diff --git a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/node.go b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/node.go
index c949abd64..728575688 100644
--- a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/node.go
+++ b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/node.go
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/providers"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/version"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func getTaint(c Opts) (*corev1.Taint, error) {
 	case "PreferNoSchedule":
 		effect = corev1.TaintEffectPreferNoSchedule
 	default:
-		return nil, strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.Errorf("taint effect %q is not supported", effectEnv))
+		return nil, errdefs.InvalidInputf("taint effect %q is not supported", effectEnv)
 	}
 
 	return &corev1.Taint{
diff --git a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/root.go b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/root.go
index aa64890a8..c8813f1fe 100644
--- a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/root.go
+++ b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/root.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/providers"
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ func runRootCommand(ctx context.Context, c Opts) error {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	if ok := providers.ValidOperatingSystems[c.OperatingSystem]; !ok {
-		return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.Errorf("operating system %q is not supported", c.OperatingSystem))
+		return errdefs.InvalidInputf("operating system %q is not supported", c.OperatingSystem)
 	}
 
 	if c.PodSyncWorkers == 0 {
-		return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.New("pod sync workers must be greater than 0"))
+		return errdefs.InvalidInput("pod sync workers must be greater than 0")
 	}
 
 	var taint *corev1.Taint
diff --git a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/tracing.go b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/tracing.go
index 9c99829e4..445273d34 100644
--- a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/tracing.go
+++ b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/commands/root/tracing.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/trace/opencensus"
 	octrace "go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 func setupTracing(ctx context.Context, c Opts) error {
 	for k := range c.TraceConfig.Tags {
 		if reservedTagNames[k] {
-			return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.Errorf("invalid trace tag %q, must not use a reserved tag key", k))
+			return errdefs.InvalidInputf("invalid trace tag %q, must not use a reserved tag key", k)
 		}
 	}
 	if c.TraceConfig.Tags == nil {
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ func setupTracing(ctx context.Context, c Opts) error {
 		default:
 			rate, err := strconv.Atoi(c.TraceSampleRate)
 			if err != nil {
-				return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.Wrap(err, "unsupported trace sample rate"))
+				return errdefs.AsInvalidInput(errors.Wrap(err, "unsupported trace sample rate"))
 			}
 			if rate < 0 || rate > 100 {
-				return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.Wrap(err, "trace sample rate must be between 0 and 100"))
+				return errdefs.AsInvalidInput(errors.Wrap(err, "trace sample rate must be between 0 and 100"))
 			}
 			s = octrace.ProbabilitySampler(float64(rate) / 100)
 		}
diff --git a/providers/alibabacloud/eci.go b/providers/alibabacloud/eci.go
index af919a178..080ef0549 100644
--- a/providers/alibabacloud/eci.go
+++ b/providers/alibabacloud/eci.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/requests"
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/providers/alibabacloud/eci"
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (p *ECIProvider) DeletePod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if eciId == "" {
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("DeletePod can't find Pod %s-%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name))
+		return errdefs.NotFoundf("DeletePod can't find Pod %s-%s", pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 	}
 
 	request := eci.CreateDeleteContainerGroupRequest()
diff --git a/providers/alibabacloud/errors.go b/providers/alibabacloud/errors.go
index 97807a4c4..1040eb196 100644
--- a/providers/alibabacloud/errors.go
+++ b/providers/alibabacloud/errors.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/errors"
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 )
 
 func wrapError(err error) error {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func wrapError(err error) error {
 
 	switch se.HttpStatus() {
 	case http.StatusNotFound:
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(err)
+		return errdefs.AsNotFound(err)
 	default:
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/aws/fargate/cluster.go b/providers/aws/fargate/cluster.go
index 57f27e642..dc07be79d 100644
--- a/providers/aws/fargate/cluster.go
+++ b/providers/aws/fargate/cluster.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatchlogs"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/vkubelet/api"
 	k8sTypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) GetPod(namespace string, name string) (*Pod, error) {
 	tag := buildTaskDefinitionTag(c.name, namespace, name)
 	pod, ok := c.pods[tag]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("pod %s/%s is not found", namespace, name))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("pod %s/%s is not found", namespace, name)
 	}
 
 	return pod, nil
diff --git a/providers/azure/aci.go b/providers/azure/aci.go
index bb0b9a32c..10355e42e 100644
--- a/providers/azure/aci.go
+++ b/providers/azure/aci.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	client "github.com/virtual-kubelet/azure-aci/client"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/azure-aci/client/aci"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/azure-aci/client/network"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/trace"
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ func (p *ACIProvider) GetContainerLogs(ctx context.Context, namespace, podName,
 	}
 
 	if cg.Tags["NodeName"] != p.nodeName {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(errors.New("got unexpected pod node name"))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFound("got unexpected pod node name")
 	}
 
 	// get logs from cg
diff --git a/providers/azure/errors.go b/providers/azure/errors.go
index 876b00e01..61115eb19 100644
--- a/providers/azure/errors.go
+++ b/providers/azure/errors.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package azure
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/azure-aci/client/api"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 )
 
 func wrapError(err error) error {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func wrapError(err error) error {
 
 	switch e.StatusCode {
 	case http.StatusNotFound:
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(err)
+		return errdefs.AsNotFound(err)
 	default:
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/azurebatch/errors.go b/providers/azurebatch/errors.go
index 811484cca..6aaff40d5 100644
--- a/providers/azurebatch/errors.go
+++ b/providers/azurebatch/errors.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/azure"
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 )
 
 func wrapError(err error) error {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func wrapError(err error) error {
 	}
 	switch {
 	case isStatus(err, http.StatusNotFound):
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(err)
+		return errdefs.AsNotFound(err)
 	default:
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/cri/cri.go b/providers/cri/cri.go
index e89b252f8..93368a4e0 100644
--- a/providers/cri/cri.go
+++ b/providers/cri/cri.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/providers"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/vkubelet/api"
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ func (p *CRIProvider) DeletePod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod) error {
 
 	ps, ok := p.podStatus[pod.UID]
 	if !ok {
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("Pod %s not found", pod.UID))
+		return errdefs.NotFoundf("Pod %s not found", pod.UID)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Check pod status for running state
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ func (p *CRIProvider) GetPod(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (*v1.P
 
 	pod := p.findPodByName(namespace, name)
 	if pod == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("Pod %s in namespace %s could not be found on the node", name, namespace))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("Pod %s in namespace %s could not be found on the node", name, namespace)
 	}
 
 	return createPodSpecFromCRI(pod, p.nodeName), nil
@@ -638,11 +638,11 @@ func (p *CRIProvider) GetContainerLogs(ctx context.Context, namespace, podName,
 
 	pod := p.findPodByName(namespace, podName)
 	if pod == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("Pod %s in namespace %s not found", podName, namespace))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("Pod %s in namespace %s not found", podName, namespace)
 	}
 	container := pod.containers[containerName]
 	if container == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("Cannot find container %s in pod %s namespace %s", containerName, podName, namespace))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("Cannot find container %s in pod %s namespace %s", containerName, podName, namespace)
 	}
 
 	return readLogFile(container.LogPath, opts)
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func (p *CRIProvider) GetPodStatus(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string)
 
 	pod := p.findPodByName(namespace, name)
 	if pod == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("Pod %s in namespace %s could not be found on the node", name, namespace))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("Pod %s in namespace %s could not be found on the node", name, namespace)
 	}
 
 	return createPodStatusFromCRI(pod), nil
diff --git a/providers/huawei/cci.go b/providers/huawei/cci.go
index 941d6496a..5a722eb0d 100644
--- a/providers/huawei/cci.go
+++ b/providers/huawei/cci.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/providers/huawei/auth"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/vkubelet/api"
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func errorFromResponse(resp *http.Response) error {
 
 	switch resp.StatusCode {
 	case http.StatusNotFound:
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(err)
+		return errdefs.AsNotFound(err)
 	default:
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/mock/mock.go b/providers/mock/mock.go
index 67ee94547..436a6abc6 100644
--- a/providers/mock/mock.go
+++ b/providers/mock/mock.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors/status/ocstatus"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/trace"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/vkubelet/api"
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (p *MockProvider) DeletePod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if _, exists := p.pods[key]; !exists {
-		return strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("pod not found"))
+		return errdefs.NotFound("pod not found")
 	}
 
 	delete(p.pods, key)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (p *MockProvider) GetPod(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (pod
 	if pod, ok := p.pods[key]; ok {
 		return pod, nil
 	}
-	return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(fmt.Errorf("pod \"%s/%s\" is not known to the provider", namespace, name))
+	return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("pod \"%s/%s\" is not known to the provider", namespace, name)
 }
 
 // GetContainerLogs retrieves the logs of a container by name from the provider.
diff --git a/providers/register/register.go b/providers/register/register.go
index b8d979fde..51a75d039 100644
--- a/providers/register/register.go
+++ b/providers/register/register.go
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package register
 import (
 	"sort"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/providers"
 )
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ type initFunc func(InitConfig) (providers.Provider, error)
 func GetProvider(name string, cfg InitConfig) (providers.Provider, error) {
 	f, ok := providerInits[name]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(errors.Errorf("provider not found: %s", name))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("provider not found: %s", name)
 	}
 	return f(cfg)
 }
diff --git a/providers/web/broker.go b/providers/web/broker.go
index 9587f2351..32e33f336 100644
--- a/providers/web/broker.go
+++ b/providers/web/broker.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff"
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/vkubelet/api"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func checkResponseStatus(r *http.Response, err error) error {
 	if r.StatusCode < 200 || r.StatusCode > 299 {
 		switch r.StatusCode {
 		case http.StatusNotFound:
-			return strongerrors.NotFound(errors.New(r.Status))
+			return errdefs.NotFound(r.Status)
 		default:
 			return errors.New(r.Status)
 		}
diff --git a/trace/opencensus/ocagent.go b/trace/opencensus/ocagent.go
index 8c813eb50..7b219a65b 100644
--- a/trace/opencensus/ocagent.go
+++ b/trace/opencensus/ocagent.go
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/ocagent"
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ func NewOCAgentExporter(opts TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
 	if endpoint := os.Getenv("OCAGENT_ENDPOINT"); endpoint != "" {
 		agentOpts = append(agentOpts, ocagent.WithAddress(endpoint))
 	} else {
-		return nil, strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.New("must set endpoint address in OCAGENT_ENDPOINT"))
+		return nil, errdefs.InvalidInput("must set endpoint address in OCAGENT_ENDPOINT")
 	}
 
 	switch os.Getenv("OCAGENT_INSECURE") {
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func NewOCAgentExporter(opts TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
 	case "1", "yes", "y", "on":
 		agentOpts = append(agentOpts, ocagent.WithInsecure())
 	default:
-		return nil, strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.New("invalid value for OCAGENT_INSECURE"))
+		return nil, errdefs.InvalidInput("invalid value for OCAGENT_INSECURE")
 	}
 
 	return ocagent.NewExporter(agentOpts...)
diff --git a/trace/opencensus/register.go b/trace/opencensus/register.go
index 2a74a95a4..a77b5c3f6 100644
--- a/trace/opencensus/register.go
+++ b/trace/opencensus/register.go
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package opencensus
 
 import (
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func RegisterTracingExporter(name string, f TracingExporterInitFunc) {
 func GetTracingExporter(name string, opts TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
 	f, ok := tracingExporters[name]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(errors.Errorf("tracing exporter %q not found", name))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFoundf("tracing exporter %q not found", name)
 	}
 	return f(opts)
 }
diff --git a/trace/opencensus/register_test.go b/trace/opencensus/register_test.go
index 140f0ba77..02c2ee4ab 100644
--- a/trace/opencensus/register_test.go
+++ b/trace/opencensus/register_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package opencensus
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
-
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ func TestGetTracingExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	_, err := GetTracingExporter("notexist", TracingExporterOptions{})
-	if !strongerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+	if !errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected not found error, got: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/vkubelet/api/exec.go b/vkubelet/api/exec.go
index ebbacd9ae..310ac3fa8 100644
--- a/vkubelet/api/exec.go
+++ b/vkubelet/api/exec.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	remoteutils "k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func HandleContainerExec(h ContainerExecHandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		streamOpts, err := getExecOptions(req)
 		if err != nil {
-			return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(err)
+			return errdefs.AsInvalidInput(err)
 		}
 
 		idleTimeout := time.Second * 30
diff --git a/vkubelet/api/helpers.go b/vkubelet/api/helpers.go
index 1d49f8273..9d8010d1f 100644
--- a/vkubelet/api/helpers.go
+++ b/vkubelet/api/helpers.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors/status"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 )
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func handleError(f handlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		code, _ := status.HTTPCode(err)
+		code := httpStatusCode(err)
 		w.WriteHeader(code)
 		io.WriteString(w, err.Error())
 		logger := log.G(req.Context()).WithError(err).WithField("httpStatusCode", code)
@@ -55,3 +55,16 @@ func (fw *flushWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	}
 	return n, err
 }
+
+func httpStatusCode(err error) int {
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return http.StatusOK
+	case errdefs.IsNotFound(err):
+		return http.StatusNotFound
+	case errdefs.IsInvalidInput(err):
+		return http.StatusBadRequest
+	default:
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vkubelet/api/logs.go b/vkubelet/api/logs.go
index d062c98e2..b1dc3a279 100644
--- a/vkubelet/api/logs.go
+++ b/vkubelet/api/logs.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 )
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func HandleContainerLogs(h ContainerLogsHandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return handleError(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) error {
 		vars := mux.Vars(req)
 		if len(vars) != 3 {
-			return strongerrors.NotFound(errors.New("not found"))
+			return errdefs.NotFound("not found")
 		}
 
 		ctx := req.Context()
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func HandleContainerLogs(h ContainerLogsHandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if queryTail := q.Get("tailLines"); queryTail != "" {
 			t, err := strconv.Atoi(queryTail)
 			if err != nil {
-				return strongerrors.InvalidArgument(errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse \"tailLines\""))
+				return errdefs.AsInvalidInput(errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse \"tailLines\""))
 			}
 			tail = t
 		}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func HandleContainerLogs(h ContainerLogsHandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		if _, err := io.Copy(flushOnWrite(w), logs); err != nil {
-			return strongerrors.Unknown(errors.Wrap(err, "error writing response to client"))
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "error writing response to client")
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/vkubelet/api/pods.go b/vkubelet/api/pods.go
index e0dc3376a..37275d374 100644
--- a/vkubelet/api/pods.go
+++ b/vkubelet/api/pods.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -36,13 +35,13 @@ func HandleRunningPods(getPods PodListerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 		codec := codecs.LegacyCodec(v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 		data, err := runtime.Encode(codec, podList)
 		if err != nil {
-			return strongerrors.System(err)
+			return err
 		}
 
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		_, err = w.Write(data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return strongerrors.System(err)
+			return err
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/vkubelet/api/stats.go b/vkubelet/api/stats.go
index 444e26b21..a2a6fbe6f 100644
--- a/vkubelet/api/stats.go
+++ b/vkubelet/api/stats.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	stats "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/stats/v1alpha1"
 )
@@ -21,20 +20,36 @@ func HandlePodStatsSummary(h PodStatsSummaryHandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return handleError(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) error {
 		stats, err := h(req.Context())
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Cause(err) == context.Canceled {
-				return strongerrors.Cancelled(err)
+			if isCancelled(err) {
+				return err
 			}
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "error getting status from provider")
 		}
 
 		b, err := json.Marshal(stats)
 		if err != nil {
-			return strongerrors.Unknown(errors.Wrap(err, "error marshalling stats"))
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "error marshalling stats")
 		}
 
 		if _, err := w.Write(b); err != nil {
-			return strongerrors.Unknown(errors.Wrap(err, "could not write to client"))
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not write to client")
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+func isCancelled(err error) bool {
+	if err == context.Canceled {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if e, ok := err.(causal); ok {
+		return isCancelled(e.Cause())
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+type causal interface {
+	Cause() error
+	error
+}
diff --git a/vkubelet/pod_test.go b/vkubelet/pod_test.go
index 2396164ca..88cb642d5 100644
--- a/vkubelet/pod_test.go
+++ b/vkubelet/pod_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
-	pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	testutil "github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/test/util"
 	"gotest.tools/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/assert/cmp"
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ func (m *mockProvider) UpdatePod(ctx context.Context, pod *corev1.Pod) error {
 func (m *mockProvider) GetPod(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (*corev1.Pod, error) {
 	p := m.pods[path.Join(namespace, name)]
 	if p == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(pkgerrors.New("not found"))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFound("not found")
 	}
 	return p, nil
 }
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func (m *mockProvider) GetPod(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (*cor
 func (m *mockProvider) GetPodStatus(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (*corev1.PodStatus, error) {
 	p := m.pods[path.Join(namespace, name)]
 	if p == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(pkgerrors.New("not found"))
+		return nil, errdefs.NotFound("not found")
 	}
 	return &p.Status, nil
 }
diff --git a/vkubelet/podcontroller.go b/vkubelet/podcontroller.go
index 0f45a2689..96205216b 100644
--- a/vkubelet/podcontroller.go
+++ b/vkubelet/podcontroller.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors/status/ocstatus"
 	pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/errdefs"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/manager"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/trace"
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ type PodControllerConfig struct {
 
 func NewPodController(cfg PodControllerConfig) (*PodController, error) {
 	if cfg.PodClient == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.InvalidArgument(pkgerrors.New("must set core client"))
+		return nil, errdefs.InvalidInput("must set core client")
 	}
 	if cfg.EventRecorder == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.InvalidArgument(pkgerrors.New("must set event recorder"))
+		return nil, errdefs.InvalidInput("must set event recorder")
 	}
 	if cfg.PodInformer == nil {
-		return nil, strongerrors.InvalidArgument(pkgerrors.New("must set informer"))
+		return nil, errdefs.InvalidInput("must set informer")
 	}
 
 	return &PodController{