diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 56b7c38..8857fea 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ url = { version = "2", features = [ "serde" ] }
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
 codegen-units = 1
+debug = 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cache/mem_cache.rs b/src/cache/mem_cache.rs
index a5d2e9f..9f868a2 100644
--- a/src/cache/mem_cache.rs
+++ b/src/cache/mem_cache.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 /// Memory accelerated disk cache. Uses an LRU in memory to speed up reads.
-///
 pub struct MemoryLruCache {
     inner: Arc<Box<dyn Cache>>,
     cur_mem_size: AtomicU64,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fad005e..b315bd8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 #![allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
 
 use std::env::{self, VarError};
+use std::hint::unreachable_unchecked;
+use std::num::ParseIntError;
 use std::process;
-use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use std::{num::ParseIntError, sync::atomic::Ordering};
 
 use actix_web::rt::{spawn, time, System};
 use actix_web::web::{self, Data};
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ enum ServerError {
 }
 
 #[actix_web::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // It's ok to fail early here, it would imply we have a invalid config.
     dotenv::dotenv().ok();
     let cli_args = CliArgs::parse();
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
         (0, 0) => LevelFilter::Info,
         (_, 1) => LevelFilter::Debug,
         (_, n) if n > 1 => LevelFilter::Trace,
-        _ => unreachable!(),
+        _ => unsafe { unreachable_unchecked() },
     };
 
-    SimpleLogger::new().with_level(log_level).init().unwrap();
+    SimpleLogger::new().with_level(log_level).init()?;
 
     print_preamble_and_warnings();
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     };
     let client_secret_1 = client_secret.clone();
 
-    let server = ServerState::init(&client_secret, &cli_args).await.unwrap();
+    let server = ServerState::init(&client_secret, &cli_args).await?;
     let data_0 = Arc::new(RwLockServerState(RwLock::new(server)));
     let data_1 = Arc::clone(&data_0);
 
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 399811a..b99ad4a 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use rustls::sign::CertifiedKey;
 use rustls::ResolvesServerCert;
 use sodiumoxide::crypto::box_::PrecomputedKey;
+use thiserror::Error;
 use url::Url;
 
 pub struct ServerState {
@@ -21,8 +22,22 @@ pub struct ServerState {
 pub static PREVIOUSLY_PAUSED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 pub static PREVIOUSLY_COMPROMISED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ServerInitError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    MalformedResponse(reqwest::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Timeout(reqwest::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    SendFailure(reqwest::Error),
+    #[error("Failed to parse token key")]
+    KeyParseError(String),
+    #[error("Token key was not provided in initial request")]
+    MissingTokenKey,
+}
+
 impl ServerState {
-    pub async fn init(secret: &str, config: &CliArgs) -> Result<Self, ()> {
+    pub async fn init(secret: &str, config: &CliArgs) -> Result<Self, ServerInitError> {
         let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
             .post(CONTROL_CENTER_PING_URL)
             .json(&Request::from((secret, config)))
@@ -39,18 +54,18 @@ impl ServerState {
                 Ok(mut resp) => {
                     let key = resp
                         .token_key
+                        .ok_or(ServerInitError::MissingTokenKey)
                         .and_then(|key| {
                             if let Some(key) = base64::decode(&key)
                                 .ok()
                                 .and_then(|k| PrecomputedKey::from_slice(&k))
                             {
-                                Some(key)
+                                Ok(key)
                             } else {
                                 error!("Failed to parse token key: got {}", key);
-                                None
+                                Err(ServerInitError::KeyParseError(key))
                             }
-                        })
-                        .unwrap();
+                        })?;
 
                     PREVIOUSLY_COMPROMISED.store(resp.paused, Ordering::Release);
                     if resp.compromised {
@@ -91,17 +106,17 @@ impl ServerState {
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     warn!("Got malformed response: {}", e);
-                    Err(())
+                    Err(ServerInitError::MalformedResponse(e))
                 }
             },
             Err(e) => match e {
                 e if e.is_timeout() => {
                     error!("Response timed out to control server. Is MangaDex down?");
-                    Err(())
+                    Err(ServerInitError::Timeout(e))
                 }
                 e => {
                     warn!("Failed to send request: {}", e);
-                    Err(())
+                    Err(ServerInitError::SendFailure(e))
                 }
             },
         }