diff --git a/bulkerapp/app/router.go b/bulkerapp/app/router.go
index c16d9d1..56ef8a3 100644
--- a/bulkerapp/app/router.go
+++ b/bulkerapp/app/router.go
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ func (r *Router) EventsHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	tableName := c.Query("tableName")
 	mode := ""
 	bytesRead := 0
-	var rError appbase.RouterError
+	var rError *appbase.RouterError
 	defer func() {
-		if rError.Error != nil {
+		if rError != nil {
 			metrics.EventsHandlerRequests(destinationId, mode, tableName, "error", rError.ErrorType).Inc()
 		} else {
 			metrics.EventsHandlerRequests(destinationId, mode, tableName, "success", "").Inc()
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ func (r *Router) BulkHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	mode := ""
 	bytesRead := 0
-	var rError appbase.RouterError
+	var rError *appbase.RouterError
 	defer func() {
-		if rError.Error != nil {
+		if rError != nil {
 			metrics.BulkHandlerRequests(destinationId, mode, tableName, "error", rError.ErrorType).Inc()
 		} else {
 			metrics.BulkHandlerRequests(destinationId, mode, tableName, "success", "").Inc()
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (r *Router) IngestHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	domain := ""
 	// TODO: use workspaceId as default for all stream identification errors
 	var eventsLogId string
-	var rError appbase.RouterError
+	var rError *appbase.RouterError
 	var body []byte
 	var asyncDestinations []string
 	var tagsDestinations []string
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (r *Router) IngestHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 			}
 			body, _ = json.Marshal(bodyJsonObj)
 		}
-		if rError.ErrorType != "" {
+		if rError != nil {
 			obj := map[string]any{"body": string(body), "error": rError.PublicError.Error(), "status": "FAILED"}
 			r.eventsLogService.PostAsync(&ActorEvent{EventTypeIncomingError, eventsLogId, obj})
 			r.eventsLogService.PostAsync(&ActorEvent{EventTypeIncomingAll, eventsLogId, obj})
diff --git a/jitsubase/appbase/router_base.go b/jitsubase/appbase/router_base.go
index 20eb0ee..e188e08 100644
--- a/jitsubase/appbase/router_base.go
+++ b/jitsubase/appbase/router_base.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (r *Router) authMiddleware(c *gin.Context) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (r *Router) ResponseError(c *gin.Context, code int, errorType string, maskError bool, err error, logFormat string, logArgs ...any) RouterError {
+func (r *Router) ResponseError(c *gin.Context, code int, errorType string, maskError bool, err error, logFormat string, logArgs ...any) *RouterError {
 	routerError := RouterError{Error: err, ErrorType: errorType}
 	if err != nil {
 		if maskError {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (r *Router) ResponseError(c *gin.Context, code int, errorType string, maskE
 	logArgs = append(logArgs, err)
 	r.Errorf(logFormat, logArgs...)
 	c.JSON(code, gin.H{"error": routerError.PublicError.Error()})
-	return routerError
+	return &routerError
 }
 
 func HashToken(token string, salt string, secret string) string {