diff --git a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go
index 80fa767..20da9de 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func mapToBlueprintError(err error) error {
 		if liberrors.IsNotFoundError(err) {
 			return domainservice.NewNotFoundError(err, "could not find config. Check if your ecosystem is ready for operation")
 		} else if liberrors.IsConflictError(err) {
-			return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not update config due to conflicting changes")
+			return domainservice.NewConflictError(err, "could not update config due to conflicting changes")
 		} else if liberrors.IsConnectionError(err) {
 			return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not load/update config due to connection problems")
 		} else if liberrors.IsAlreadyExistsError(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/kubernetes/blueprintcr/blueprintSpecCRRepository.go b/pkg/adapter/kubernetes/blueprintcr/blueprintSpecCRRepository.go
index efb3f7a..de41973 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/kubernetes/blueprintcr/blueprintSpecCRRepository.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/kubernetes/blueprintcr/blueprintSpecCRRepository.go
@@ -149,10 +149,7 @@ func (repo *blueprintSpecRepo) Update(ctx context.Context, spec *domain.Blueprin
 	CRAfterUpdate, err := repo.blueprintClient.Update(ctx, &updatedBlueprint, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		if k8sErrors.IsConflict(err) {
-			return &domainservice.ConflictError{
-				WrappedError: err,
-				Message:      fmt.Sprintf("cannot update blueprint CR %q as it was modified in the meantime", spec.Id),
-			}
+			return domainservice.NewConflictError(err, "cannot update blueprint CR %q as it was modified in the meantime", spec.Id)
 		}
 		return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "cannot update blueprint CR %q", spec.Id)
 	}
@@ -167,10 +164,7 @@ func (repo *blueprintSpecRepo) Update(ctx context.Context, spec *domain.Blueprin
 	CRAfterUpdate, err = repo.blueprintClient.UpdateStatus(ctx, CRAfterUpdate, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		if k8sErrors.IsConflict(err) {
-			return &domainservice.ConflictError{
-				WrappedError: err,
-				Message:      fmt.Sprintf("cannot update blueprint CR status %q as it was modified in the meantime", spec.Id),
-			}
+			return domainservice.NewConflictError(err, "cannot update blueprint CR status %q as it was modified in the meantime", spec.Id)
 		}
 		return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "cannot update blueprint CR status %q", spec.Id)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/maintenance/mode.go b/pkg/adapter/maintenance/mode.go
index bf25335..0401c7c 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/maintenance/mode.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/maintenance/mode.go
@@ -24,25 +24,16 @@ func New(globalConfig registry.ConfigurationContext) *Mode {
 func (m *Mode) Activate(content domainservice.MaintenancePageModel) error {
 	isActive, isOurs, err := m.lock.isActiveAndOurs()
 	if err != nil {
-		return &domainservice.InternalError{
-			WrappedError: err,
-			Message:      "failed to check if maintenance mode is already active and ours",
-		}
+		return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "failed to check if maintenance mode is already active and ours")
 	}
 
 	if isActive && !isOurs {
-		return &domainservice.ConflictError{
-			WrappedError: nil,
-			Message:      "cannot activate maintenance mode as it was already activated by another party",
-		}
+		return domainservice.NewConflictError(nil, "cannot activate maintenance mode as it was already activated by another party")
 	}
 
 	err = m.switcher.activate(content)
 	if err != nil {
-		return &domainservice.InternalError{
-			WrappedError: err,
-			Message:      "failed to activate maintenance mode",
-		}
+		return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "failed to activate maintenance mode")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -52,10 +43,7 @@ func (m *Mode) Activate(content domainservice.MaintenancePageModel) error {
 func (m *Mode) Deactivate() error {
 	isActive, isOurs, err := m.lock.isActiveAndOurs()
 	if err != nil {
-		return &domainservice.InternalError{
-			WrappedError: err,
-			Message:      "failed to check if maintenance mode is already active and ours",
-		}
+		return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "failed to check if maintenance mode is already active and ours")
 	}
 
 	if !isActive {
@@ -64,18 +52,12 @@ func (m *Mode) Deactivate() error {
 	}
 
 	if !isOurs {
-		return &domainservice.ConflictError{
-			WrappedError: nil,
-			Message:      "cannot deactivate maintenance mode as it was activated by another party",
-		}
+		return domainservice.NewConflictError(nil, "cannot deactivate maintenance mode as it was activated by another party")
 	}
 
 	err = m.switcher.deactivate()
 	if err != nil {
-		return &domainservice.InternalError{
-			WrappedError: err,
-			Message:      "failed to deactivate maintenance mode",
-		}
+		return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "failed to deactivate maintenance mode")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces.go b/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces.go
index aad3187..0c1dfea 100644
--- a/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces.go
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ type ConflictError struct {
 
 // NewConflictError creates an ConflictError with a given message. The wrapped error may be nil. The error message must
 // omit the fmt.Errorf verb %w because this is done by ConflictError.Error().
-func NewConflictError(wrappedError error, message string, msgArgs ...any) *InternalError {
-	return &InternalError{WrappedError: wrappedError, Message: fmt.Sprintf(message, msgArgs...)}
+func NewConflictError(wrappedError error, message string, msgArgs ...any) *ConflictError {
+	return &ConflictError{WrappedError: wrappedError, Message: fmt.Sprintf(message, msgArgs...)}
 }
 
 // Error marks the struct as an error.
@@ -288,6 +288,6 @@ func (e *ConflictError) Unwrap() error {
 }
 
 func IsConflictError(err error) bool {
-	var internalError *InternalError
-	return errors.As(err, &internalError)
+	var conflictError *ConflictError
+	return errors.As(err, &conflictError)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces_test.go b/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces_test.go
index ace8784..218f053 100644
--- a/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces_test.go
+++ b/pkg/domainservice/adapterInterfaces_test.go
@@ -118,3 +118,10 @@ func TestIsConflictError(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, IsConflictError(fmt.Errorf("test: %w", NewConflictError(assert.AnError, "test"))))
 	assert.False(t, IsConflictError(assert.AnError))
 }
+
+func TestNewConflictError(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		&ConflictError{assert.AnError, "message"},
+		NewConflictError(assert.AnError, "message"),
+	)
+}