diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2087cacb..e79aa699d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+* pool: update `Error::WebSocket` variant inner type ([Yuki Kishimoto])
+
 ### Added
 
 * pool: add `Relay::try_connect` ([Yuki Kishimoto])
diff --git a/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/error.rs b/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/error.rs
index 6f030c460..a9ba57b2b 100644
--- a/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/error.rs
+++ b/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/error.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use async_wsocket::Error as WsError;
 use nostr::event;
 use nostr::event::builder;
 use nostr::message::MessageHandleError;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::RelayPoolNotification;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     /// WebSocket error
-    WebSocket(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>),
+    WebSocket(WsError),
     /// Shared state error
     SharedState(SharedStateError),
     /// MessageHandle error
@@ -180,13 +181,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
     }
 }
 
-impl Error {
-    #[inline]
-    pub(super) fn websocket<E>(error: E) -> Self
-    where
-        E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    {
-        Self::WebSocket(Box::new(error))
+impl From<WsError> for Error {
+    fn from(e: WsError) -> Self {
+        Self::WebSocket(e)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/inner.rs b/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/inner.rs
index 36b52d55b..ed1f81d2d 100644
--- a/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/inner.rs
+++ b/crates/nostr-relay-pool/src/relay/inner.rs
@@ -455,10 +455,7 @@ impl InnerRelay {
         }
 
         // Try to connect
-        let stream = self
-            ._try_connect(timeout, false)
-            .await
-            .map_err(Error::websocket)?;
+        let stream = self._try_connect(timeout, false).await?;
 
         // Spawn connection task
         self.spawn_and_try_connect(Some(stream));
@@ -800,7 +797,7 @@ impl InnerRelay {
         let _ping = ping;
 
         while let Some(msg) = ws_rx.next().await {
-            match msg.map_err(Error::websocket)? {
+            match msg? {
                 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
                 WsMessage::Pong(bytes) => {
                     if self.flags.has_ping() {
@@ -2398,7 +2395,7 @@ impl InnerRelay {
 async fn send_ws_msgs(tx: &mut Sink, msgs: Vec<WsMessage>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut stream = futures_util::stream::iter(msgs.into_iter().map(Ok));
     match time::timeout(Some(WEBSOCKET_TX_TIMEOUT), tx.send_all(&mut stream)).await {
-        Some(res) => res.map_err(Error::websocket),
+        Some(res) => Ok(res?),
         None => Err(Error::Timeout),
     }
 }
@@ -2406,7 +2403,7 @@ async fn send_ws_msgs(tx: &mut Sink, msgs: Vec<WsMessage>) -> Result<(), Error>
 /// Send WebSocket messages with timeout set to [WEBSOCKET_TX_TIMEOUT].
 async fn close_ws(tx: &mut Sink) -> Result<(), Error> {
     match time::timeout(Some(WEBSOCKET_TX_TIMEOUT), tx.close()).await {
-        Some(res) => res.map_err(Error::websocket),
+        Some(res) => Ok(res?),
         None => Err(Error::Timeout),
     }
 }