diff --git a/cmd/cencus_test.go b/cmd/cencus_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d06c16d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cencus_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
+
+	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
+)
+
+func TestGetTracingExporter(t *testing.T) {
+	defer delete(tracingExporters, "mock")
+
+	mockExporterFn := func(_ TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	_, err := GetTracingExporter("notexist", TracingExporterOptions{})
+	if !strongerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not found error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	RegisterTracingExporter("mock", mockExporterFn)
+
+	if _, err := GetTracingExporter("mock", TracingExporterOptions{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAvailableExporters(t *testing.T) {
+	defer delete(tracingExporters, "mock")
+
+	mockExporterFn := func(_ TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	RegisterTracingExporter("mock", mockExporterFn)
+
+	for _, e := range AvailableTraceExporters() {
+		if e == "mock" {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Fatal("could not find mock exporter in list of registered exporters")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/census.go b/cmd/census.go
index 9f8cbd1c7..8ffdd5854 100644
--- a/cmd/census.go
+++ b/cmd/census.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/cpuguy83/strongerrors"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet/log"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func RegisterTracingExporter(name string, f TracingExporterInitFunc) {
 func GetTracingExporter(name string, opts TracingExporterOptions) (trace.Exporter, error) {
 	f, ok := tracingExporters[name]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("tracing exporter %q not found", name)
+		return nil, strongerrors.NotFound(errors.Errorf("tracing exporter %q not found", name))
 	}
 	return f(opts)
 }