diff --git a/src/themes/color.rs b/src/themes/color.rs
index 59328c42a..b4a97cbae 100644
--- a/src/themes/color.rs
+++ b/src/themes/color.rs
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ impl FromStr for Color {
             Color::Hsva(Hsva::new(h, s / 100., v / 100., (a / 100. * 255.) as u8))
         } else if color.starts_with("x:") {
             let name = color.split_at(2).1;
-            let hex = super::xresources::get_color(name)
-                .map_err(|e| Self::Err::new(e))?
+            let hex = super::xresources::get_color(name)?
                 .ok_or_else(|| {
                     Self::Err::new(format!("color {} not defined in ~/.Xresources", name))
                 })?;
diff --git a/src/themes/xresources.rs b/src/themes/xresources.rs
index 878e34021..5968d7101 100644
--- a/src/themes/xresources.rs
+++ b/src/themes/xresources.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use log::debug;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use crate::errors::Error;
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ use tests::read_xresources;
 static COLOR_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
     Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^\s*\*(?<name>[^: ]+)\s*:\s*(?<color>#[a-f0-9]{6}).*$").unwrap());
 
-static COLORS: Lazy<Result<HashMap<String, String>, String>> =
+static COLORS: Lazy<Result<HashMap<String, String>, Error>> =
     Lazy::new(|| match read_xresources() {
         Ok(content) => {
             debug!(".Xresources content:\n{}", content);
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ static COLORS: Lazy<Result<HashMap<String, String>, String>> =
                     .flatten(),
             ));
         }
-        Err(e) => Err(format!("could not read .Xresources: {}", e)),
+        Err(e) => Err(Error::new(format!("could not read .Xresources: {}", e))),
     });
 
-pub fn get_color(name: &str) -> Result<Option<&String>, String> {
-    Ok(COLORS.as_ref().map(|cmap| cmap.get(name))?)
+pub fn get_color(name: &str) -> Result<Option<&String>, Error> {
+    Ok(COLORS.as_ref().map(|cmap| cmap.get(name)).map_err(Clone::clone)?)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]