diff --git a/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py b/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py
index 65a4b62..8b91e4c 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py
@@ -147,9 +147,19 @@ def slice_device_count(self, slice_index: int) -> int:
       ) from error
 
   @classmethod
-  def _is_error_due_to_slice_down(cls, error: Exception) -> bool:
-    """Check if the error is due to slice down."""
-    return_value = any(
+  def is_error_due_to_slice_down(cls, error: Exception) -> bool:
+    """Returns True if the error is due to slice down.
+
+    The error types that are considered due to slice down are
+    jax.errors.JaxRuntimeError with the following error kind in the message:
+    - DATA_LOSS
+    - NOT_FOUND
+    - INTERNAL
+
+    Args:
+      error: The error to check.
+    """
+    return_value = isinstance(error, jax.errors.JaxRuntimeError) and any(
         error_type in str(error) for error_type in cls._ELASTIC_DOWN_ERROR_TYPES
     )
     if return_value:
@@ -221,7 +231,7 @@ def get_slice_availability(self) -> set[int]:
                 f"Error with _simple_execution for slice_index={slice_index}."
             )
       except jax.errors.JaxRuntimeError as error:
-        if not self._is_error_due_to_slice_down(error):
+        if not self.is_error_due_to_slice_down(error):
           raise
         _logger.info("slice_index=%s bad", slice_index)
 
@@ -565,7 +575,7 @@ def maybe_reshard_down(
       handler_kwargs = {}
 
     while True:
-      if not self._is_error_due_to_slice_down(error):
+      if not self.is_error_due_to_slice_down(error):
         _logger.info(
             "Not resharding down because the error is not due to a slice down."
         )