diff --git a/server/test/actor_shelf_test.gleam b/server/test/actor_shelf_test.gleam
index f89a475..caef85a 100644
--- a/server/test/actor_shelf_test.gleam
+++ b/server/test/actor_shelf_test.gleam
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ fn network_client(records_body: String) -> xrpc.Client {
 }
 
 fn failing_resolver_client() -> xrpc.Client {
-  xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) { Error(core_xrpc.Other("resolver unreachable")) })
+  xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) {
+    Error(core_xrpc.ConnectionFailed("resolver unreachable"))
+  })
 }
 
 fn pds_unreachable_client() -> xrpc.Client {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ fn pds_unreachable_client() -> xrpc.Client {
     case req.host {
       "resolver.test" ->
         Ok(response.Response(200, [], bit_array.from_string(resolve_body())))
-      _ -> Error(core_xrpc.Other("pds unreachable"))
+      _ -> Error(core_xrpc.ConnectionFailed("pds unreachable"))
     }
   })
 }
diff --git a/server/test/discogs_scan_test.gleam b/server/test/discogs_scan_test.gleam
index a953ddc..2101340 100644
--- a/server/test/discogs_scan_test.gleam
+++ b/server/test/discogs_scan_test.gleam
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn mb_returns_exact_match() -> xrpc.Client {
 
 fn mb_fails() -> xrpc.Client {
   xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) {
-    Error(core_xrpc.Other("musicbrainz unreachable"))
+    Error(core_xrpc.ConnectionFailed("musicbrainz unreachable"))
   })
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ pub fn network_miss_falls_through_to_the_discogs_chain_test() {
 
 pub fn network_stage_failure_falls_through_to_discogs_test() {
   let failing_client =
-    xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) { Error(core_xrpc.Other("unreachable")) })
+    xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) {
+      Error(core_xrpc.ConnectionFailed("unreachable"))
+    })
   let #(ctx, cfg) =
     test_context_with_users(failing_client, discogs_always_misses, [
       a_known_user(),
diff --git a/server/test/edit_inbox_test.gleam b/server/test/edit_inbox_test.gleam
index 7c97e6a..dc08043 100644
--- a/server/test/edit_inbox_test.gleam
+++ b/server/test/edit_inbox_test.gleam
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn session() -> OauthSession {
 /// A client whose every request fails, so `handle_resolver.resolve_handle`
 /// degrades to `None` without needing a live PLC directory.
 fn no_network_client() -> xrpc.Client {
-  xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) { Error(core_xrpc.Other("offline")) })
+  xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) { Error(core_xrpc.ConnectionFailed("offline")) })
 }
 
 /// [1, 2, .., count]
diff --git a/server/test/support.gleam b/server/test/support.gleam
index 1a99396..7021026 100644
--- a/server/test/support.gleam
+++ b/server/test/support.gleam
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn xrpc(rest: String) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn unreachable_client() -> xrpc.Client {
-  xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) { Error(core_xrpc.Other("unused")) })
+  xrpc.Client(send: fn(_req) { Error(core_xrpc.ConnectionFailed("unused")) })
 }
 
 pub fn unreachable_catalog_deps() -> catalog_deps.Deps {