diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 60e7df698..bcee14a1f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3898,6 +3898,7 @@ name = "radicle-types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "axum",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "localtime",
  "radicle",
diff --git a/crates/radicle-types/Cargo.toml b/crates/radicle-types/Cargo.toml
index 546160c04..10a5fb70e 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/radicle-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.90" }
+axum = { version = "0.7.5", default-features = false, features = ["json"] }
 base64 = { version = "0.22.1" }
 radicle = { git = "https://seed.radicle.xyz/z3gqcJUoA1n9HaHKufZs5FCSGazv5.git" }
 radicle-surf = { version = "0.22.1", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/crates/radicle-types/src/error.rs b/crates/radicle-types/src/error.rs
index e7ea7624a..20df15a77 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-types/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-types/src/error.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+use axum::body::Body;
+use axum::http::{Response, StatusCode};
+use axum::response::IntoResponse;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -108,6 +111,16 @@ impl Serialize for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl IntoResponse for Error {
+    fn into_response(self) -> Response<Body> {
+        (
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            serde_json::to_string(&self).unwrap(),
+        )
+            .into_response()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
 mod test {
diff --git a/crates/test-http-api/src/api.rs b/crates/test-http-api/src/api.rs
index ecabc88cc..bc7bbeaa8 100644
--- a/crates/test-http-api/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/test-http-api/src/api.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use radicle::{git, identity};
 use radicle_types as types;
 use radicle_types::cobs::issue::{Action, NewIssue};
 use radicle_types::cobs::CobOptions;
+use radicle_types::error::Error;
 use radicle_types::traits::auth::Auth;
 use radicle_types::traits::cobs::Cobs;
 use radicle_types::traits::issue::{Issues, IssuesMut};
@@ -23,8 +24,6 @@ use radicle_types::traits::repo::Repo;
 use radicle_types::traits::thread::Thread;
 use radicle_types::traits::Profile;
 
-use crate::error::Error;
-
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Context {
     profile: Arc<radicle::Profile>,
diff --git a/crates/test-http-api/src/error.rs b/crates/test-http-api/src/error.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cc9103b8..000000000
--- a/crates/test-http-api/src/error.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-use axum::http::StatusCode;
-use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Response};
-use axum::Json;
-use serde_json::json;
-
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum Error {
-    /// radicle_types error.
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    Types(#[from] radicle_types::error::Error),
-}
-
-impl IntoResponse for Error {
-    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
-        let (status, msg) = match self {
-            other => {
-                if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-                    (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, Some(other.to_string()))
-                } else {
-                    (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, None)
-                }
-            }
-        };
-
-        let body = Json(json!({
-            "error": msg.or_else(|| status.canonical_reason().map(|r| r.to_string())),
-            "code": status.as_u16()
-        }));
-
-        (status, body).into_response()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs b/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs
index 9d66e0a1c..35d046a24 100644
--- a/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/test-http-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use radicle::Profile;
 
 mod api;
-mod error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Options {
diff --git a/crates/test-http-api/src/main.rs b/crates/test-http-api/src/main.rs
index 4560d3f13..d285eb2ee 100644
--- a/crates/test-http-api/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/test-http-api/src/main.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ fn parse_options() -> Result<api::Options, lexopt::Error> {
         }
     }
     Ok(api::Options {
-        listen: listen.unwrap_or_else(|| ([0, 0, 0, 0], 8080).into()),
+        listen: listen.unwrap_or_else(|| ([0, 0, 0, 0], 8081).into()),
     })
 }