diff --git a/const.go b/const.go
index a47dd9e..ad0bca1 100644
--- a/const.go
+++ b/const.go
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ const (
 	oxAltBody        = "This message is encrypted (XEP-0373: OpenPGP for XMPP)."
 	pubsubPubOptions = "http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#publish-options"
 	strChat          = "chat"
+	strError         = "error"
 	strGroupchat     = "groupchat"
 )
diff --git a/ox.go b/ox.go
index cffe51a..857bda0 100644
--- a/ox.go
+++ b/ox.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func oxDecrypt(m xmpp.Chat, client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ,
 			cryptMsgByte, err =
 				base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(r.InnerXML)
 			if err != nil {
-				return "error", time.Now(), err
+				return strError, time.Now(), err
 			}
 			break
 		}
@@ -89,53 +89,53 @@ func oxDecrypt(m xmpp.Chat, client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ,
 	oxMsg := crypto.NewPGPMessage(cryptMsgByte)
 	keyRing, err := crypto.NewKeyRing(oxPrivKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), err
+		return strError, time.Now(), err
 	}
 	senderKeyRing, err := oxGetPublicKeyRing(client, iqc, sender)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), err
+		return strError, time.Now(), err
 	}
 	decryptMsg, err := keyRing.Decrypt(oxMsg, senderKeyRing, crypto.GetUnixTime())
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), err
+		return strError, time.Now(), err
 	}
 	// Remove invalid code points.
 	message := validUTF8(string(decryptMsg.Data))
 	doc := etree.NewDocument()
 	err = doc.ReadFromString(message)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), err
+		return strError, time.Now(), err
 	}
 	signcrypt := doc.SelectElement("signcrypt")
 	if signcrypt == nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no signcrypt element")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no signcrypt element")
 	}
 	to := signcrypt.SelectElement("to")
 	if to == nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no to element")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no to element")
 	}
 	jid := to.SelectAttr("jid")
 	if jid == nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no jid attribute")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no jid attribute")
 	}
 	if strings.Split(jid.Value, "/")[0] != user {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: encrypted for wrong user")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: encrypted for wrong user")
 	}
 	timestamp := signcrypt.SelectElement("time")
 	if timestamp == nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no time element")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no time element")
 	}
 	stamp := timestamp.SelectAttr("stamp")
 	if stamp == nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no stamp attribute")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no stamp attribute")
 	}
 	msgStamp, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z0700", stamp.Value)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), err
+		return strError, time.Now(), err
 	}
 	payload := signcrypt.SelectElement("payload")
 	if payload == nil {
-		return "error", time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no payload element")
+		return strError, time.Now(), errors.New("ox: no payload element")
 	}
 	body := payload.SelectElement("body")
 	if body == nil {
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ func oxGetPrivKeyLoc(jid string) (string, error) {
 	default:
 		homeDir, err = os.UserHomeDir()
 		if err != nil {
-			return "error", err
+			return strError, err
 		}
 		if homeDir == "" {
-			return "error", err
+			return strError, err
 		}
 		dataDir = homeDir + "/.local/share"
 	}
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func oxGetPrivKeyLoc(jid string) (string, error) {
 	if _, err = os.Stat(dataDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		err = os.MkdirAll(dataDir, 0700)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "error", err
+			return strError, err
 		}
 	}
 	dataFile := dataDir + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(jid))
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ func oxGetPubKeyLoc(fingerprint string) (string, error) {
 	default:
 		homeDir, err = os.UserHomeDir()
 		if err != nil {
-			return "error", err
+			return strError, err
 		}
 		if homeDir == "" {
-			return "error", err
+			return strError, err
 		}
 		dataDir = homeDir + "/.local/share"
 	}
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func oxGetPubKeyLoc(fingerprint string) (string, error) {
 	if _, err = os.Stat(dataDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		err = os.MkdirAll(dataDir, 0700)
 		if err != nil {
-			return "error", err
+			return strError, err
 		}
 	}
 	dataFile := dataDir + fingerprint
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ func oxEncrypt(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, oxPrivKey *crypto.Key,
 	}
 	privKeyRing, err := crypto.NewKeyRing(oxPrivKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", err
+		return strError, err
 	}
 	ownJid := strings.Split(client.JID(), "/")[0]
 	if recipient != ownJid {
@@ -729,12 +729,12 @@ func oxEncrypt(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, oxPrivKey *crypto.Key,
 	oxCryptMessageScPayloadBody.CreateText(message)
 	ocm, err := oxCryptMessage.WriteToString()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", err
+		return strError, err
 	}
 	plainMessage := crypto.NewPlainMessage([]byte(ocm))
 	pgpMessage, err := keyRing.Encrypt(plainMessage, privKeyRing)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", err
+		return strError, err
 	}
 	om := etree.NewDocument()
 	om.WriteSettings.AttrSingleQuote = true
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ func oxEncrypt(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, oxPrivKey *crypto.Key,
 	omMessageBody.CreateText(oxAltBody)
 	oms, err := om.WriteToString()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "error", err
+		return strError, err
 	}
 
 	return oms, nil
diff --git a/stanzahandling.go b/stanzahandling.go
index 1050d20..d3859fe 100644
--- a/stanzahandling.go
+++ b/stanzahandling.go
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ func rcvStanzas(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, msgc chan xmpp.Chat) {
 					root := etree.NewDocument()
 					root.WriteSettings.AttrSingleQuote = true
 					reply := root.CreateElement("iq")
-					reply.CreateAttr("type", "error")
+					reply.CreateAttr("type", strError)
 					reply.CreateAttr("from", client.JID())
 					reply.CreateAttr("to", v.From)
 					reply.CreateAttr("id", v.ID)
-					errorReply := reply.CreateElement("error")
+					errorReply := reply.CreateElement(strError)
 					errorReply.CreateAttr("type", "cancel")
 					su := errorReply.CreateElement("service-unavailable")
 					su.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsXMPPStanzas)
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ func rcvStanzas(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, msgc chan xmpp.Chat) {
 				root := etree.NewDocument()
 				root.WriteSettings.AttrSingleQuote = true
 				reply := root.CreateElement("iq")
-				reply.CreateAttr("type", "error")
+				reply.CreateAttr("type", strError)
 				reply.CreateAttr("from", client.JID())
 				reply.CreateAttr("to", v.From)
 				reply.CreateAttr("id", v.ID)
-				errorReply := reply.CreateElement("error")
+				errorReply := reply.CreateElement(strError)
 				errorReply.CreateAttr("type", "cancel")
 				su := errorReply.CreateElement("service-unavailable")
 				su.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsXMPPStanzas)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func rcvStanzas(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, msgc chan xmpp.Chat) {
 						log.Println(err)
 					}
 				}
-			case "reply", "error":
+			case "reply", strError:
 				iqc <- v
 			default:
 				iqc <- v