diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 14cccd40..2d2fc2e4 100755
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	err := config.Load()
 	if err != nil {
-		var criticalErr config.CriticalError
-		if errors.As(err, &criticalErr) {
+		if criticalErr, ok := errors.AsType[config.CriticalError](err); ok {
 			log.Fatal().Err(criticalErr).Msg("critical error in config")
 		}
 		log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("errors in config")
diff --git a/internal/config/events.go b/internal/config/events.go
index 78130ee4..2c7b1524 100644
--- a/internal/config/events.go
+++ b/internal/config/events.go
@@ -64,10 +64,9 @@ func Load() error {
 	initErr := state.InitFromFile(common.ConfigPath)
 	if initErr != nil {
 		// if error is critical, notify and return it without starting providers
-		var criticalErr CriticalError
-		if errors.As(initErr, &criticalErr) {
+		if criticalErr, ok := errors.AsType[CriticalError](initErr); ok {
 			logNotifyError("init", criticalErr.err)
-			return criticalErr.err
+			return criticalErr
 		}
 	}