diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index 690b5a564..5efafde33 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -1113,8 +1113,11 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 					announcement.msg,
 				)
 				if err != nil {
-					if err != routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown &&
-						err != routing.ErrParentValidationFailed {
+					if !routing.IsError(
+						err,
+						routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown,
+						routing.ErrParentValidationFailed,
+					) {
 						log.Warnf("unexpected error "+
 							"during validation "+
 							"barrier shutdown: %v",
@@ -1658,15 +1661,13 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) processNetworkAnnouncement(
 			log.Debugf("Adding node: %x got error: %v",
 				msg.NodeID, err)
 
-			switch {
-			case routing.IsError(err, routing.ErrOutdated,
-				routing.ErrIgnored):
-
-			case err == routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown:
-
-			default:
+			if !routing.IsError(
+				err,
+				routing.ErrOutdated,
+				routing.ErrIgnored,
+				routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown,
+			) {
 				log.Error(err)
-
 			}
 
 			nMsg.err <- err
@@ -2188,11 +2189,14 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) processNetworkAnnouncement(
 		}
 
 		if err := d.cfg.Router.UpdateEdge(update, schedulerOp...); err != nil {
-			if routing.IsError(err, routing.ErrOutdated,
-				routing.ErrIgnored) {
+			if routing.IsError(
+				err, routing.ErrOutdated,
+				routing.ErrIgnored,
+				routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown,
+			) {
 				log.Debug(err)
-			} else if err != routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown {
 
+			} else {
 				key := newRejectCacheKey(
 					msg.ShortChannelID.ToUint64(),
 					nMsg.peer.PubKey(),
diff --git a/routing/errors.go b/routing/errors.go
index a5c7fd3ca..2511757bc 100644
--- a/routing/errors.go
+++ b/routing/errors.go
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ const (
 	// ErrInvalidFundingOutput is returned if the channle funding output
 	// fails validation.
 	ErrInvalidFundingOutput
+
+	// ErrVBarrierShuttingDown signals that the barrier has been requested
+	// to shutdown, and that the caller should not treat the wait condition
+	// as fulfilled.
+	ErrVBarrierShuttingDown
+
+	// ErrParentValidationFailed signals that the validation of a
+	// dependent's parent failed, so the dependent must not be processed.
+	ErrParentValidationFailed
 )
 
 // routerError is a structure that represent the error inside the routing package,
diff --git a/routing/router.go b/routing/router.go
index 5baf6eccc..36d098fc4 100644
--- a/routing/router.go
+++ b/routing/router.go
@@ -1062,13 +1062,19 @@ func (r *ChannelRouter) networkHandler() {
 					update.msg,
 				)
 				if err != nil {
-					switch err {
-					case ErrVBarrierShuttingDown:
+					switch {
+					case IsError(
+						err, ErrVBarrierShuttingDown,
+					):
 						update.err <- err
-					case ErrParentValidationFailed:
+
+					case IsError(
+						err, ErrParentValidationFailed,
+					):
 						update.err <- newErrf(
 							ErrIgnored, err.Error(),
 						)
+
 					default:
 						log.Warnf("unexpected error "+
 							"during validation "+
diff --git a/routing/validation_barrier.go b/routing/validation_barrier.go
index c8c5e7b34..17d378826 100644
--- a/routing/validation_barrier.go
+++ b/routing/validation_barrier.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package routing
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
@@ -9,17 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
 )
 
-var (
-	// ErrVBarrierShuttingDown signals that the barrier has been requested
-	// to shutdown, and that the caller should not treat the wait condition
-	// as fulfilled.
-	ErrVBarrierShuttingDown = errors.New("validation barrier shutting down")
-
-	// ErrParentValidationFailed signals that the validation of a
-	// dependent's parent failed, so the dependent must not be processed.
-	ErrParentValidationFailed = errors.New("parent validation failed")
-)
-
 // validationSignals contains two signals which allows the ValidationBarrier to
 // communicate back to the caller whether a dependent should be processed or not
 // based on whether its parent was successfully validated. Only one of these
@@ -228,9 +216,11 @@ func (v *ValidationBarrier) WaitForDependants(job interface{}) error {
 	if ok {
 		select {
 		case <-v.quit:
-			return ErrVBarrierShuttingDown
+			return newErrf(ErrVBarrierShuttingDown,
+				"validation barrier shutting down")
 		case <-signals.deny:
-			return ErrParentValidationFailed
+			return newErrf(ErrParentValidationFailed,
+				"parent validation failed")
 		case <-signals.allow:
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/routing/validation_barrier_test.go b/routing/validation_barrier_test.go
index 248c1dc20..2eda0120f 100644
--- a/routing/validation_barrier_test.go
+++ b/routing/validation_barrier_test.go
@@ -141,14 +141,18 @@ func TestValidationBarrierQuit(t *testing.T) {
 
 		switch {
 		// First half should return without failure.
-		case i < numTasks/4 && err != routing.ErrParentValidationFailed:
+		case i < numTasks/4 && !routing.IsError(
+			err, routing.ErrParentValidationFailed,
+		):
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected failure while waiting: %v", err)
 
 		case i >= numTasks/4 && i < numTasks/2 && err != nil:
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected failure while waiting: %v", err)
 
 		// Last half should return the shutdown error.
-		case i >= numTasks/2 && err != routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown:
+		case i >= numTasks/2 && !routing.IsError(
+			err, routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown,
+		):
 			t.Fatalf("expected failure after quitting: want %v, "+
 				"got %v", routing.ErrVBarrierShuttingDown, err)
 		}