diff --git a/cmd/allocator/main.go b/cmd/allocator/main.go
index 93065d3621..eec46e6027 100644
--- a/cmd/allocator/main.go
+++ b/cmd/allocator/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	stderrors "errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ import (
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/gameserverallocations/processor"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/gameservers"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/metrics"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/fswatch"
 	"github.com/heptiolabs/healthcheck"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	podReady bool
 	logger   = runtime.NewLoggerWithSource("main")
+	errs     = errors.FromPackage()
 )
 
 const (
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ func main() {
 	grpcHealth := grpchealth.NewServer() // only used for gRPC, ignored o/w
 	health.AddReadinessCheck("allocator-agones-client", func() error {
 		if !podReady {
-			return errors.New("asked to shut down, failed readiness check")
+			return errs.New("asked to shut down, failed readiness check")
 		}
 		_, err := agonesClient.ServerVersion()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ func runHTTP(listenCtx context.Context, workerCtx context.Context, h *serviceHan
 			err = server.ListenAndServe()
 		}
 
-		if err == http.ErrServerClosed {
+		if stderrors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
 			logger.WithError(err).Info("HTTP/HTTPS server closed")
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
@@ -488,6 +490,7 @@ func newProcessorServiceHandler(processorClient processor.Client, mTLSDisabled,
 		tlsDisabled:     tlsDisabled,
 		processorClient: processorClient,
 	}
+	h.errs = errors.FromStruct(&h)
 
 	if !h.tlsDisabled {
 		tlsCert, err := readTLSCert()
@@ -536,6 +539,7 @@ func newServiceHandler(ctx context.Context, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, ago
 		tlsDisabled:               tlsDisabled,
 		grpcUnallocatedStatusCode: grpcUnallocatedStatusCode,
 	}
+	h.errs = errors.FromStruct(&h)
 
 	kubeInformerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
 	agonesInformerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
@@ -645,7 +649,7 @@ func (h *serviceHandler) getTLSCert(_ *tls.ClientHelloInfo) (*tls.Certificate, e
 // VerifyConnection runs on resumption as well, which closes that gap.
 func (h *serviceHandler) verifyClientConnection(cs tls.ConnectionState) error {
 	if len(cs.PeerCertificates) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("no client certificate presented")
+		return h.errs.New("no client certificate presented")
 	}
 
 	rawCerts := make([][]byte, 0, len(cs.PeerCertificates))
@@ -670,7 +674,7 @@ func (h *serviceHandler) verifyClientCertificate(rawCerts [][]byte, _ [][]*x509.
 		cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(rawCert)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.WithError(err).Warning("cannot parse intermediate certificate")
-			return errors.New("bad intermediate certificate: " + err.Error())
+			return h.errs.Wrap(err, "bad intermediate certificate")
 		}
 		opts.Intermediates.AddCert(cert)
 	}
@@ -678,7 +682,7 @@ func (h *serviceHandler) verifyClientCertificate(rawCerts [][]byte, _ [][]*x509.
 	c, err := x509.ParseCertificate(rawCerts[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Warning("cannot parse client certificate")
-		return errors.New("bad client certificate: " + err.Error())
+		return h.errs.Wrap(err, "bad client certificate")
 	}
 
 	h.certMutex.RLock()
@@ -686,7 +690,7 @@ func (h *serviceHandler) verifyClientCertificate(rawCerts [][]byte, _ [][]*x509.
 	_, err = c.Verify(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Warning("failed to verify client certificate")
-		return errors.New("failed to verify client certificate: " + err.Error())
+		return h.errs.Wrap(err, "failed to verify client certificate")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -696,7 +700,7 @@ func getClients(ctlConfig config) (*kubernetes.Clientset, *versioned.Clientset,
 	// Create the in-cluster config
 	config, err := rest.InClusterConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("Could not create in cluster config")
+		return nil, nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not create in cluster config")
 	}
 
 	config.QPS = float32(ctlConfig.APIServerSustainedQPS)
@@ -705,13 +709,13 @@ func getClients(ctlConfig config) (*kubernetes.Clientset, *versioned.Clientset,
 	// Access to the Agones resources through the Agones Clientset
 	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("Could not create the kubernetes api clientset")
+		return nil, nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not create the kubernetes api clientset")
 	}
 
 	// Access to the Agones resources through the Agones Clientset
 	agonesClient, err := versioned.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("Could not create the agones api clientset")
+		return nil, nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not create the agones api clientset")
 	}
 	return kubeClient, agonesClient, nil
 }
@@ -762,6 +766,8 @@ type serviceHandler struct {
 	grpcUnallocatedStatusCode codes.Code
 
 	processorClient processor.Client
+
+	errs *errors.Errors
 }
 
 // Allocate implements the Allocate gRPC method definition
diff --git a/cmd/allocator/main_test.go b/cmd/allocator/main_test.go
index f9ac6551e4..4822e81d24 100644
--- a/cmd/allocator/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/allocator/main_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	pb "agones.dev/agones/pkg/allocation/go"
 	allocationv1 "agones.dev/agones/pkg/apis/allocation/v1"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ func TestVerifyClientCertificateFails(t *testing.T) {
 	h := serviceHandler{
 		caCertPool: certPool,
 	}
+	h.errs = errors.FromStruct(&h)
 
 	block, _ := pem.Decode(crt)
 	input := [][]byte{block.Bytes}
diff --git a/cmd/controller/main.go b/cmd/controller/main.go
index c02b3475aa..9573f409d8 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/main.go
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ import (
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/gameserversets"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/metrics"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/portallocator"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/httpserver"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/signals"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/heptiolabs/healthcheck"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	logger = runtime.NewLoggerWithSource("main")
+	errs   = errors.FromPackage()
 )
 
 func setupLogging(logDir string, logSizeLimitMB int) {
@@ -529,13 +530,13 @@ func (c *config) validate() []error {
 func validateResource(request resource.Quantity, limit resource.Quantity, resourceName corev1.ResourceName) []error {
 	validationErrors := make([]error, 0)
 	if !limit.IsZero() && request.Cmp(limit) > 0 {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.Errorf("Request must be less than or equal to %s limit", resourceName))
+		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.Errorf("Request must be less than or equal to %s limit", resourceName))
 	}
 	if request.Cmp(resource.Quantity{}) < 0 {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.Errorf("Resource %s request value must be non negative", resourceName))
+		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.Errorf("Resource %s request value must be non negative", resourceName))
 	}
 	if limit.Cmp(resource.Quantity{}) < 0 {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.Errorf("Resource %s limit value must be non negative", resourceName))
+		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.Errorf("Resource %s limit value must be non negative", resourceName))
 	}
 
 	return validationErrors
@@ -565,11 +566,11 @@ func validatePorts(portRanges map[string]portallocator.PortRange) []error {
 			if overlaps(values[j].MinPort, values[j].MaxPort, pr.MinPort, pr.MaxPort) {
 				switch {
 				case keys[j] == agonesv1.DefaultPortRange:
-					validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.Errorf("port range %s overlaps with min/max port", keys[i]))
+					validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.Errorf("port range %s overlaps with min/max port", keys[i]))
 				case keys[i] == agonesv1.DefaultPortRange:
-					validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.Errorf("port range %s overlaps with min/max port", keys[j]))
+					validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.Errorf("port range %s overlaps with min/max port", keys[j]))
 				default:
-					validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.Errorf("port range %s overlaps with min/max port of range %s", keys[i], keys[j]))
+					validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.Errorf("port range %s overlaps with min/max port of range %s", keys[i], keys[j]))
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -584,10 +585,10 @@ func validatePortRange(minPort, maxPort int32, rangeName string) []error {
 		rangeCtx = " for port range " + rangeName
 	}
 	if minPort <= 0 || maxPort <= 0 {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.New("min Port and Max Port values are required"+rangeCtx))
+		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.New("min Port and Max Port values are required"+rangeCtx))
 	}
 	if maxPort < minPort {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errors.New("max Port cannot be set less that the Min Port"+rangeCtx))
+		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, errs.New("max Port cannot be set less that the Min Port"+rangeCtx))
 	}
 	return validationErrors
 }
diff --git a/cmd/controller/main_test.go b/cmd/controller/main_test.go
index e8a2ea426c..14ad410c3b 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/main_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	agonesv1 "agones.dev/agones/pkg/apis/agones/v1"
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ func TestControllerConfigValidation_PortRangeOverlap(t *testing.T) {
 func errorsContainString(t *testing.T, errs []error, expected string) {
 	found := false
 	for _, v := range errs {
-		if expected == v.Error() {
+		if strings.Contains(v.Error(), expected) {
 			found = true
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/extensions/main.go b/cmd/extensions/main.go
index 4154b857b8..65871bae27 100644
--- a/cmd/extensions/main.go
+++ b/cmd/extensions/main.go
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ import (
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/gameserversets"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/metrics"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/apiserver"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/https"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/httpserver"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/signals"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/webhooks"
 	"github.com/heptiolabs/healthcheck"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const (
 var (
 	podReady bool
 	logger   = runtime.NewLoggerWithSource("main")
+	errs     = errors.FromPackage()
 )
 
 func setupLogging(logDir string, logSizeLimitMB int) {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func main() {
 	podReady = true
 	health.AddReadinessCheck("agones-extensions", func() error {
 		if !podReady {
-			return errors.New("asked to shut down, failed readiness check")
+			return errs.New("asked to shut down, failed readiness check")
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/ping/main.go b/cmd/ping/main.go
index 63cb605177..2b1ebbaa36 100644
--- a/cmd/ping/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ping/main.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/signals"
 	"github.com/heptiolabs/healthcheck"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	logger = runtime.NewLoggerWithSource("main")
+	errs   = errors.FromPackage()
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ type config struct {
 // validate returns an error if there is a validation problem
 func (c *config) validate() error {
 	if c.UDPRateLimit < 0 {
-		return errors.New("UDP Rate limit must be greater that or equal to zero")
+		return errs.New("UDP Rate limit must be greater that or equal to zero")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/ping/udp.go b/cmd/ping/udp.go
index fdbdc0d4ae..e0c029e89c 100644
--- a/cmd/ping/udp.go
+++ b/cmd/ping/udp.go
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	stderrors "errors"
 	"math"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/runtime"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type udpServer struct {
 	limits      map[string]*visitor
 	healthMutex sync.RWMutex
 	health      bool
+	errs        *errors.Errors
 }
 
 // visitor tracks when a visitor last sent
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func newUDPServer(rateLimit rate.Limit) *udpServer {
 		limits:      map[string]*visitor{},
 	}
 	udpSrv.logger = runtime.NewLoggerWithType(udpSrv)
+	udpSrv.errs = errors.FromStruct(udpSrv)
 	return udpSrv
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ func (u *udpServer) readWriteLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 				b := make([]byte, 1024)
 				_, sender, err := u.conn.ReadFrom(b)
 				if err != nil {
-					if ctx.Err() != nil && errors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) {
+					if ctx.Err() != nil && stderrors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) {
 						return
 					}
 					u.logger.WithError(err).Error("Error reading udp packet")
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func (u *udpServer) Health() error {
 	u.healthMutex.RLock()
 	defer u.healthMutex.RUnlock()
 	if !u.health {
-		return errors.New("UDP Server is unhealthy")
+		return u.errs.New("UDP Server is unhealthy")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/processor/main.go b/cmd/processor/main.go
index 64393400dd..b5475d633f 100644
--- a/cmd/processor/main.go
+++ b/cmd/processor/main.go
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ import (
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/gameserverallocations/processor"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/gameservers"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/metrics"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/httpserver"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/signals"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/heptiolabs/healthcheck"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	logger = runtime.NewLoggerWithSource("main")
+	errs   = errors.FromPackage()
 )
 
 type processorConfig struct {
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ func getClients(ctlConfig processorConfig) (*kubernetes.Clientset, *versioned.Cl
 	// Create the in-cluster config
 	config, err := rest.InClusterConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not create in cluster config")
+		return nil, nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not create in cluster config")
 	}
 
 	config.QPS = float32(ctlConfig.APIServerSustainedQPS)
@@ -365,13 +366,13 @@ func getClients(ctlConfig processorConfig) (*kubernetes.Clientset, *versioned.Cl
 	// Access to the Agones resources through the Agones Clientset
 	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not create the kubernetes api clientset")
+		return nil, nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not create the kubernetes api clientset")
 	}
 
 	// Access to the Agones resources through the Agones Clientset
 	agonesClient, err := versioned.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Could not create the agones api clientset")
+		return nil, nil, errs.Wrap(err, "Could not create the agones api clientset")
 	}
 	return kubeClient, agonesClient, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/sdk-server/main.go b/cmd/sdk-server/main.go
index ed078c317c..3112fd0ca3 100644
--- a/cmd/sdk-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sdk-server/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	sdkalpha "agones.dev/agones/pkg/sdk/alpha"
 	sdkbeta "agones.dev/agones/pkg/sdk/beta"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/sdkserver"
+	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/errors"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"agones.dev/agones/pkg/util/signals"
 )
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	logger = runtime.NewLoggerWithSource("main")
+	errs   = errors.FromPackage()
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func registerLocal(grpcServer *grpc.Server, ctlConf config) (func(), error) {
 		}
 
 		if _, err = os.Stat(filePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("Could not find file: %s", filePath)
+			return nil, errs.Errorf("Could not find file: %s", filePath)
 		}
 	}