diff --git a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
index ef2fe267..3274e5c4 100644
--- a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 //
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::result::Result as RResult;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use toml::Value;
 use clap::App;
 
+use std::error::Error;
+
 error_chain! {
     types {
         ConfigError, ConfigErrorKind, ResultExt, Result;
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ error_chain! {
     }
 }
 
-pub use self::error::{ConfigError, ConfigErrorKind, MapErrInto};
 use libimagerror::into::IntoError;
 
 impl IntoError for ConfigErrorKind {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl IntoError for ConfigErrorKind {
         ConfigError::from_kind(self)
     }
 
-    fn into_error_with_cause(self, cause: Box<Error>) -> Self::Target {
+    fn into_error_with_cause(self, _: Box<Error>) -> Self::Target {
         ConfigError::from_kind(self)
     }
 }
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ impl Configuration {
     pub fn override_config(&mut self, v: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
         use libimagutil::key_value_split::*;
         use libimagutil::iter::*;
-        use self::error::ConfigErrorKind as CEK;
-        use self::error::MapErrInto;
+        use self::ConfigErrorKind as CEK;
         use libimagerror::into::IntoError;
 
         use toml_query::read::TomlValueReadExt;
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ impl Configuration {
             .map(|(k, v)| self
                  .config
                  .read(&k[..])
-                 .map_err_into(CEK::TOMLParserError)
+                 .chain_err(|| CEK::TOMLParserError)
                  .map(|toml| match toml {
                     Some(value) => match into_value(value, v) {
                         Some(v) => {
diff --git a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/error.rs b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/error.rs
index 388335af..69055197 100644
--- a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/error.rs
+++ b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/error.rs
@@ -17,20 +17,27 @@
 // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 //
 
-generate_error_imports!();
-use std::io::Error as IOError;
-
-generate_error_types!(RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorKind,
-    Instantiate        => "Could not instantiate",
-    IOError            => "IO Error",
-    ProcessExitFailure => "Process exited with failure"
-);
-
-impl From<IOError> for RuntimeError {
-
-    fn from(ioe: IOError) -> RuntimeError {
-        RuntimeErrorKind::IOError.into_error_with_cause(Box::new(ioe))
+error_chain! {
+    types {
+        RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorKind, ResultExt, Result;
     }
 
+    errors {
+        Instantiate {
+            description("Could not instantiate")
+            display("Could not instantiate")
+        }
+
+        IOError {
+            description("IO Error")
+            display("IO Error")
+        }
+
+        ProcessExitFailure {
+            description("Process exited with failure")
+            display("Process exited with failure")
+        }
+
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
index da098517..ed69f58d 100644
--- a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern crate toml_query;
 
 extern crate libimagstore;
 extern crate libimagutil;
-#[macro_use] extern crate libimagerror;
+extern crate libimagerror;
 
 pub mod error;
 pub mod configuration;
diff --git a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
index dcdd8e1b..d0bbdf94 100644
--- a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         where C: Clone + CliSpec<'a> + InternalConfiguration
     {
         use libimagerror::trace::trace_error;
-        use libimagerror::into::IntoError;
 
-        use configuration::error::ConfigErrorKind;
+        use configuration::ConfigErrorKind;
 
         let matches = cli_app.clone().matches();
 
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         debug!("Config path = {:?}", configpath);
 
         let config = match Configuration::new(&configpath) {
-            Err(e) => if e.err_type() != ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound {
-                return Err(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate.into_error_with_cause(Box::new(e)));
+            Err(e) => if !is_match!(e.kind(), &ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound) {
+                return Err(e).chain_err(|| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate);
             } else {
                 warn!("No config file found.");
                 warn!("Continuing without configuration file");
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
                 store: store,
             }
         })
-        .map_err_into(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
+        .chain_err(|| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
     }
 
     ///
@@ -388,11 +387,11 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         let mapper    = JsonMapper::new();
 
         StdIoFileAbstraction::new(&mut input, output, mapper)
-            .map_err_into(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
+            .chain_err(|| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
             .and_then(|backend| {
                 self.store
                     .reset_backend(Box::new(backend))
-                    .map_err_into(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
+                    .chain_err(|| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
             })
     }
 
@@ -407,11 +406,11 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         let mapper    = JsonMapper::new();
 
         StdoutFileAbstraction::new(output, mapper)
-            .map_err_into(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
+            .chain_err(|| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
             .and_then(|backend| {
                 self.store
                     .reset_backend(Box::new(backend))
-                    .map_err_into(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
+                    .chain_err(|| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate)
             })
     }