diff --git a/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs b/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
index 3fb1c231..c3cb9735 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,6 @@ fn fetch_config(rtp: &PathBuf) -> Result<Value> {
         .filter(|loaded| loaded.is_some())
         .nth(0)
         .map(|inner| Value::Table(inner.unwrap()))
-        .ok_or_else(|| ConfigError::new(ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound, None))
+        .ok_or(ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound.into())
 }
 
diff --git a/libimagrt/src/edit.rs b/libimagrt/src/edit.rs
index 93fa1a6b..67f495b8 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/edit.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/edit.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use error::RuntimeErrorKind;
 use libimagstore::store::FileLockEntry;
 use libimagstore::store::Entry;
 
+use libimagerror::into::IntoError;
+
 pub type EditResult<T> = Result<T, RuntimeError>;
 
 pub trait Edit {
@@ -55,18 +57,19 @@ pub fn edit_in_tmpfile(rt: &Runtime, s: &mut String) -> EditResult<()> {
     if let Some(mut editor) = rt.editor() {
         let exit_status = editor.arg(file_path).status();
 
-        match exit_status.map(|s| s.success()) {
+        match exit_status.map(|s| s.success()).map_err(Box::new) {
             Ok(true)  => {
                 file.sync_data()
                     .and_then(|_| file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)))
                     .and_then(|_| file.read_to_string(s))
                     .map(|_| ())
-                    .map_err(|e| RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::IOError, Some(Box::new(e))))
+                    .map_err(Box::new)
+                    .map_err(|e| RuntimeErrorKind::IOError.into_error_with_cause(e))
             },
-            Ok(false) => Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::ProcessExitFailure, None)),
-            Err(e)    => Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::IOError, Some(Box::new(e)))),
+            Ok(false) => Err(RuntimeErrorKind::ProcessExitFailure.into()),
+            Err(e)    => Err(RuntimeErrorKind::IOError.into_error_with_cause(e)),
         }
     } else {
-        Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate, None))
+        Err(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate.into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/libimagrt/src/error.rs b/libimagrt/src/error.rs
index 50d640d7..e5f26baa 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/error.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/error.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ generate_error_types!(RuntimeError, RuntimeErrorKind,
 impl From<IOError> for RuntimeError {
 
     fn from(ioe: IOError) -> RuntimeError {
-        RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::IOError, Some(Box::new(ioe)))
+        RuntimeErrorKind::IOError.into_error_with_cause(Box::new(ioe))
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs b/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
index ba520445..e693feff 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
      */
     pub fn new(cli_spec: App<'a, 'a>) -> Result<Runtime<'a>, RuntimeError> {
         use std::env;
-        use std::error::Error;
 
         use libimagstore::hook::position::HookPosition;
         use libimagstore::error::StoreErrorKind;
         use libimagstorestdhook::debug::DebugHook;
         use libimagerror::trace::trace_error;
         use libimagerror::trace::trace_error_dbg;
+        use libimagerror::into::IntoError;
 
         use configuration::error::ConfigErrorKind;
 
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
 
         let cfg = match Configuration::new(&rtp) {
             Err(e) => if e.err_type() != ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound {
-                let cause : Option<Box<Error>> = Some(Box::new(e));
-                return Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate, cause));
+                return Err(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate.into_error_with_cause(Box::new(e)));
             } else {
                 warn!("No config file found.");
                 warn!("Continuing without configuration file");
@@ -128,9 +127,8 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
                 store: store,
             }
         })
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate, Some(Box::new(e)))
-        })
+        .map_err(Box::new)
+        .map_err(|e| RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate.into_error_with_cause(e))
     }
 
     /**