diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b620164..f31a0bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anyhow"
+version = "1.0.79"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "080e9890a082662b09c1ad45f567faeeb47f22b5fb23895fbe1e651e718e25ca"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -1009,6 +1015,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "quicksync"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "duration-string",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eef2595..a1101be 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.79"
 chrono = "0.4.31"
 clap = { version="4.4.14", features=["derive"] }
 duration-string = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/src/checksum.rs b/src/checksum.rs
index 360d6a9..f1d8b1c 100644
--- a/src/checksum.rs
+++ b/src/checksum.rs
@@ -1,42 +1,38 @@
-use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use reqwest::blocking::{Client, Response};
 use std::{
-    fs::File,
-    io::{self, BufReader, BufRead, Error},
-    path::Path,
+  fs::File,
+  io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+  path::Path,
 };
 use url::Url;
 
 use crate::utils::strip_trailing_newline;
 
-pub fn download_checksum(url: &Url) -> Result<String, Error> {
-    let mut u = url.clone();
-    u.path_segments_mut()
-        .expect("Wrong URL")
-        .pop()
-        .push("state.sql.md5");
-    let md5_url = u.to_string();
-
-    let client = Client::new();
-    let response = client
-        .get(md5_url)
-        .send()
-        .map_err(|e| Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))?;
-
-    if response.status().is_success() {
-        let md5 = response
-            .text()
-            .map_err(|e| Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))?;
-        let stripped = strip_trailing_newline(&md5);
-        Ok(stripped.to_string())
-    } else {
-        Err(std::io::Error::new(
-            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
-            "Cannot download MD5 checksum",
-        ))
-    }
+pub fn download_checksum(url: &Url) -> Result<String> {
+  let mut u = url.clone();
+  u.path_segments_mut()
+    .expect("Wrong URL")
+    .pop()
+    .push("state.sql.md5");
+  let md5_url = u.to_string();
+
+  let client = Client::new();
+  let response: Response = client.get(md5_url).send()?;
+
+  if response.status().is_success() {
+    let md5 = response.text()?;
+    let stripped = strip_trailing_newline(&md5);
+    Ok(stripped.to_string())
+  } else {
+    anyhow::bail!(
+      "Cannot download MD5 checksum: status code is {:?}",
+      response.status()
+    );
+  }
 }
 
-pub fn calculate_checksum(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<String> {
+pub fn calculate_checksum(file_path: &Path) -> Result<String> {
   let file = File::open(file_path)?;
   let mut reader = BufReader::with_capacity(16 * 1024 * 1024, file);
   let mut hasher = md5::Context::new();
@@ -55,15 +51,10 @@ pub fn calculate_checksum(file_path: &Path) -> io::Result<String> {
   Ok(format!("{:x}", hash))
 }
 
-pub fn verify(
-  redirect_file_path: &Path,
-  unpacked_file_path: &Path,
-) -> Result<bool, std::io::Error> {
-  let archive_url_str = String::from_utf8(std::fs::read(redirect_file_path)?)
-      .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string()))?;
+pub fn verify(redirect_file_path: &Path, unpacked_file_path: &Path) -> Result<bool> {
+  let archive_url_str = String::from_utf8(std::fs::read(redirect_file_path)?)?;
 
-  let archive_url = Url::parse(&archive_url_str)
-      .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string()))?;
+  let archive_url = Url::parse(&archive_url_str)?;
 
   let md5_expected = download_checksum(&archive_url)?;
   let md5_actual = calculate_checksum(unpacked_file_path)?;
diff --git a/src/download.rs b/src/download.rs
index f26d8da..e21626e 100644
--- a/src/download.rs
+++ b/src/download.rs
@@ -1,98 +1,101 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
 use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
-use std::error::Error;
 use std::fs::{self, OpenOptions};
-use std::io::{self, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
-pub fn download_file(url: &str, file_path: &Path, redirect_path: &Path) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    if let Some(dir) = file_path.parent() {
-        fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
-    }
+pub fn download_file(url: &str, file_path: &Path, redirect_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+  if let Some(dir) = file_path.parent() {
+    fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
+  }
 
-    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
-        .create(true)
-        .read(true)
-        .write(true)
-        .open(file_path)?;
+  let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+    .create(true)
+    .read(true)
+    .write(true)
+    .open(file_path)?;
 
-    let file_size = file.metadata()?.len();
+  let file_size = file.metadata()?.len();
 
-    let client = Client::builder()
-      .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
-      .build()?;
-    let mut response = client
-        .get(url)
-        .header("Range", format!("bytes={}-", file_size))
-        .send()?;
+  let client = Client::builder()
+    .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+    .build()?;
+  let mut response = client
+    .get(url)
+    .header("Range", format!("bytes={}-", file_size))
+    .send()?;
 
-    let final_url = response.url().clone();
+  let final_url = response.url().clone();
 
-    fs::write(redirect_path, final_url.as_str())?;
+  fs::write(redirect_path, final_url.as_str())?;
 
-    if !response.status().is_success() {
-        let err_message = format!("Cannot download: {:?}", response.status());
-        fs::remove_file(redirect_path)?;
-        fs::remove_file(file_path)?;
-        return Err(Box::new(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, err_message)));
-    }
+  if !response.status().is_success() {
+    fs::remove_file(redirect_path)?;
+    fs::remove_file(file_path)?;
+
+    anyhow::bail!(
+      "Failed to download: Response status code is {:?}",
+      response.status()
+    );
+  }
 
-    let total_size = response
-        .headers()
-        .get(reqwest::header::CONTENT_LENGTH)
-        .and_then(|ct_len| ct_len.to_str().ok())
-        .and_then(|ct_len| ct_len.parse::<u64>().ok())
-        .unwrap_or(0)
-        + file_size;
-
-    file.seek(SeekFrom::End(0))?;
-    let mut downloaded: u64 = file_size;
-    let mut last_reported_progress: i64 = -1;
-    let start = Instant::now();
-    let mut measurements = VecDeque::with_capacity(10);
-
-    let mut buffer = [0; 16 * 1024];
-    while let Ok(bytes_read) = response.read(&mut buffer) {
-        if bytes_read == 0 {
-          break;
-        }
-        file.write_all(&buffer[..bytes_read])?;
-        downloaded += bytes_read as u64;
-
-        let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
-        let speed = if elapsed > 0.0 {
-            downloaded as f64 / elapsed
-        } else {
-            0.0
-        };
-        measurements.push_back(speed);
-        if measurements.len() > 10 {
-            measurements.pop_front();
-        }
-        let avg_speed = measurements.iter().sum::<f64>() / measurements.len() as f64;
-        let eta = if avg_speed > 0.0 {
-            (total_size as f64 - downloaded as f64) / avg_speed
-        } else {
-            0.0
-        };
-
-        let progress = (downloaded as f64 / total_size as f64 * 100.0).round() as i64;
-        if progress > last_reported_progress {
-            println!(
-                "Downloading... {:.2}% ({:.2} MB/{:.2} MB) ETA: {:.0} sec",
-                progress,
-                downloaded as f64 / 1_024_000.00,
-                total_size as f64 / 1_024_000.00,
-                eta
-            );
-            last_reported_progress = progress;
-        }
+  let total_size = response
+    .headers()
+    .get(reqwest::header::CONTENT_LENGTH)
+    .and_then(|ct_len| ct_len.to_str().ok())
+    .and_then(|ct_len| ct_len.parse::<u64>().ok())
+    .unwrap_or(0)
+    + file_size;
+
+  file.seek(SeekFrom::End(0))?;
+  let mut downloaded: u64 = file_size;
+  let mut last_reported_progress: i64 = -1;
+  let start = Instant::now();
+  let mut measurements = VecDeque::with_capacity(10);
+
+  let mut buffer = [0; 16 * 1024];
+  while let Ok(bytes_read) = response.read(&mut buffer) {
+    if bytes_read == 0 {
+      break;
     }
+    file.write_all(&buffer[..bytes_read])?;
+    downloaded += bytes_read as u64;
+
+    let elapsed = start.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+    let speed = if elapsed > 0.0 {
+      downloaded as f64 / elapsed
+    } else {
+      0.0
+    };
+    measurements.push_back(speed);
+    if measurements.len() > 10 {
+      measurements.pop_front();
+    }
+    let avg_speed = measurements.iter().sum::<f64>() / measurements.len() as f64;
+    let eta = if avg_speed > 0.0 {
+      (total_size as f64 - downloaded as f64) / avg_speed
+    } else {
+      0.0
+    };
+
+    let progress = (downloaded as f64 / total_size as f64 * 100.0).round() as i64;
+    if progress > last_reported_progress {
+      println!(
+        "Downloading... {:.2}% ({:.2} MB/{:.2} MB) ETA: {:.0} sec",
+        progress,
+        downloaded as f64 / 1_024_000.00,
+        total_size as f64 / 1_024_000.00,
+        eta
+      );
+      last_reported_progress = progress;
+    }
+  }
 
-    println!("Download finished");
+  println!("Download finished");
 
-    Ok(())
+  Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn download_with_retries(
@@ -100,23 +103,23 @@ pub fn download_with_retries(
   file_path: &Path,
   redirect_path: &Path,
   max_retries: u32,
-) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+) -> Result<()> {
   let mut attempts = 0;
 
   loop {
-      match download_file(url, file_path, redirect_path) {
-          Ok(()) => return Ok(()),
-          Err(e) if attempts < max_retries => {
-              eprintln!(
-                  "Download error: {}. Attempt {} / {}",
-                  e,
-                  attempts + 1,
-                  max_retries
-              );
-              attempts += 1;
-              std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5));
-          }
-          Err(e) => return Err(e),
+    match download_file(url, file_path, redirect_path) {
+      Ok(()) => return Ok(()),
+      Err(e) if attempts < max_retries => {
+        eprintln!(
+          "Download error: {}. Attempt {} / {}",
+          e,
+          attempts + 1,
+          max_retries
+        );
+        attempts += 1;
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5));
       }
+      Err(e) => return Err(e),
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/go_spacemesh.rs b/src/go_spacemesh.rs
index 703706f..f2bc38f 100644
--- a/src/go_spacemesh.rs
+++ b/src/go_spacemesh.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::error::Error;
+use anyhow::Result;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 use crate::utils::trim_version;
 
-pub fn get_version(path: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
+pub fn get_version(path: &str) -> Result<String> {
   let output = Command::new(path).arg("version").output()?;
 
   let version = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 85496ae..2b57e89 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use chrono::Duration;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
-use std::error::Error;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process;
 use url::Url;
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ fn go_spacemesh_default_path() -> &'static str {
     "./go-spacemesh"
   }
 }
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
   let cli = Cli::parse();
 
   match cli.command {
@@ -157,12 +156,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         Ok(_) => {
           println!("Archive unpacked successfully");
         }
-        Err(e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(28) => {
-          println!("Cannot unpack archive: not enough disk space");
-          std::fs::remove_file(&unpacked_file_path)?;
-          process::exit(2);
-        }
         Err(e) => {
+          if let Some(io_err) = e.downcast_ref::<std::io::Error>() {
+            if io_err.raw_os_error() == Some(28) {
+              println!("Cannot unpack archive: not enough disk space");
+              std::fs::remove_file(&unpacked_file_path)?;
+              process::exit(2);
+            }
+          }
           println!("Cannot unpack archive: {}", e);
           std::fs::remove_file(&unpacked_file_path)?;
           std::fs::remove_file(&archive_file_path)?;
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 0ae5813..2072889 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
-use std::{error::Error, path::PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-pub fn get_last_layer_from_db(db_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<i32, Box<dyn Error>> {
-  let conn = Connection::open(db_path)?;
+pub fn get_last_layer_from_db(db_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<i32> {
+  let conn = Connection::open(db_path).context("Failed to connect to db")?;
 
   let mut stmt = conn.prepare("SELECT * FROM layers ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1")?;
   let mut layer_iter = stmt.query_map(params![], |row| row.get::<_, i32>(0))?;
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 350bbc1..d456b36 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
-use std::{env, error::Error, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 
 pub fn strip_trailing_newline(input: &str) -> &str {
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@ pub fn strip_trailing_newline(input: &str) -> &str {
 pub fn calculate_latest_layer(
   genesis_time: DateTime<Utc>,
   layer_duration: Duration,
-) -> Result<i64, Box<dyn Error>> {
+) -> Result<i64> {
   let delta = Utc::now() - genesis_time;
   Ok(delta.num_milliseconds() / layer_duration.num_milliseconds())
 }
 
-pub fn resolve_path(relative_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn Error>> {
+pub fn resolve_path(relative_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf> {
   let current_dir = env::current_dir()?;
   let resolved_path = current_dir.join(relative_path);
   Ok(resolved_path)
@@ -33,12 +34,9 @@ pub fn build_url(base: &Url, path: &str) -> Result<Url, ParseError> {
   Ok(url)
 }
 
-pub fn backup_file(original_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf, std::io::Error> {
+pub fn backup_file(original_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf> {
   if !original_path.exists() {
-    return Err(std::io::Error::new(
-      std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-      "No file to make a backup",
-    ));
+    anyhow::bail!("No file to make a backup");
   }
 
   let mut backup_path = original_path.with_extension("sql.bak");
diff --git a/src/zip.rs b/src/zip.rs
index 7d4d29c..c8eb5b5 100644
--- a/src/zip.rs
+++ b/src/zip.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Error, Read, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
 
-pub fn unpack(archive_path: &Path, output_path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn unpack(archive_path: &Path, output_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
   let file = File::open(archive_path)?;
   let mut zip = ZipArchive::new(file)?;
 
@@ -42,15 +43,12 @@ pub fn unpack(archive_path: &Path, output_path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
           println!("Unzipping... {}%", progress);
         }
       }
-      Err(e) => return Err(e),
+      Err(e) => anyhow::bail!(e),
     }
   }
 
   if last_reported_progress < 100 {
-    return Err(std::io::Error::new(
-      std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-      "Archive was not fully unpacked",
-    ));
+    anyhow::bail!("Archive was not fully unpacked");
   }
 
   Ok(())