diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/examples/wiping_clear.rs b/crates/servicepoint/examples/wiping_clear.rs
index 6fd202e..6d85724 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/examples/wiping_clear.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/examples/wiping_clear.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use clap::Parser;
 
-use servicepoint::{bitvec::prelude::BitVec, *};
+use servicepoint::*;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Cli {
diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs b/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs
index 8d42530..462e448 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/src/command.rs
@@ -212,21 +212,27 @@ pub enum Command {
 }
 
 /// Err values for [Command::try_from].
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum TryFromPacketError {
     /// the contained command code does not correspond to a known command
+    #[error("The command code {0:?} does not correspond to a known command")]
     InvalidCommand(u16),
     /// the expected payload size was n, but size m was found
+    #[error("the expected payload size was {0}, but size {1} was found")]
     UnexpectedPayloadSize(usize, usize),
     /// Header fields not needed for the command have been used.
     ///
     /// Note that these commands would usually still work on the actual display.
+    #[error("Header fields not needed for the command have been used")]
     ExtraneousHeaderValues,
     /// The contained compression code is not known. This could be of disabled features.
+    #[error("The compression code {0:?} does not correspond to a known compression algorithm.")]
     InvalidCompressionCode(u16),
     /// Decompression of the payload failed. This can be caused by corrupted packets.
+    #[error("The decompression of the payload failed")]
     DecompressionFailed,
     /// The given brightness value is out of bounds
+    #[error("The given brightness value {0} is out of bounds.")]
     InvalidBrightness(u8),
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/src/connection.rs b/crates/servicepoint/src/connection.rs
index 721583c..087afd7 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/src/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use std::fmt::Debug;
 use crate::packet::Packet;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 /// A connection to the display.
 ///
@@ -34,20 +34,26 @@ pub enum Connection {
     /// [servicepoint-websocket-relay]: https://github.com/kaesaecracker/servicepoint-websocket-relay
     #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
     WebSocket(
-        std::sync::Arc<std::sync::Mutex<tungstenite::WebSocket<
-            tungstenite::stream::MaybeTlsStream<std::net::TcpStream>,
-        >>>,
+        std::sync::Arc<
+            std::sync::Mutex<
+                tungstenite::WebSocket<
+                    tungstenite::stream::MaybeTlsStream<std::net::TcpStream>,
+                >,
+            >,
+        >,
     ),
 
     /// A fake connection for testing that does not actually send anything.
     Fake,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum SendError {
-    IoError(std::io::Error),
+    #[error("IO error occurred while sending")]
+    IoError(#[from] std::io::Error),
     #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
-    WebsocketError(tungstenite::Error),
+    #[error("WebSocket error occurred while sending")]
+    WebsocketError(#[from] tungstenite::Error),
 }
 
 impl Connection {
@@ -103,7 +109,9 @@ impl Connection {
 
         let request = ClientRequestBuilder::new(uri).into_client_request()?;
         let (sock, _) = connect(request)?;
-        Ok(Self::WebSocket(std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(sock))))
+        Ok(Self::WebSocket(std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(
+            sock,
+        ))))
     }
 
     /// Send something packet-like to the display. Usually this is in the form of a Command.
@@ -157,7 +165,9 @@ impl Drop for Connection {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         #[cfg(feature = "protocol_websocket")]
         if let Connection::WebSocket(sock) = self {
-            _ = sock.try_lock().map(move |mut sock| sock.close(None).unwrap() );
+            _ = sock
+                .try_lock()
+                .map(move |mut sock| sock.close(None).unwrap());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/servicepoint/src/cp437.rs b/crates/servicepoint/src/cp437.rs
index 194e3f6..bfd8b5a 100644
--- a/crates/servicepoint/src/cp437.rs
+++ b/crates/servicepoint/src/cp437.rs
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 /// The encoding is currently not enforced.
 pub type Cp437Grid = PrimitiveGrid<u8>;
 
-/// Errors that can occur when loading CP-437.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum Cp437LoadError {
-    /// Invalid character in input prevented loading
-    InvalidChar {
-        /// invalid character is at this position in input
-        index: usize,
-        /// the invalid character
-        char: char,
-    },
+/// The error occurring when loading an invalid character
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("The character {char:?} at position {index} is not a valid CP437 character")]
+pub struct InvalidCharError {
+    /// invalid character is at this position in input
+    index: usize,
+    /// the invalid character
+    char: char,
 }
 
 impl Cp437Grid {
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ impl Cp437Grid {
         value: &str,
         width: usize,
         wrap: bool,
-    ) -> Result<Self, Cp437LoadError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self, InvalidCharError> {
         assert!(width > 0);
         assert!(!value.is_empty());
 
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ impl Cp437Grid {
 
             for (index, char) in value.chars().enumerate() {
                 if !char.is_ascii() {
-                    return Err(Cp437LoadError::InvalidChar { index, char });
+                    return Err(InvalidCharError { index, char });
                 }
 
                 let is_lf = char == '\n';
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn load_ascii_invalid() {
         assert_eq!(
-            Err(Cp437LoadError::InvalidChar {
+            Err(InvalidCharError {
                 char: '🥶',
                 index: 2
             }),