diff --git a/cmd/image-builder/main.go b/cmd/image-builder/main.go
index 8efbde6..33fe4b0 100644
--- a/cmd/image-builder/main.go
+++ b/cmd/image-builder/main.go
@@ -232,14 +232,13 @@ func cmdBuild(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var uploadUnsupported *UploadTypeUnsupportedError
-	var missingUploadConfig *MissingUploadConfigError
 	uploader, err := uploaderFor(cmd, res.ImgType.Name())
-	if err != nil && !errors.As(err, &missingUploadConfig) && !errors.As(err, &uploadUnsupported) {
-		return err
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrUploadTypeUnsupported) || errors.Is(err, ErrUploadConfigNotProvided) {
+		err = nil
 	}
-	if missingUploadConfig != nil && !missingUploadConfig.allMissing {
-		return fmt.Errorf("partial upload config provided: %w", err)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if uploader != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/image-builder/main_test.go b/cmd/image-builder/main_test.go
index 651b821..5ae0e74 100644
--- a/cmd/image-builder/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/image-builder/main_test.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func TestBuildIntegrationHappy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// ensure osbuild was run exactly one
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(fakeOsbuildCmd.Calls()))
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(fakeOsbuildCmd.Calls()))
 	osbuildCall := fakeOsbuildCmd.Calls()[0]
 	// --cache is passed correctly to osbuild
 	storePos := slices.Index(osbuildCall, "--store")
diff --git a/cmd/image-builder/upload.go b/cmd/image-builder/upload.go
index 718b3b7..8e57b28 100644
--- a/cmd/image-builder/upload.go
+++ b/cmd/image-builder/upload.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -14,22 +15,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osbuild/images/pkg/cloud/awscloud"
 )
 
-type MissingUploadConfigError struct {
-	missing    []string
-	allMissing bool
-}
-
-func (e *MissingUploadConfigError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("missing upload configuration: %q", e.missing)
-}
+// ErrMissingUploadConfig is returned when the upload configuration is missing
+var ErrMissingUploadConfig = errors.New("missing upload configuration")
 
-type UploadTypeUnsupportedError struct {
-	typ string
-}
+// ErrUploadConfigNotProvided is returned when all the upload configuration is missing
+var ErrUploadConfigNotProvided = errors.New("missing all upload configuration")
 
-func (e *UploadTypeUnsupportedError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("unsupported upload type %q", e.typ)
-}
+// ErrUploadTypeUnsupported is returned when the upload type is not supported
+var ErrUploadTypeUnsupported = errors.New("unsupported type")
 
 var awscloudNewUploader = awscloud.NewUploader
 
@@ -73,7 +66,7 @@ func uploaderFor(cmd *cobra.Command, typeOrCloud string) (cloud.Uploader, error)
 	case "ami", "aws":
 		return uploaderForCmdAWS(cmd)
 	default:
-		return nil, &UploadTypeUnsupportedError{typeOrCloud}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrUploadTypeUnsupported, typeOrCloud)
 	}
 
 }
@@ -104,10 +97,11 @@ func uploaderForCmdAWS(cmd *cobra.Command) (cloud.Uploader, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if len(missing) > 0 {
-		return nil, &MissingUploadConfigError{
-			missing:    missing,
-			allMissing: len(missing) == len(requiredArgs),
+		if len(missing) == len(requiredArgs) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrUploadConfigNotProvided, missing)
 		}
+
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrMissingUploadConfig, missing)
 	}
 
 	return awscloudNewUploader(region, bucketName, amiName, nil)
diff --git a/cmd/image-builder/upload_test.go b/cmd/image-builder/upload_test.go
index 422e71c..bbda00f 100644
--- a/cmd/image-builder/upload_test.go
+++ b/cmd/image-builder/upload_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestUploadCmdlineErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			`missing --to parameter, try --to=aws`,
 		}, {
 			[]string{"--to=aws"},
-			`missing upload configuration: ["--aws-ami-name" "--aws-bucket" "--aws-region"]`,
+			`missing all upload configuration: ["--aws-ami-name" "--aws-bucket" "--aws-region"]`,
 		},
 		{
 			[]string{"--to=aws", "--aws-ami-name=1"},
@@ -242,5 +242,5 @@ func TestBuildAndUploadWithAWSPartialCmdlineErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	defer restore()
 
 	err := main.Run()
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, `partial upload config provided: missing upload configuration: ["--aws-ami-name" "--aws-bucket"]`)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, `missing upload configuration: ["--aws-ami-name" "--aws-bucket"]`)
 }