diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim
index e7140e1ee..5fc9cfbf7 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/connectivity/dcutr/server.nim
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import ../../protocol,
        ../../../switch,
        ../../../utils/future
 
-export DcutrError
 export chronicles
 
 type Dcutr* = ref object of LPProtocol
@@ -65,14 +64,14 @@ proc new*(T: typedesc[Dcutr], switch: Switch, connectTimeout = 15.seconds, maxDi
     except CancelledError as err:
       raise err
     except AllFuturesFailedError as err:
-      debug "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts failed", peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
-      raise newException(DcutrError, "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts failed", err)
+      debug "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, " &
+        "all connect attempts failed", peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
     except AsyncTimeoutError as err:
-      debug "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts timed out", peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
-      raise newException(DcutrError, "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, all connect attempts timed out", err)
+      debug "Dcutr receiver could not connect to the remote peer, " &
+        "all connect attempts timed out", peerDialableAddrs, msg = err.msg
     except CatchableError as err:
-      warn "Unexpected error when Dcutr receiver tried to connect to the remote peer", msg = err.msg
-      raise newException(DcutrError, "Unexpected error when Dcutr receiver tried to connect to the remote peer", err)
+      warn "Unexpected error when Dcutr receiver tried to connect " &
+        "to the remote peer", msg = err.msg
 
   let self = T()
   self.handler = handleStream