diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 1620ce6..3d7ec41 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::etcetera;
 use std::error::Error as StdError;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 use std::io;
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     TomlSer(toml::ser::Error),
     TomlDe(toml::de::Error),
     Quote(shlex::QuoteError),
-    HomeDir(etcetera::HomeDirError),
+    HomeDir,
     Bat(bat::error::Error),
 }
 
@@ -39,12 +38,6 @@ impl From<shlex::QuoteError> for Error {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<etcetera::HomeDirError> for Error {
-    fn from(error: etcetera::HomeDirError) -> Self {
-        Error::HomeDir(error)
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<bat::error::Error> for Error {
     fn from(error: bat::error::Error) -> Self {
         Error::Bat(error)
@@ -58,7 +51,7 @@ impl Display for Error {
             Error::TomlSer(e) => e.fmt(formatter),
             Error::TomlDe(e) => e.fmt(formatter),
             Error::Quote(e) => e.fmt(formatter),
-            Error::HomeDir(e) => e.fmt(formatter),
+            Error::HomeDir => formatter.write_str("could not locate home directory"),
             Error::Bat(e) => e.fmt(formatter),
         }
     }
@@ -71,7 +64,7 @@ impl StdError for Error {
             Error::TomlSer(e) => e.source(),
             Error::TomlDe(e) => e.source(),
             Error::Quote(e) => e.source(),
-            Error::HomeDir(e) => e.source(),
+            Error::HomeDir => None,
             Error::Bat(e) => e.source(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/etcetera/base_strategy.rs b/src/etcetera/base_strategy.rs
index aa674d8..f3ed44e 100644
--- a/src/etcetera/base_strategy.rs
+++ b/src/etcetera/base_strategy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::etcetera::HomeDirError;
+use crate::error::Result;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub trait BaseStrategy {
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub trait BaseStrategy {
 
 macro_rules! create_strategies {
     ($base: ty) => {
-        pub fn choose_base_strategy() -> Result<$base, HomeDirError> {
+        pub fn choose_base_strategy() -> Result<$base> {
             <$base>::new()
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/etcetera/base_strategy/windows.rs b/src/etcetera/base_strategy/windows.rs
index c90fe34..e3756b9 100644
--- a/src/etcetera/base_strategy/windows.rs
+++ b/src/etcetera/base_strategy/windows.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
+use crate::error::Result;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use crate::etcetera::HomeDirError;
-
 pub struct Windows {
     home_dir: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl Windows {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, HomeDirError> {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             home_dir: crate::etcetera::home_dir()?,
         })
diff --git a/src/etcetera/base_strategy/xdg.rs b/src/etcetera/base_strategy/xdg.rs
index 075d991..d22369e 100644
--- a/src/etcetera/base_strategy/xdg.rs
+++ b/src/etcetera/base_strategy/xdg.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
+use crate::error::Result;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use crate::etcetera::HomeDirError;
-
 pub struct Xdg {
     home_dir: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl Xdg {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, HomeDirError> {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             home_dir: crate::etcetera::home_dir()?,
         })
diff --git a/src/etcetera/mod.rs b/src/etcetera/mod.rs
index 3bf0257..708f6bf 100644
--- a/src/etcetera/mod.rs
+++ b/src/etcetera/mod.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+
 pub mod base_strategy;
 
 pub use base_strategy::{choose_base_strategy, BaseStrategy};
 
-pub fn home_dir() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, HomeDirError> {
-    home::home_dir().ok_or(HomeDirError)
+pub fn home_dir() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    home::home_dir().ok_or(Error::HomeDir)
 }
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct HomeDirError;
-
-impl std::fmt::Display for HomeDirError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "could not locate home directory")
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::error::Error for HomeDirError {}