diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 169efd540..412c11080 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/minio-io/iodine",
-			"Rev": "2843626767a878d03d02acd4d2bc3790eb325b64"
+			"Rev": "8c8985d5a45e388dccb5ca280c897672abb18278"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "gopkg.in/check.v1",
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine.go
index 458e10df2..a1fd95b2e 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
-// Error is the iodine error which contains a pointer to the original error
+// WrappedError is the iodine error which contains a pointer to the original error
 // and stack traces.
-type Error struct {
+type WrappedError struct {
 	EmbeddedError error `json:"-"`
 	ErrorMessage  string
 
@@ -88,19 +88,33 @@ func GetGlobalStateKey(k string) string {
 	return result
 }
 
-// New - instantiate an error, turning it into an iodine error.
+// Error - instantiate an error, turning it into an iodine error.
 // Adds an initial stack trace.
-func New(err error, data map[string]string) *Error {
+func Error(err error, data map[string]string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		entry := createStackEntry()
+		var newErr WrappedError
+
+		// check if error is wrapped
+		switch typedError := err.(type) {
+		case WrappedError:
+			{
+				newErr = typedError
+			}
+		default:
+			{
+				newErr = WrappedError{
+					EmbeddedError: err,
+					ErrorMessage:  err.Error(),
+					Stack:         []StackEntry{},
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		for k, v := range data {
 			entry.Data[k] = v
 		}
-		return &Error{
-			EmbeddedError: err,
-			ErrorMessage:  err.Error(),
-			Stack:         []StackEntry{entry},
-		}
+		newErr.Stack = append(newErr.Stack, entry)
+		return newErr
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -146,24 +160,24 @@ func getSystemData() map[string]string {
 }
 
 // Annotate an error with a stack entry and returns itself
-func (err *Error) Annotate(info map[string]string) *Error {
-	entry := createStackEntry()
-	for k, v := range info {
-		entry.Data[k] = v
-	}
-	err.Stack = append(err.Stack, entry)
-	return err
-}
+//func (err *WrappedError) Annotate(info map[string]string) *WrappedError {
+//	entry := createStackEntry()
+//	for k, v := range info {
+//		entry.Data[k] = v
+//	}
+//	err.Stack = append(err.Stack, entry)
+//	return err
+//}
 
 // EmitJSON writes JSON output for the error
-func (err Error) EmitJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+func (err WrappedError) EmitJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(err)
 }
 
 // EmitHumanReadable returns a human readable error message
-func (err Error) EmitHumanReadable() string {
+func (err WrappedError) EmitHumanReadable() string {
 	var errorBuffer bytes.Buffer
-	fmt.Fprintln(&errorBuffer, err.Error())
+	fmt.Fprintln(&errorBuffer, err.ErrorMessage)
 	for i, entry := range err.Stack {
 		fmt.Fprintln(&errorBuffer, "-", i, entry.Host+":"+entry.File+":"+strconv.Itoa(entry.Line), entry.Data)
 	}
@@ -171,8 +185,8 @@ func (err Error) EmitHumanReadable() string {
 }
 
 // Emits the original error message
-func (err Error) Error() string {
-	return err.EmbeddedError.Error()
+func (err WrappedError) Error() string {
+	return err.EmitHumanReadable()
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine_test.go
index 5a1ce1eb3..3aa7b39f4 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/minio-io/iodine/iodine_test.go
@@ -24,21 +24,30 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestIodine(t *testing.T) {
-	iodineError := New(errors.New("Hello"), nil)
-	iodineError.Annotate(nil)
-	iodineError.Annotate(nil)
-	iodineError.Annotate(nil)
-	if len(iodineError.Stack) != 4 {
-		t.Fail()
-	}
-	jsonResult, err := iodineError.EmitJSON()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fail()
-	}
-	var prettyBuffer bytes.Buffer
-	json.Indent(&prettyBuffer, jsonResult, "", "  ")
-	if prettyBuffer.String() == "" {
-		t.Fail()
+	iodineError := Error(errors.New("Hello"), nil)
+	iodineError = Error(iodineError, nil)
+	iodineError = Error(iodineError, nil)
+	iodineError = Error(iodineError, nil)
+	switch typedError := iodineError.(type) {
+	case WrappedError:
+		{
+			if len(typedError.Stack) != 4 {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+			jsonResult, err := typedError.EmitJSON()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+			var prettyBuffer bytes.Buffer
+			json.Indent(&prettyBuffer, jsonResult, "", "  ")
+			if prettyBuffer.String() == "" {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		{
+			t.Fail()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -54,36 +63,41 @@ func TestState(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 	SetGlobalState("foo", "bar")
-	err := New(errors.New("a simple error"), nil)
-	if res, ok := err.Stack[0].Data["foo"]; ok {
-		if res != "bar" {
-			t.Error("global state not set: foo->bar")
+	err := Error(errors.New("a simple error"), nil)
+	switch typedError := err.(type) {
+	case WrappedError:
+		{
+			if res, ok := typedError.Stack[0].Data["foo"]; ok {
+				if res != "bar" {
+					t.Error("global state not set: foo->bar")
+				}
+			} else {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+			typedError = Error(typedError, map[string]string{"foo2": "bar2"}).(WrappedError)
+			if res, ok := typedError.Stack[0].Data["foo"]; ok {
+				if res != "bar" {
+					t.Error("annotate should not modify previous data entries")
+				}
+			} else {
+				t.Error("annotate should not remove previous data entries")
+			}
+			if res, ok := typedError.Stack[1].Data["foo"]; ok {
+				if res != "bar" {
+					t.Error("global state should set value properly in annotate")
+				}
+			} else {
+				t.Error("global state should set key properly in annotate")
+			}
+			if res, ok := typedError.Stack[1].Data["foo2"]; ok {
+				if res != "bar2" {
+					//					typedError = Error(typedError, nil).(WrappedError)
+					t.Error("foo2 -> bar should be set")
+				}
+			} else {
+				//				typedError = Error(typedError, nil).(WrappedError)
+				t.Error("foo2 should be set")
+			}
 		}
-	} else {
-		t.Fail()
-	}
-	err.Annotate(map[string]string{"foo2": "bar2"})
-	if res, ok := err.Stack[0].Data["foo"]; ok {
-		if res != "bar" {
-			t.Error("annotate should not modify previous data entries")
-		}
-	} else {
-		t.Error("annotate should not remove previous data entries")
-	}
-	if res, ok := err.Stack[1].Data["foo"]; ok {
-		if res != "bar" {
-			t.Error("global state should set value properly in annotate")
-		}
-	} else {
-		t.Error("global state should set key properly in annotate")
-	}
-	if res, ok := err.Stack[1].Data["foo2"]; ok {
-		if res != "bar2" {
-			err.Annotate(nil)
-			t.Error("foo2 -> bar should be set")
-		}
-	} else {
-		err.Annotate(nil)
-		t.Error("foo2 should be set")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1e533a43f..e408f6a2e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func main() {
 	app.Action = runCmd
 	err := app.Run(os.Args)
 	switch typedErr := err.(type) {
-	case *iodine.Error:
+	case *iodine.WrappedError:
 		{
 			log.Errorln(typedErr.EmitHumanReadable())
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/donut/donut.go b/pkg/drivers/donut/donut.go
index 185895324..a3b4f7809 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/donut/donut.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/donut/donut.go
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ func Start(path string) (chan<- string, <-chan error, drivers.Driver) {
 	s := new(donutDriver)
 
 	// TODO donut driver should be passed in as Start param and driven by config
-	var err *iodine.Error
+	var err error
 	s.donut, err = donut.NewDonut(path)
+	err = iodine.Error(err, map[string]string{"path": path})
 	if err != nil {
-		err = err.Annotate(map[string]string{"path": path})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err.EmitHumanReadable())
-		}
+		log.Println(err)
 	}
 
 	go start(ctrlChannel, errorChannel, s)
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index b71bce5c0..8bdb95616 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ func getHTTPChannels(configs []Config) (ctrlChans []chan<- string, statusChans [
 			}
 		default:
 			{
-				err := iodine.New(errors.New("Invalid API type"), nil)
-				log.Fatal(err.EmitHumanReadable())
+				err := iodine.Error(errors.New("Invalid API type"), nil)
+				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func getDriverChannels(driverType DriverType) (ctrlChans []chan<- string, status
 		{
 			u, err := user.Current()
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Errorln(iodine.New(err, nil).EmitHumanReadable())
+				log.Errorln(iodine.Error(err, nil))
 				return nil, nil, nil
 			}
 			root := path.Join(u.HomeDir, "minio-storage", "file")
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func getDriverChannels(driverType DriverType) (ctrlChans []chan<- string, status
 		{
 			u, err := user.Current()
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Errorln(iodine.New(err, nil).EmitHumanReadable())
+				log.Errorln(iodine.Error(err, nil))
 				return nil, nil, nil
 			}
 			root := path.Join(u.HomeDir, "minio-driver", "donut")
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ func getDriverChannels(driverType DriverType) (ctrlChans []chan<- string, status
 		}
 	default: // should never happen
 		{
-			err := iodine.New(errors.New("No driver found"), nil)
-			log.Fatal(err.EmitHumanReadable())
+			log.Fatal(iodine.Error(errors.New("No driver found"), nil))
 		}
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/pkg/storage/donut/bucket.go b/pkg/storage/donut/bucket.go
index 9e027d98d..e372b71ad 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/donut/bucket.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/donut/bucket.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type donutBucket struct {
 }
 
 // GetNodes - get list of associated nodes for a given bucket
-func (b donutBucket) GetNodes() ([]string, *iodine.Error) {
+func (b donutBucket) GetNodes() ([]string, error) {
 	var nodes []string
 	for _, node := range b.nodes {
 		nodes = append(nodes, node)
@@ -21,17 +21,22 @@ func (b donutBucket) GetNodes() ([]string, *iodine.Error) {
 	return nodes, nil
 }
 
-func (b donutBucket) AddNode(nodeID, bucketID string) *iodine.Error {
+// AddNode - adds a node to a bucket
+func (b donutBucket) AddNode(nodeID, bucketID string) error {
 	tokens := strings.Split(bucketID, ":")
 	if len(tokens) != 3 {
-		return iodine.New(errors.New("Bucket ID malformed: "+bucketID), map[string]string{"nodeID": nodeID, "bucketID": bucketID})
+		var err error
+		err = iodine.Error(nil, nil)
+		return err
+		//		return iodine.Error(errors.New("Bucket ID malformed: "+bucketID), map[string]string{"nodeID": nodeID, "bucketID": bucketID})
+
 	}
 	// bucketName := tokens[0]
 	// aggregate := tokens[1]
 	// aggregate := "0"
 	part, err := strconv.Atoi(tokens[2])
 	if err != nil {
-		return iodine.New(errors.New("Part malformed: "+tokens[2]), map[string]string{"nodeID": nodeID, "bucketID": bucketID})
+		return iodine.Error(errors.New("Part malformed: "+tokens[2]), map[string]string{"nodeID": nodeID, "bucketID": bucketID})
 	}
 	b.nodes[part] = nodeID
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/storage/donut/donut.go b/pkg/storage/donut/donut.go
index 2db0e3268..133c0d4e0 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/donut/donut.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/donut/donut.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type donut struct {
 }
 
 // NewDonut - instantiate new donut driver
-func NewDonut(root string) (Donut, *iodine.Error) {
+func NewDonut(root string) (Donut, error) {
 	nodes := make(map[string]Node)
 	nodes["localhost"] = &localDirectoryNode{root: root}
 	driver := &donut{
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewDonut(root string) (Donut, *iodine.Error) {
 	for nodeID, node := range nodes {
 		bucketIDs, err := node.GetBuckets()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"root": root})
+			return nil, iodine.Error(err, map[string]string{"root": root})
 		}
 		for _, bucketID := range bucketIDs {
 			tokens := strings.Split(bucketID, ":")
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewDonut(root string) (Donut, *iodine.Error) {
 				driver.buckets[tokens[0]] = bucket
 			}
 			if err = driver.buckets[tokens[0]].AddNode(nodeID, bucketID); err != nil {
-				return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"root": root})
+				return nil, iodine.Error(err, map[string]string{"root": root})
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/donut/interfaces.go b/pkg/storage/donut/interfaces.go
index 658f0e3ce..dcd822e45 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/donut/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/donut/interfaces.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package donut
 
 import (
-	"github.com/minio-io/iodine"
 	"io"
 )
 
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ type Donut interface {
 
 // Bucket interface
 type Bucket interface {
-	GetNodes() ([]string, *iodine.Error)
-	AddNode(nodeID, bucketID string) *iodine.Error
+	GetNodes() ([]string, error)
+	AddNode(nodeID, bucketID string) error
 }
 
 // Node interface