             };
diff --git a/src/async_impl/decoder.rs b/src/async_impl/decoder.rs
index ece367e..e28049f 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/decoder.rs
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ impl Stream for Decoder {
         let new_value = match self.inner {
             Inner::Pending(ref mut future) => match Pin::new(future).poll(cx) {
                 Poll::Ready(Ok(inner)) => inner,
-                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::error::from_io(e)))),
+                Poll::Ready(Err(e)) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::error::decode_io(e)))),
                 Poll::Pending => return Poll::Pending,
             },
             Inner::PlainText(ref mut body) => return Pin::new(body).poll_next(cx),
             Inner::Gzip(ref mut decoder) => {
                 return match futures_core::ready!(Pin::new(decoder).poll_next(cx)) {
                     Some(Ok(bytes)) => Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(bytes))),
-                    Some(Err(err)) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::error::from_io(err)))),
+                    Some(Err(err)) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(crate::error::decode_io(err)))),
                     None => Poll::Ready(None),
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/async_impl/multipart.rs b/src/async_impl/multipart.rs
index 1294385..0287f26 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/multipart.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/multipart.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ impl Part {
 
     /// Tries to set the mime of this part.
     pub fn mime_str(self, mime: &str) -> crate::Result<Part> {
-        Ok(self.mime(mime.parse().map_err(crate::error::from)?))
+        Ok(self.mime(mime.parse().map_err(crate::error::builder)?))
     }
 
     // Re-export when mime 0.4 is available, with split MediaType/MediaRange.
diff --git a/src/async_impl/request.rs b/src/async_impl/request.rs
index e81418c..53be49b 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/request.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/request.rs
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
                     Ok(value) => {
                         req.headers_mut().append(key, value);
                     }
-                    Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::from(e.into())),
+                    Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(e.into())),
                 },
-                Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::from(e.into())),
+                Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(e.into())),
             };
         }
         if let Some(err) = error {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
             let serializer = serde_urlencoded::Serializer::new(&mut pairs);
 
             if let Err(err) = query.serialize(serializer) {
-                error = Some(crate::error::from(err));
+                error = Some(crate::error::builder(err));
             }
         }
         if let Ok(ref mut req) = self.request {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
                     );
                     *req.body_mut() = Some(body.into());
                 }
-                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::from(err)),
+                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(err)),
             }
         }
         if let Some(err) = error {
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
                         .insert(CONTENT_TYPE, HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"));
                     *req.body_mut() = Some(body.into());
                 }
-                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::from(err)),
+                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(err)),
             }
         }
         if let Some(err) = error {
diff --git a/src/async_impl/response.rs b/src/async_impl/response.rs
index f9efc06..8617584 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/response.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/response.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ impl Response {
     pub async fn json<T: DeserializeOwned>(self) -> crate::Result<T> {
         let full = self.bytes().await?;
 
-        serde_json::from_slice(&full).map_err(crate::error::from)
+        serde_json::from_slice(&full).map_err(crate::error::decode)
     }
 
     /// Get the full response body as `Bytes`.
diff --git a/src/blocking/body.rs b/src/blocking/body.rs
index 8519814..4b48823 100644
--- a/src/blocking/body.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/body.rs
@@ -258,9 +258,8 @@ async fn send_future(sender: Sender) -> Result<(), crate::Error> {
                     buf.advance_mut(n);
                 },
                 Err(e) => {
-                    let ret = io::Error::new(e.kind(), e.to_string());
                     tx.take().expect("tx only taken on error").abort();
-                    return Err(crate::error::from(ret));
+                    return Err(crate::error::body(e));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ async fn send_future(sender: Sender) -> Result<(), crate::Error> {
             .expect("tx only taken on error")
             .send_data(buf.take().freeze().into())
             .await
-            .map_err(crate::error::from)?;
+            .map_err(crate::error::body)?;
 
         written += buf_len;
     }
diff --git a/src/blocking/client.rs b/src/blocking/client.rs
index ed47185..ab4379d 100644
--- a/src/blocking/client.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/client.rs
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ impl ClientHandle {
             .spawn(move || {
                 use tokio::runtime::current_thread::Runtime;
 
-                let mut rt = match Runtime::new().map_err(crate::error::from) {
+                let mut rt = match Runtime::new().map_err(crate::error::builder) {
                     Err(e) => {
                         if let Err(e) = spawn_tx.send(Err(e)) {
                             error!("Failed to communicate runtime creation failure: {:?}", e);
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ impl ClientHandle {
 
                 rt.block_on(f)
             })
-            .map_err(crate::error::from)?;
+            .map_err(crate::error::builder)?;
 
         // Wait for the runtime thread to start up...
         match wait::timeout(spawn_rx, None) {
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ impl ClientHandle {
                 self.timeout.0,
                 KeepCoreThreadAlive(Some(self.inner.clone())),
             )),
-            Err(wait::Waited::TimedOut) => Err(crate::error::timedout(Some(url))),
-            Err(wait::Waited::Executor(err)) => Err(crate::error::from(err).with_url(url)),
+            Err(wait::Waited::TimedOut(e)) => Err(crate::error::request(e).with_url(url)),
+            Err(wait::Waited::Executor(err)) => Err(crate::error::request(err).with_url(url)),
             Err(wait::Waited::Inner(err)) => Err(err.with_url(url)),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/blocking/mod.rs b/src/blocking/mod.rs
index 6d54f37..dab76f6 100644
--- a/src/blocking/mod.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/mod.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ mod request;
 mod response;
 mod wait;
 
-pub(crate) use self::wait::Waited;
-
 pub use self::body::Body;
 pub use self::client::{Client, ClientBuilder};
 pub use self::request::{Request, RequestBuilder};
diff --git a/src/blocking/multipart.rs b/src/blocking/multipart.rs
index 0f1cecf..c0f65a9 100644
--- a/src/blocking/multipart.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/multipart.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl Part {
 
     /// Tries to set the mime of this part.
     pub fn mime_str(self, mime: &str) -> crate::Result<Part> {
-        Ok(self.mime(mime.parse().map_err(crate::error::from)?))
+        Ok(self.mime(mime.parse().map_err(crate::error::builder)?))
     }
 
     // Re-export when mime 0.4 is available, with split MediaType/MediaRange.
diff --git a/src/blocking/request.rs b/src/blocking/request.rs
index 87f3a0d..6d236f6 100644
--- a/src/blocking/request.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/request.rs
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
                     Ok(value) => {
                         req.headers_mut().append(key, value);
                     }
-                    Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::from(e.into())),
+                    Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(e.into())),
                 },
-                Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::from(e.into())),
+                Err(e) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(e.into())),
             };
         }
         if let Some(err) = error {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
             let serializer = serde_urlencoded::Serializer::new(&mut pairs);
 
             if let Err(err) = query.serialize(serializer) {
-                error = Some(crate::error::from(err));
+                error = Some(crate::error::builder(err));
             }
         }
         if let Ok(ref mut req) = self.request {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
                     );
                     *req.body_mut() = Some(body.into());
                 }
-                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::from(err)),
+                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(err)),
             }
         }
         if let Some(err) = error {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
                         .insert(CONTENT_TYPE, HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"));
                     *req.body_mut() = Some(body.into());
                 }
-                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::from(err)),
+                Err(err) => error = Some(crate::error::builder(err)),
             }
         }
         if let Some(err) = error {
@@ -797,8 +797,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn add_json_fail() {
-        use serde::ser::Error;
+        use serde::ser::Error as _;
         use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
+        use std::error::Error as _;
         struct MyStruct;
         impl Serialize for MyStruct {
             fn serialize<S>(&self, _serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
@@ -813,7 +814,9 @@ mod tests {
         let some_url = "https://google.com/";
         let r = client.post(some_url);
         let json_data = MyStruct;
-        assert!(r.json(&json_data).build().unwrap_err().is_serialization());
+        let err = r.json(&json_data).build().unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.is_builder()); // well, duh ;)
+        assert!(err.source().unwrap().is::<serde_json::Error>());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/blocking/response.rs b/src/blocking/response.rs
index cefc15a..5827b53 100644
--- a/src/blocking/response.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/response.rs
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ impl Response {
     /// [`serde_json::from_reader`]: https://docs.serde.rs/serde_json/fn.from_reader.html
     pub fn json<T: DeserializeOwned>(self) -> crate::Result<T> {
         wait::timeout(self.inner.json(), self.timeout).map_err(|e| match e {
-            wait::Waited::TimedOut => crate::error::timedout(None),
-            wait::Waited::Executor(e) => crate::error::from(e),
+            wait::Waited::TimedOut(e) => crate::error::decode(e),
+            wait::Waited::Executor(e) => crate::error::decode(e),
             wait::Waited::Inner(e) => e,
         })
     }
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ impl Response {
     pub fn text_with_charset(self, default_encoding: &str) -> crate::Result<String> {
         wait::timeout(self.inner.text_with_charset(default_encoding), self.timeout).map_err(|e| {
             match e {
-                wait::Waited::TimedOut => crate::error::timedout(None),
-                wait::Waited::Executor(e) => crate::error::from(e),
+                wait::Waited::TimedOut(e) => crate::error::decode(e),
+                wait::Waited::Executor(e) => crate::error::decode(e),
                 wait::Waited::Inner(e) => e,
             }
         })
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ impl Response {
     where
         W: io::Write,
     {
-        io::copy(self, w).map_err(crate::error::from)
+        io::copy(self, w).map_err(crate::error::response)
     }
 
     /// Turn a response into an error if the server returned an error.
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ impl Read for Response {
 
         let timeout = self.timeout;
         wait::timeout(self.body_mut().read(buf), timeout).map_err(|e| match e {
-            wait::Waited::TimedOut => crate::error::timedout(None).into_io(),
-            wait::Waited::Executor(e) => crate::error::from(e).into_io(),
+            wait::Waited::TimedOut(e) => crate::error::response(e).into_io(),
+            wait::Waited::Executor(e) => crate::error::response(e).into_io(),
             wait::Waited::Inner(e) => e,
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/blocking/wait.rs b/src/blocking/wait.rs
index bd00dc1..7698509 100644
--- a/src/blocking/wait.rs
+++ b/src/blocking/wait.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ use tokio::clock;
 use tokio_executor::{
     enter,
     park::{Park, ParkThread, Unpark, UnparkThread},
-    EnterError,
 };
 
 pub(crate) fn timeout<F, I, E>(fut: F, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<I, Waited<E>>
 where
     F: Future<Output = Result<I, E>>,
 {
-    let _entered = enter().map_err(Waited::Executor)?;
+    let _entered =
+        enter().map_err(|_| Waited::Executor(crate::error::BlockingClientInAsyncContext))?;
     let deadline = timeout.map(|d| {
         log::trace!("wait at most {:?}", d);
         clock::now() + d
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ where
             let now = clock::now();
             if now >= deadline {
                 log::trace!("wait timeout exceeded");
-                return Err(Waited::TimedOut);
+                return Err(Waited::TimedOut(crate::error::TimedOut));
             }
 
             log::trace!("park timeout {:?}", deadline - now);
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ where
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum Waited<E> {
-    TimedOut,
-    Executor(EnterError),
+    TimedOut(crate::error::TimedOut),
+    Executor(crate::error::BlockingClientInAsyncContext),
     Inner(E),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/connect.rs b/src/connect.rs
index 022db1d..950a0b2 100644
--- a/src/connect.rs
+++ b/src/connect.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl Connector {
     where
         T: Into<Option<IpAddr>>,
     {
-        let tls = tls.build().map_err(crate::error::from)?;
+        let tls = tls.build().map_err(crate::error::builder)?;
 
         let mut http = http_connector()?;
         http.set_local_address(local_addr.into());
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index e18dc1a..89342c6 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -4,69 +4,33 @@ use std::io;
 
 use crate::{StatusCode, Url};
 
+/// A `Result` alias where the `Err` case is `reqwest::Error`.
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
 /// The Errors that may occur when processing a `Request`.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// extern crate serde;
-/// extern crate reqwest;
-///
-/// use serde::Deserialize;
-///
-/// #[derive(Deserialize)]
-/// struct Simple {
-///    key: String
-/// }
-/// # fn main() { }
-///
-/// async fn run() {
-///    match make_request().await {
-///        Err(e) => handler(e),
-///        Ok(_)  => return,
-///    }
-/// }
-/// // Response is not a json object conforming to the Simple struct
-/// async fn make_request() -> Result<Simple, reqwest::Error> {
-///   reqwest::get("http://httpbin.org/ip").await?.json().await
-/// }
-///
-/// fn handler(e: reqwest::Error) {
-///    if e.is_http() {
-///        match e.url() {
-///            None => println!("No Url given"),
-///            Some(url) => println!("Problem making request to: {}", url),
-///        }
-///    }
-///    // Inspect the internal error and output it
-///    if e.is_serialization() {
-///       let serde_error = match e.get_ref() {
-///            None => return,
-///            Some(err) => err,
-///        };
-///        println!("problem parsing information {}", serde_error);
-///    }
-///    if e.is_redirect() {
-///        println!("server redirecting too many times or making loop");
-///    }
-/// }
-/// ```
 pub struct Error {
     inner: Box<Inner>,
 }
 
+type BoxError = Box<dyn StdError + Send + Sync>;
+
 struct Inner {
     kind: Kind,
+    source: Option<BoxError>,
     url: Option<Url>,
 }
 
-/// A `Result` alias where the `Err` case is `reqwest::Error`.
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
-
 impl Error {
-    fn new(kind: Kind, url: Option<Url>) -> Error {
+    pub(crate) fn new<E>(kind: Kind, source: Option<E>) -> Error
+    where
+        E: Into<BoxError>,
+    {
         Error {
-            inner: Box::new(Inner { kind, url }),
+            inner: Box::new(Inner {
+                kind,
+                source: source.map(Into::into),
+                url: None,
+            }),
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,95 +51,14 @@ impl Error {
     /// }
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    #[inline]
     pub fn url(&self) -> Option<&Url> {
         self.inner.url.as_ref()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn with_url(mut self, url: Url) -> Error {
-        self.inner.url = Some(url);
-        self
-    }
-
-    /// Returns a reference to the internal error, if available.
-    ///
-    /// The `'static` bounds allows using `downcast_ref` to check the
-    /// details of the error.
-    ///
-    /// # Examples
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// extern crate url;
-    /// # extern crate reqwest;
-    /// // retries requests with no host on localhost
-    /// # async fn run() {
-    /// let invalid_request = "http://";
-    /// let mut response = reqwest::get(invalid_request).await;
-    /// if let Err(e) = response {
-    ///     match e.get_ref().and_then(|e| e.downcast_ref::<url::ParseError>()) {
-    ///         Some(&url::ParseError::EmptyHost) => {
-    ///             let valid_request = format!("{}{}",invalid_request, "localhost");
-    ///             response = reqwest::get(&valid_request).await;
-    ///         },
-    ///         _ => (),
-    ///     }
-    /// }
-    /// # }
-    /// # fn main() {}
-    /// ```
-    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn StdError + Send + Sync + 'static)> {
+    /// Returns true if the error is from a type Builder.
+    pub fn is_builder(&self) -> bool {
         match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Http(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::Hyper(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::Mime(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::Url(ref e) => Some(e),
-            #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
-            Kind::TlsIncompatible => None,
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            Kind::NativeTls(ref e) => Some(e),
-            #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-            Kind::Rustls(ref e) => Some(e),
-            #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-            Kind::DnsSystemConf(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::Io(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::UrlEncoded(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::Json(ref e) => Some(e),
-            Kind::UrlBadScheme
-            | Kind::TooManyRedirects
-            | Kind::RedirectLoop
-            | Kind::Status(_)
-            | Kind::UnknownProxyScheme
-            | Kind::Timer
-            | Kind::BlockingClientInFutureContext => None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if the error is related to HTTP.
-    pub fn is_http(&self) -> bool {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Http(_) => true,
-            Kind::Hyper(_) => true,
-            _ => false,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if the error is related to a timeout.
-    pub fn is_timeout(&self) -> bool {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Io(ref io) => io.kind() == io::ErrorKind::TimedOut,
-            Kind::Hyper(ref error) => error
-                .source()
-                .and_then(|cause| cause.downcast_ref::<io::Error>())
-                .map(|io| io.kind() == io::ErrorKind::TimedOut)
-                .unwrap_or(false),
-            _ => false,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if the error is serialization related.
-    pub fn is_serialization(&self) -> bool {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Json(_) | Kind::UrlEncoded(_) => true,
+            Kind::Builder => true,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
@@ -183,25 +66,22 @@ impl Error {
     /// Returns true if the error is from a `RedirectPolicy`.
     pub fn is_redirect(&self) -> bool {
         match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::TooManyRedirects | Kind::RedirectLoop => true,
+            Kind::Redirect => true,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if the error is from a request returning a 4xx error.
-    pub fn is_client_error(&self) -> bool {
+    /// Returns true if the error is from `Response::error_for_status`.
+    pub fn is_status(&self) -> bool {
         match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Status(code) => code.is_client_error(),
+            Kind::Status(_) => true,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if the error is from a request returning a 5xx error.
-    pub fn is_server_error(&self) -> bool {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Status(code) => code.is_server_error(),
-            _ => false,
-        }
+    /// Returns true if the error is related to a timeout.
+    pub fn is_timeout(&self) -> bool {
+        self.source().map(|e| e.is::<TimedOut>()).unwrap_or(false)
     }
 
     /// Returns the status code, if the error was generated from a response.
@@ -212,363 +92,172 @@ impl Error {
         }
     }
 
+    // private
+
+    pub(crate) fn with_url(mut self, url: Url) -> Error {
+        self.inner.url = Some(url);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn into_io(self) -> io::Error {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Io(io) => io,
-            _ => io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, self),
-        }
+        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, self)
     }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let mut builder = f.debug_struct("reqwest::Error");
+
+        builder.field("kind", &self.inner.kind);
+
         if let Some(ref url) = self.inner.url {
-            f.debug_tuple("Error")
-                .field(&self.inner.kind)
-                .field(url)
-                .finish()
-        } else {
-            f.debug_tuple("Error").field(&self.inner.kind).finish()
+            builder.field("url", url);
         }
+        if let Some(ref source) = self.inner.source {
+            builder.field("source", source);
+        }
+
+        builder.finish()
     }
 }
 
-static BLOCK_IN_FUTURE: &str = "blocking Client used inside a Future context";
-
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        if let Some(ref url) = self.inner.url {
-            fmt::Display::fmt(url, f)?;
-            f.write_str(": ")?;
+        struct ForUrl<'a>(Option<&'a Url>);
+
+        impl fmt::Display for ForUrl<'_> {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                if let Some(url) = self.0 {
+                    write!(f, " for url ({})", url.as_str())
+                } else {
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            }
         }
+
         match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Http(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::Hyper(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::Mime(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::Url(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::UrlBadScheme => f.write_str("URL scheme is not allowed"),
-            #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
-            Kind::TlsIncompatible => f.write_str("Incompatible TLS identity type"),
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            Kind::NativeTls(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-            Kind::Rustls(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-            Kind::DnsSystemConf(ref e) => write!(f, "failed to load DNS system conf: {}", e),
-            Kind::Io(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::UrlEncoded(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::Json(ref e) => fmt::Display::fmt(e, f),
-            Kind::TooManyRedirects => f.write_str("Too many redirects"),
-            Kind::RedirectLoop => f.write_str("Infinite redirect loop"),
+            Kind::Builder => f.write_str("builder error")?,
+            Kind::Request => f.write_str("error sending request")?,
+            Kind::Response => f.write_str("error reading response")?,
+            Kind::Body => f.write_str("request or response body error")?,
+            Kind::Decode => f.write_str("error decoding response body")?,
+            Kind::Redirect => f.write_str("error following redirect")?,
             Kind::Status(ref code) => {
                 let prefix = if code.is_client_error() {
-                    "Client Error"
-                } else if code.is_server_error() {
-                    "Server Error"
+                    "HTTP status client error"
                 } else {
-                    unreachable!("non-error status code: {:?}", code);
+                    debug_assert!(code.is_server_error());
+                    "HTTP status server error"
                 };
-                write!(f, "{}: {}", prefix, code)
+                write!(f, "{} ({})", prefix, code)?;
             }
-            Kind::UnknownProxyScheme => f.write_str("Unknown proxy scheme"),
-            Kind::Timer => f.write_str("timer unavailable"),
-            Kind::BlockingClientInFutureContext => f.write_str(BLOCK_IN_FUTURE),
+        };
+
+        ForUrl(self.inner.url.as_ref()).fmt(f)?;
+
+        if let Some(ref e) = self.inner.source {
+            write!(f, ": {}", e)?;
         }
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
 impl StdError for Error {
-    fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Http(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::Hyper(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::Mime(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::Url(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::UrlBadScheme => "URL scheme is not allowed",
-            #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
-            Kind::TlsIncompatible => "Incompatible TLS identity type",
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            Kind::NativeTls(ref e) => e.description(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-            Kind::Rustls(ref e) => e.description(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-            Kind::DnsSystemConf(_) => "failed to load DNS system conf",
-            Kind::Io(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::UrlEncoded(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::Json(ref e) => e.description(),
-            Kind::TooManyRedirects => "Too many redirects",
-            Kind::RedirectLoop => "Infinite redirect loop",
-            Kind::Status(code) => {
-                if code.is_client_error() {
-                    "Client Error"
-                } else if code.is_server_error() {
-                    "Server Error"
-                } else {
-                    unreachable!("non-error status code: {:?}", code);
-                }
-            }
-            Kind::UnknownProxyScheme => "Unknown proxy scheme",
-            Kind::Timer => "timer unavailable",
-            Kind::BlockingClientInFutureContext => BLOCK_IN_FUTURE,
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Keep this for now, as std::io::Error didn't support source() until 1.35
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn StdError> {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Http(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::Hyper(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::Mime(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::Url(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
-            Kind::TlsIncompatible => None,
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            Kind::NativeTls(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-            Kind::Rustls(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-            Kind::DnsSystemConf(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::Io(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::UrlEncoded(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::Json(ref e) => e.cause(),
-            Kind::UrlBadScheme
-            | Kind::TooManyRedirects
-            | Kind::RedirectLoop
-            | Kind::Status(_)
-            | Kind::UnknownProxyScheme
-            | Kind::Timer
-            | Kind::BlockingClientInFutureContext => None,
-        }
-    }
-
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn StdError + 'static)> {
-        match self.inner.kind {
-            Kind::Http(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::Hyper(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::Mime(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::Url(ref e) => e.source(),
-            #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
-            Kind::TlsIncompatible => None,
-            #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            Kind::NativeTls(ref e) => e.source(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-            Kind::Rustls(ref e) => e.source(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-            Kind::DnsSystemConf(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::Io(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::UrlEncoded(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::Json(ref e) => e.source(),
-            Kind::UrlBadScheme
-            | Kind::TooManyRedirects
-            | Kind::RedirectLoop
-            | Kind::Status(_)
-            | Kind::UnknownProxyScheme
-            | Kind::Timer
-            | Kind::BlockingClientInFutureContext => None,
-        }
+        self.inner.source.as_ref().map(|e| &**e as _)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum Kind {
-    Http(http::Error),
-    Hyper(hyper::Error),
-    Mime(mime::FromStrError),
-    Url(url::ParseError),
-    UrlBadScheme,
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "default-tls", feature = "rustls-tls"))]
-    TlsIncompatible,
-    #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-    NativeTls(native_tls::Error),
-    #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-    Rustls(rustls::TLSError),
-    #[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-    DnsSystemConf(io::Error),
-    Io(io::Error),
-    UrlEncoded(serde_urlencoded::ser::Error),
-    Json(serde_json::Error),
-    TooManyRedirects,
-    RedirectLoop,
+    Builder,
+    Request,
+    Response,
+    Redirect,
     Status(StatusCode),
-    UnknownProxyScheme,
-    Timer,
-    BlockingClientInFutureContext,
+    Body,
+    Decode,
 }
 
-impl From<http::Error> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: http::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Http(err)
-    }
+// constructors
+
+pub(crate) fn builder<E: Into<BoxError>>(e: E) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Builder, Some(e))
 }
 
-impl From<hyper::Error> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: hyper::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Hyper(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn body<E: Into<BoxError>>(e: E) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Body, Some(e))
 }
 
-impl From<mime::FromStrError> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: mime::FromStrError) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Mime(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn decode<E: Into<BoxError>>(e: E) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Decode, Some(e))
 }
 
-impl From<io::Error> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: io::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Io(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn request<E: Into<BoxError>>(e: E) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Request, Some(e))
 }
 
-impl From<url::ParseError> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: url::ParseError) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Url(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn response<E: Into<BoxError>>(e: E) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Response, Some(e))
 }
 
-impl From<serde_urlencoded::ser::Error> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: serde_urlencoded::ser::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::UrlEncoded(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn loop_detected(url: Url) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Redirect, Some("infinite redirect loop detected")).with_url(url)
 }
 
-impl From<serde_json::Error> for Kind {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(err: serde_json::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Json(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn too_many_redirects(url: Url) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Redirect, Some("too many redirects")).with_url(url)
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-impl From<native_tls::Error> for Kind {
-    fn from(err: native_tls::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::NativeTls(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn status_code(url: Url, status: StatusCode) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Status(status), None::<Error>).with_url(url)
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-impl From<rustls::TLSError> for Kind {
-    fn from(err: rustls::TLSError) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Rustls(err)
-    }
+pub(crate) fn url_bad_scheme(url: Url) -> Error {
+    Error::new(Kind::Builder, Some("URL scheme is not allowed")).with_url(url)
 }
 
-impl<T> From<crate::blocking::Waited<T>> for Kind
-where
-    T: Into<Kind>,
-{
-    fn from(err: crate::blocking::Waited<T>) -> Kind {
-        match err {
-            crate::blocking::Waited::TimedOut => io_timeout().into(),
-            crate::blocking::Waited::Executor(e) => e.into(),
-            crate::blocking::Waited::Inner(e) => e.into(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<tokio_executor::EnterError> for Kind {
-    fn from(_err: tokio_executor::EnterError) -> Kind {
-        Kind::BlockingClientInFutureContext
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<tokio::timer::Error> for Kind {
-    fn from(_err: tokio::timer::Error) -> Kind {
-        Kind::Timer
-    }
-}
-
-fn io_timeout() -> io::Error {
-    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, "timed out")
-}
-
-#[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
-pub(crate) struct InternalFrom<T>(pub T, pub Option<Url>);
-
-#[doc(hidden)] // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/42323
-impl From<InternalFrom<Error>> for Error {
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(other: InternalFrom<Error>) -> Error {
-        other.0
-    }
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)] // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/42323
-impl<T> From<InternalFrom<T>> for Error
-where
-    T: Into<Kind>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn from(other: InternalFrom<T>) -> Error {
-        Error::new(other.0.into(), other.1)
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn from<T>(err: T) -> Error
-where
-    T: Into<Kind>,
-{
-    InternalFrom(err, None).into()
-}
+// io::Error helpers
 
 pub(crate) fn into_io(e: Error) -> io::Error {
     e.into_io()
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn from_io(e: io::Error) -> Error {
+pub(crate) fn decode_io(e: io::Error) -> Error {
     if e.get_ref().map(|r| r.is::<Error>()).unwrap_or(false) {
         *e.into_inner()
             .expect("io::Error::get_ref was Some(_)")
             .downcast::<Error>()
             .expect("StdError::is() was true")
     } else {
-        from(e)
+        decode(e)
     }
 }
 
-macro_rules! url_error {
-    ($e:expr, $url:expr) => {
-        Err(crate::Error::from(crate::error::InternalFrom(
-            $e,
-            Some($url.clone()),
-        )))
-    };
+// internal Error "sources"
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct TimedOut;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct BlockingClientInAsyncContext;
+
+impl fmt::Display for TimedOut {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str("operation timed out")
+    }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn loop_detected(url: Url) -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::RedirectLoop, Some(url))
+impl StdError for TimedOut {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for BlockingClientInAsyncContext {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str("blocking Client used inside a Future context")
+    }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn too_many_redirects(url: Url) -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::TooManyRedirects, Some(url))
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn timedout(url: Option<Url>) -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::Io(io_timeout()), url)
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn status_code(url: Url, status: StatusCode) -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::Status(status), Some(url))
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn url_bad_scheme(url: Url) -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::UrlBadScheme, Some(url))
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "trust-dns")]
-pub(crate) fn dns_system_conf(io: io::Error) -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::DnsSystemConf(io), None)
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn unknown_proxy_scheme() -> Error {
-    Error::new(Kind::UnknownProxyScheme, None)
-}
+impl StdError for BlockingClientInAsyncContext {}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -577,51 +266,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn assert_send<T: Send>() {}
     fn assert_sync<T: Sync>() {}
 
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
     #[test]
-    fn test_cause_chain() {
-        #[derive(Debug)]
-        struct Chain<T>(Option<T>);
+    fn test_source_chain() {
+        let root = Error::new(Kind::Request, None::<Error>);
+        assert!(root.source().is_none());
 
-        impl<T: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for Chain<T> {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-                if let Some(ref link) = self.0 {
-                    write!(f, "chain: {}", link)
-                } else {
-                    f.write_str("root")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        impl<T: StdError> StdError for Chain<T> {
-            fn description(&self) -> &str {
-                if self.0.is_some() {
-                    "chain"
-                } else {
-                    "root"
-                }
-            }
-            fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn StdError> {
-                if let Some(ref e) = self.0 {
-                    Some(e)
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let root = Chain(None::<Error>);
-        let io = std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, root);
-        let err = Error::new(Kind::Io(io), None);
-        assert!(err.cause().is_none());
-        assert_eq!(err.to_string(), "root");
-
-        let root = std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, Chain(None::<Error>));
-        let link = Chain(Some(root));
-        let io = std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, link);
-        let err = Error::new(Kind::Io(io), None);
-        assert!(err.cause().is_some());
-        assert_eq!(err.to_string(), "chain: root");
+        let link = super::response(root);
+        assert!(link.source().is_some());
         assert_send::<Error>();
         assert_sync::<Error>();
     }
@@ -634,14 +285,24 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn roundtrip_io_error() {
-        let orig = unknown_proxy_scheme();
+        let orig = super::request("orig");
         // Convert reqwest::Error into an io::Error...
-        let io = into_io(orig);
+        let io = super::into_io(orig);
         // Convert that io::Error back into a reqwest::Error...
-        let err = from_io(io);
+        let err = super::decode_io(io);
         // It should have pulled out the original, not nested it...
         match err.inner.kind {
-            Kind::UnknownProxyScheme => (),
+            Kind::Request => (),
+            _ => panic!("{:?}", err),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_unknown_io_error() {
+        let orig = io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "orly");
+        let err = super::decode_io(orig);
+        match err.inner.kind {
+            Kind::Decode => (),
             _ => panic!("{:?}", err),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/into_url.rs b/src/into_url.rs
index 0a53ac7..3d57d32 100644
--- a/src/into_url.rs
+++ b/src/into_url.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl PolyfillTryInto for Url {
 
 impl<'a> PolyfillTryInto for &'a str {
     fn into_url(self) -> crate::Result<Url> {
-        Url::parse(self).map_err(crate::error::from)?.into_url()
+        Url::parse(self).map_err(crate::error::builder)?.into_url()
     }
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mod tests {
         let err = "file:///etc/hosts".into_url().unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(
             err.to_string(),
-            "file:///etc/hosts: URL scheme is not allowed"
+            "builder error for url (file:///etc/hosts): URL scheme is not allowed"
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/proxy.rs b/src/proxy.rs
index f2818ef..8bb56bb 100644
--- a/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/proxy.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ impl ProxyScheme {
             "socks5" => Self::socks5(to_addr()?)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "socks")]
             "socks5h" => Self::socks5h(to_addr()?)?,
-            _ => return Err(crate::error::unknown_proxy_scheme()),
+            _ => return Err(crate::error::builder("unknown proxy scheme")),
         };
 
         if let Some(pwd) = url.password() {
diff --git a/src/tls.rs b/src/tls.rs
index b844d1f..c53d010 100644
--- a/src/tls.rs
+++ b/src/tls.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Certificate {
     pub fn from_der(der: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<Certificate> {
         Ok(Certificate {
             #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            native: native_tls::Certificate::from_der(der).map_err(crate::error::from)?,
+            native: native_tls::Certificate::from_der(der).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
             original: Cert::Der(der.to_owned()),
         })
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl Certificate {
     pub fn from_pem(pem: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<Certificate> {
         Ok(Certificate {
             #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            native: native_tls::Certificate::from_pem(pem).map_err(crate::error::from)?,
+            native: native_tls::Certificate::from_pem(pem).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
             original: Cert::Pem(pem.to_owned()),
         })
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ impl Certificate {
             Cert::Der(buf) => tls
                 .root_store
                 .add(&::rustls::Certificate(buf))
-                .map_err(|e| crate::error::from(TLSError::WebPKIError(e)))?,
+                .map_err(|e| crate::error::builder(TLSError::WebPKIError(e)))?,
             Cert::Pem(buf) => {
                 let mut pem = Cursor::new(buf);
                 let certs = pemfile::certs(&mut pem).map_err(|_| {
-                    crate::error::from(TLSError::General(String::from(
+                    crate::error::builder(TLSError::General(String::from(
                         "No valid certificate was found",
                     )))
                 })?;
                 for c in certs {
                     tls.root_store
                         .add(&c)
-                        .map_err(|e| crate::error::from(TLSError::WebPKIError(e)))?;
+                        .map_err(|e| crate::error::builder(TLSError::WebPKIError(e)))?;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl Identity {
     pub fn from_pkcs12_der(der: &[u8], password: &str) -> crate::Result<Identity> {
         Ok(Identity {
             inner: ClientCert::Pkcs12(
-                native_tls::Identity::from_pkcs12(der, password).map_err(crate::error::from)?,
+                native_tls::Identity::from_pkcs12(der, password).map_err(crate::error::builder)?,
             ),
         })
     }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl Identity {
             let mut pem = Cursor::new(buf);
             let certs = pemfile::certs(&mut pem)
                 .map_err(|_| TLSError::General(String::from("No valid certificate was found")))
-                .map_err(crate::error::from)?;
+                .map_err(crate::error::builder)?;
             pem.set_position(0);
             let mut sk = pemfile::pkcs8_private_keys(&mut pem)
                 .and_then(|pkcs8_keys| {
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ impl Identity {
                     pemfile::rsa_private_keys(&mut pem)
                 })
                 .map_err(|_| TLSError::General(String::from("No valid private key was found")))
-                .map_err(crate::error::from)?;
+                .map_err(crate::error::builder)?;
             if let (Some(sk), false) = (sk.pop(), certs.is_empty()) {
                 (sk, certs)
             } else {
-                return Err(crate::error::from(TLSError::General(String::from(
+                return Err(crate::error::builder(TLSError::General(String::from(
                     "private key or certificate not found",
                 ))));
             }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Identity {
                 Ok(())
             }
             #[cfg(feature = "rustls-tls")]
-            ClientCert::Pem { .. } => Err(crate::error::from(crate::error::Kind::TlsIncompatible)),
+            ClientCert::Pem { .. } => Err(crate::error::builder("incompatible TLS identity type")),
         }
     }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl Identity {
                 Ok(())
             }
             #[cfg(feature = "default-tls")]
-            ClientCert::Pkcs12(..) => Err(crate::error::from(crate::error::Kind::TlsIncompatible)),
+            ClientCert::Pkcs12(..) => Err(crate::error::builder("incompatible TLS identity type")),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/blocking.rs b/tests/blocking.rs
index 646cd6e..17ca03d 100644
--- a/tests/blocking.rs
+++ b/tests/blocking.rs
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ fn test_error_for_status_4xx() {
     let url = format!("http://{}/1", server.addr());
     let res = reqwest::blocking::get(&url).unwrap();
 
-    let err = res.error_for_status().err().unwrap();
-    assert!(err.is_client_error());
+    let err = res.error_for_status().unwrap_err();
+    assert!(err.is_status());
     assert_eq!(err.status(), Some(reqwest::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST));
 }
 
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ fn test_error_for_status_5xx() {
     let url = format!("http://{}/1", server.addr());
     let res = reqwest::blocking::get(&url).unwrap();
 
-    let err = res.error_for_status().err().unwrap();
-    assert!(err.is_server_error());
+    let err = res.error_for_status().unwrap_err();
+    assert!(err.is_status());
     assert_eq!(
         err.status(),
         Some(reqwest::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
diff --git a/tests/timeouts.rs b/tests/timeouts.rs
index 94d714c..320796f 100644
--- a/tests/timeouts.rs
+++ b/tests/timeouts.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fn timeout_closes_connection() {
     let url = format!("http://{}/closes", server.addr());
     let err = client.get(&url).send().unwrap_err();
 
-    assert_eq!(err.get_ref().unwrap().to_string(), "timed out");
+    assert!(err.is_timeout());
     assert_eq!(err.url().map(|u| u.as_str()), Some(url.as_str()));
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn write_timeout_large_body() {
         .send()
         .unwrap_err();
 
-    assert_eq!(err.get_ref().unwrap().to_string(), "timed out");
+    assert!(err.is_timeout());
     assert_eq!(err.url().map(|u| u.as_str()), Some(url.as_str()));
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn test_response_timeout() {
         .send()
         .unwrap_err();
 
-    assert_eq!(err.get_ref().unwrap().to_string(), "timed out");
+    assert!(err.is_timeout());
     assert_eq!(err.url().map(|u| u.as_str()), Some(url.as_str()));
 }
 
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ fn test_read_timeout() {
     );
 
     let err = res.text().unwrap_err();
-    assert_eq!(err.to_string(), "timed out");
+    assert!(err.is_timeout());
 }