diff --git a/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/error.rs b/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/error.rs
index b0ea29577..33be507c6 100644
--- a/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/error.rs
+++ b/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/error.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("{0}")]
     Generic(String),
 }
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
 
 impl From<Error> for std::io::Error {
     fn from(value: Error) -> Self {
diff --git a/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/receiver_output/mod.rs b/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/receiver_output/mod.rs
index 99bdc5726..9a7afd020 100644
--- a/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/receiver_output/mod.rs
+++ b/bridge/svix-bridge-plugin-queue/src/receiver_output/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use omniqueue::DynProducer;
-use svix_bridge_types::{async_trait, ForwardRequest, ReceiverOutput};
+use svix_bridge_types::{async_trait, BoxError, ForwardRequest, ReceiverOutput};
 
 use crate::{config::QueueOutputOpts, error::Result};
 
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ impl ReceiverOutput for QueueForwarder {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         &self.name
     }
-    async fn handle(&self, request: ForwardRequest) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(self
-            .sender
-            .send_serde_json(&request.payload)
-            .await
-            .map_err(crate::Error::from)?)
+
+    async fn handle(&self, request: ForwardRequest) -> Result<(), BoxError> {
+        self.sender.send_serde_json(&request.payload).await?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/bridge/svix-bridge-types/src/lib.rs b/bridge/svix-bridge-types/src/lib.rs
index 61b97190f..d20e9ee91 100644
--- a/bridge/svix-bridge-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bridge/svix-bridge-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ pub trait SenderInput: Send {
     async fn run(&self);
 }
 
+pub type BoxError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+
 /// Represents something we can hand a webhook payload to.
 /// Aka a "forwarder."
 ///
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ pub trait SenderInput: Send {
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait ReceiverOutput: Send + Sync {
     fn name(&self) -> &str;
-    async fn handle(&self, request: ForwardRequest) -> std::io::Result<()>;
+    async fn handle(&self, request: ForwardRequest) -> Result<(), BoxError>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Default)]
diff --git a/bridge/svix-bridge/src/webhook_receiver/tests.rs b/bridge/svix-bridge/src/webhook_receiver/tests.rs
index c2544a729..ce51fa836 100644
--- a/bridge/svix-bridge/src/webhook_receiver/tests.rs
+++ b/bridge/svix-bridge/src/webhook_receiver/tests.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use serde_json::json;
 use svix_bridge_types::{
-    async_trait, svix::webhooks::Webhook, ForwardRequest, ReceiverOutput, TransformationConfig,
-    TransformerInput, TransformerInputFormat, TransformerJob, TransformerOutput,
+    async_trait, svix::webhooks::Webhook, BoxError, ForwardRequest, ReceiverOutput,
+    TransformationConfig, TransformerInput, TransformerInputFormat, TransformerJob,
+    TransformerOutput,
 };
 use tower::{Service, ServiceExt};
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ impl ReceiverOutput for FakeReceiverOutput {
         "fake output"
     }
 
-    async fn handle(&self, request: ForwardRequest) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        self.tx.send(request.payload).unwrap();
+    async fn handle(&self, request: ForwardRequest) -> Result<(), BoxError> {
+        self.tx.send(request.payload)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }