diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Util.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Util.hs
index b42d5b378..ef2cc6933 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Util.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Util.hs
@@ -97,15 +97,15 @@ catchAll_ :: IO a -> IO a -> IO a
 catchAll_ a = catchAll a . const
 {-# INLINE catchAll_ #-}
 
-tryAllErrors :: (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadError e m) => (E.SomeException -> e) -> m a -> m (Either e a)
-tryAllErrors err action = tryError action `UE.catch` (pure . Left . err)
+tryAllErrors :: MonadUnliftIO m => (E.SomeException -> e) -> ExceptT e m a -> ExceptT e m (Either e a)
+tryAllErrors err action = ExceptT $ Right <$> runExceptT action `UE.catch` (pure . Left . err)
 {-# INLINE tryAllErrors #-}
 
 tryAllErrors' :: MonadUnliftIO m => (E.SomeException -> e) -> ExceptT e m a -> m (Either e a)
 tryAllErrors' err action = runExceptT action `UE.catch` (pure . Left . err)
 {-# INLINE tryAllErrors' #-}
 
-catchAllErrors :: (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadError e m) => (E.SomeException -> e) -> m a -> (e -> m a) -> m a
+catchAllErrors :: MonadUnliftIO m => (E.SomeException -> e) -> ExceptT e m a -> (e -> ExceptT e m a) -> ExceptT e m a
 catchAllErrors err action handler = tryAllErrors err action >>= either handler pure
 {-# INLINE catchAllErrors #-}
 
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ catchAllErrors' :: MonadUnliftIO m => (E.SomeException -> e) -> ExceptT e m a ->
 catchAllErrors' err action handler = tryAllErrors' err action >>= either handler pure
 {-# INLINE catchAllErrors' #-}
 
-catchThrow :: (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadError e m) => m a -> (E.SomeException -> e) -> m a
+catchThrow :: MonadUnliftIO m => ExceptT e m a -> (E.SomeException -> e) -> ExceptT e m a
 catchThrow action err = catchAllErrors err action throwError
 {-# INLINE catchThrow #-}
 
-allFinally :: (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadError e m) => (E.SomeException -> e) -> m a -> m b -> m a
+allFinally :: MonadUnliftIO m => (E.SomeException -> e) -> ExceptT e m a -> ExceptT e m b -> ExceptT e m a
 allFinally err action final = tryAllErrors err action >>= \r -> final >> either throwError pure r
 {-# INLINE allFinally #-}