diff --git a/src/async_serial.rs b/src/async_serial.rs
index 3893db8e4..c675f6da8 100644
--- a/src/async_serial.rs
+++ b/src/async_serial.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ macro_rules! async_encoder_fn {
             stream
                 .write_all(&endian::$writefn(v))
                 .await
-                .map_err(Error::Io)
+                .map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
         }
     };
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ macro_rules! async_decoder_fn {
         pub async fn $name<R: AsyncRead + Unpin>(stream: &mut R) -> Result<$val_type> {
             assert_eq!(::std::mem::size_of::<$val_type>(), $byte_len); // size_of isn't a constfn in 1.22
             let mut val = [0; $byte_len];
-            stream.read_exact(&mut val[..]).await.map_err(Error::Io)?;
+            stream.read_exact(&mut val[..]).await.map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))?;
             Ok(endian::$readfn(&val))
         }
     };
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ impl AsyncWriteExt {
     async_encoder_fn!(write_u16, u16, u16_to_array_le);
 
     pub async fn write_u8<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin>(stream: &mut W, v: u8) -> Result<()> {
-        stream.write_all(&[v]).await.map_err(Error::Io)
+        stream.write_all(&[v]).await.map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a88393557..1f0711a82 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ use crate::vm::ZKVMError;
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+//#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+
+// need to be able to copy the errors into theads
+// net error has clone and copy attribute 
+// copy vs clone
+//struct Error;
+
 pub enum Error {
     Foo,
     CommitsDontAdd,
@@ -18,13 +25,13 @@ pub enum Error {
     RangeproofPedersenMatchFailed,
     ProofsFailed,
     MissingProofs,
-    Io(std::io::Error),
+    Io(std::io::ErrorKind),
     /// VarInt was encoded in a non-minimal way
     NonMinimalVarInt,
     /// Parsing error
     ParseFailed(&'static str),
     ParseIntError,
-    AsyncChannelError(String),
+    AsyncChannelError,
     MalformedPacket,
     AddrParseError,
     BadVariableRefType,
@@ -32,10 +39,10 @@ pub enum Error {
     BadConstraintType,
     InvalidParamName,
     MissingParams,
-    VMError(ZKVMError),
+    VMError,
     BadContract,
-    Groth16Error(bellman::SynthesisError),
-    RusqliteError(rusqlite::Error),
+    Groth16Error,
+    RusqliteError,
     OperationFailed,
     ConnectFailed,
     ConnectTimeout,
@@ -45,8 +52,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Utf8Error,
     NoteDecryptionFailed,
     ServicesError(&'static str),
-    ZMQError(zeromq::ZmqError),
-    VerifyFailed(state::VerifyFailed),
+    ZMQError,
+    VerifyFailed,
 }
 
 impl std::error::Error for Error {}
@@ -67,11 +74,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             }
             Error::ProofsFailed => f.write_str("Proof validation failed"),
             Error::MissingProofs => f.write_str("Missing proofs"),
-            Error::Io(ref err) => fmt::Display::fmt(err, f),
+            Error::Io(ref err) => write!(f, "io error:{:?}", err),
             Error::NonMinimalVarInt => f.write_str("non-minimal varint"),
             Error::ParseFailed(ref err) => write!(f, "parse failed: {}", err),
             Error::ParseIntError => f.write_str("Parse int error"),
-            Error::AsyncChannelError(ref err) => write!(f, "async_channel error: {}", err),
+            Error::AsyncChannelError => f.write_str("Async_channel error"),
             Error::MalformedPacket => f.write_str("Malformed packet"),
             Error::AddrParseError => f.write_str("Unable to parse address"),
             Error::BadVariableRefType => f.write_str("Bad variable ref type byte"),
@@ -79,10 +86,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             Error::BadConstraintType => f.write_str("Bad constraint type byte"),
             Error::InvalidParamName => f.write_str("Invalid param name"),
             Error::MissingParams => f.write_str("Missing params"),
-            Error::VMError(_) => f.write_str("VM error"),
+            Error::VMError => f.write_str("VM error"),
             Error::BadContract => f.write_str("Contract is poorly defined"),
-            Error::Groth16Error(ref err) => write!(f, "groth16 error: {}", err),
-            Error::RusqliteError(ref err) => write!(f, "Rusqlite error: {}", err),
+            Error::Groth16Error => f.write_str("Groth16 error"),
+            Error::RusqliteError => f.write_str("Rusqlite error"),
             Error::OperationFailed => f.write_str("Operation failed"),
             Error::ConnectFailed => f.write_str("Connection failed"),
             Error::ConnectTimeout => f.write_str("Connection timed out"),
@@ -92,51 +99,52 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             Error::Utf8Error => f.write_str("Malformed UTF8"),
             Error::NoteDecryptionFailed => f.write_str("Unable to decrypt mint note"),
             Error::ServicesError(ref err) => write!(f, "Services error: {}", err),
-            Error::ZMQError(ref err) => write!(f, "zmq error: {}", err),
-            Error::VerifyFailed(ref err) => write!(f, "Verify failed: {}", err),
+            Error::ZMQError => f.write_str("ZMQ error"),
+            Error::VerifyFailed => f.write_str("Verify failed"),
         }
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: Match statement to parse external errors into strings.
 impl From<zeromq::ZmqError> for Error {
     fn from(err: zeromq::ZmqError) -> Error {
-        Error::ZMQError(err)
+        Error::ZMQError
     }
 }
 
 impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
     fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> Error {
-        Error::Io(err)
+        Error::Io(err.kind())
     }
 }
 
 impl From<rusqlite::Error> for Error {
     fn from(err: rusqlite::Error) -> Error {
-        Error::RusqliteError(err)
+        Error::RusqliteError
     }
 }
 
 impl From<ZKVMError> for Error {
     fn from(err: ZKVMError) -> Error {
-        Error::VMError(err)
+        Error::VMError
     }
 }
 
 impl From<bellman::SynthesisError> for Error {
     fn from(err: bellman::SynthesisError) -> Error {
-        Error::Groth16Error(err)
+        Error::Groth16Error
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> From<async_channel::SendError<T>> for Error {
     fn from(err: async_channel::SendError<T>) -> Error {
-        Error::AsyncChannelError(err.to_string())
+        Error::AsyncChannelError
     }
 }
 
 impl From<async_channel::RecvError> for Error {
     fn from(err: async_channel::RecvError) -> Error {
-        Error::AsyncChannelError(err.to_string())
+        Error::AsyncChannelError
     }
 }
 
@@ -173,6 +181,7 @@ impl From<std::string::FromUtf8Error> for Error {
 
 impl From<state::VerifyFailed> for Error {
     fn from(err: state::VerifyFailed) -> Error {
-        Error::VerifyFailed(err)
+        Error::VerifyFailed
     }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/net/channel.rs b/src/net/channel.rs
index 4f27647be..3a584c3d5 100644
--- a/src/net/channel.rs
+++ b/src/net/channel.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl Channel {
     /// End of file error. Triggered when unexpected end of file occurs.
     fn is_eof_error(err: &error::Error) -> bool {
         match err {
-            error::Error::Io(io_err) => io_err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
+            error::Error::Io(io_err) => io_err.clone() == std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/net/error.rs b/src/net/error.rs
index a9b673b77..1b5e31eb6 100644
--- a/src/net/error.rs
+++ b/src/net/error.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 pub type NetResult<T> = std::result::Result<T, NetError>;
 
 /// An enum representing the main network errors.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum NetError {
     OperationFailed,
     ConnectFailed,
diff --git a/src/net/message_subscriber.rs b/src/net/message_subscriber.rs
index 45fd33f60..fb6a2e3b2 100644
--- a/src/net/message_subscriber.rs
+++ b/src/net/message_subscriber.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ impl MessageSubsystem {
     pub async fn trigger_error(&self, err: NetError) {
         // TODO: this could be parallelized
         for dispatcher in self.dispatchers.lock().await.values() {
-            dispatcher.trigger_error(err).await;
+            dispatcher.trigger_error(err.clone()).await;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/sessions/inbound_session.rs b/src/net/sessions/inbound_session.rs
index 847472284..8bb7598f0 100644
--- a/src/net/sessions/inbound_session.rs
+++ b/src/net/sessions/inbound_session.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl InboundSession {
     ) -> NetResult<()> {
         info!("Starting inbound session on {}", accept_addr);
         let result = self.acceptor.clone().start(accept_addr, executor);
-        if let Err(err) = result {
+        if let Err(err) = result.clone() {
             error!("Error starting listener: {}", err);
         }
         result
diff --git a/src/serial.rs b/src/serial.rs
index 27fb6047f..dedcf527d 100644
--- a/src/serial.rs
+++ b/src/serial.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ macro_rules! encoder_fn {
     ($name:ident, $val_type:ty, $writefn:ident) => {
         #[inline]
         fn $name(&mut self, v: $val_type) -> Result<()> {
-            self.write_all(&endian::$writefn(v)).map_err(Error::Io)
+            self.write_all(&endian::$writefn(v)).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
         }
     };
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ macro_rules! decoder_fn {
         fn $name(&mut self) -> Result<$val_type> {
             assert_eq!(::std::mem::size_of::<$val_type>(), $byte_len); // size_of isn't a constfn in 1.22
             let mut val = [0; $byte_len];
-            self.read_exact(&mut val[..]).map_err(Error::Io)?;
+            self.read_exact(&mut val[..]).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))?;
             Ok(endian::$readfn(&val))
         }
     };
@@ -130,19 +130,19 @@ impl<W: Write> WriteExt for W {
 
     #[inline]
     fn write_i8(&mut self, v: i8) -> Result<()> {
-        self.write_all(&[v as u8]).map_err(Error::Io)
+        self.write_all(&[v as u8]).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
     }
     #[inline]
     fn write_u8(&mut self, v: u8) -> Result<()> {
-        self.write_all(&[v]).map_err(Error::Io)
+        self.write_all(&[v]).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
     }
     #[inline]
     fn write_bool(&mut self, v: bool) -> Result<()> {
-        self.write_all(&[v as u8]).map_err(Error::Io)
+        self.write_all(&[v as u8]).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
     }
     #[inline]
     fn write_slice(&mut self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
-        self.write_all(v).map_err(Error::Io)
+        self.write_all(v).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl<R: Read> ReadExt for R {
     }
     #[inline]
     fn read_slice(&mut self, slice: &mut [u8]) -> Result<()> {
-        self.read_exact(slice).map_err(Error::Io)
+        self.read_exact(slice).map_err(|e| Error::Io(e.kind()))
     }
 }