diff --git a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..735ed6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/errorhandling.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package kubernetes
+
+import (
+	"github.com/cloudogu/k8s-blueprint-operator/pkg/domainservice"
+	liberrors "github.com/cloudogu/k8s-registry-lib/errors"
+)
+
+func mapToBlueprintError(err error) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		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")
+		} else if liberrors.IsConnectionError(err) {
+			return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not load/update config due to connection problems")
+		} else if liberrors.IsAlreadyExistsError(err) {
+			return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not create config as it already exists")
+		} else {
+			// GenericError and fallback if even that would not match the error
+			return domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not load/update config due to an unknown problem")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository.go b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository.go
index d6f10cb..1bf1a8a 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository.go
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/cloudogu/k8s-blueprint-operator/pkg/domainservice"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/cloudogu/k8s-registry-lib/config"
-	liberrors "github.com/cloudogu/k8s-registry-lib/errors"
 )
 
 type GlobalConfigRepository struct {
@@ -18,14 +17,7 @@ func NewGlobalConfigRepository(repo k8sGlobalConfigRepo) *GlobalConfigRepository
 func (e GlobalConfigRepository) Get(ctx context.Context) (config.GlobalConfig, error) {
 	loadedConfig, err := e.repo.Get(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		if liberrors.IsNotFoundError(err) {
-			return loadedConfig, domainservice.NewNotFoundError(err, "could not find global config. Check if your ecosystem is ready for operation")
-		} else if liberrors.IsConnectionError(err) {
-			return loadedConfig, domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not load global config due to connection problems")
-		} else {
-			// GenericError and fallback if even that would not match the error
-			return loadedConfig, domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not load global config due to an unknown problem")
-		}
+		return loadedConfig, fmt.Errorf("could not load global config: %w", mapToBlueprintError(err))
 	}
 	return loadedConfig, nil
 }
@@ -33,16 +25,7 @@ func (e GlobalConfigRepository) Get(ctx context.Context) (config.GlobalConfig, e
 func (e GlobalConfigRepository) Update(ctx context.Context, config config.GlobalConfig) (config.GlobalConfig, error) {
 	updatedConfig, err := e.repo.Update(ctx, config)
 	if err != nil {
-		if liberrors.IsNotFoundError(err) {
-			return updatedConfig, domainservice.NewNotFoundError(err, "could not update global config. Check if your ecosystem is ready for operation")
-		} else if liberrors.IsConnectionError(err) {
-			return updatedConfig, domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not update global config due to connection problems")
-		} else if liberrors.IsConflictError(err) {
-			return updatedConfig, domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not update global config due to conflicting changes")
-		} else {
-			// GenericError and fallback if even that would not match the error
-			return updatedConfig, domainservice.NewInternalError(err, "could not update global config due to an unknown problem")
-		}
+		return updatedConfig, fmt.Errorf("could not update global config: %w", mapToBlueprintError(err))
 	}
 	return updatedConfig, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository_test.go b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository_test.go
index 618f0f0..7242942 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository_test.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/config/kubernetes/globalConfigRepository_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestGlobalConfigRepository_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := repo.Get(testCtx)
 		//then
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, givenError.Error())
-		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not load global config due to connection problems")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not load global config")
 		assert.True(t, domainservice.IsInternalError(err), "error is no InternalError")
 	})
 	t.Run("internal error on all other errors", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestGlobalConfigRepository_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := repo.Get(testCtx)
 		//then
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, givenError.Error())
-		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not load global config due to an unknown problem")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not load global config")
 		assert.True(t, domainservice.IsInternalError(err), "error is no InternalError")
 	})
 }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestGlobalConfigRepository_Update(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := repo.Update(testCtx, testGlobalConfig)
 		//then
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, givenError.Error())
-		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not update global config due to conflicting changes")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not update global config")
 		assert.True(t, domainservice.IsConflictError(err), "error is no ConflictError")
 	})
 	t.Run("internal error if connection error happens", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestGlobalConfigRepository_Update(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := repo.Update(testCtx, testGlobalConfig)
 		//then
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, givenError.Error())
-		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not update global config due to connection problems")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not update global config")
 		assert.True(t, domainservice.IsInternalError(err), "error is no InternalError")
 	})
 	t.Run("internal error on all other errors", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestGlobalConfigRepository_Update(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := repo.Update(testCtx, testGlobalConfig)
 		//then
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, givenError.Error())
-		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not update global config due to an unknown problem")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not update global config")
 		assert.True(t, domainservice.IsInternalError(err), "error is no InternalError")
 	})
 }