diff --git a/src/Talus.php b/src/Talus.php
index 3d7e271..7996977 100644
--- a/src/Talus.php
+++ b/src/Talus.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function __construct(array $config)
             $this->container = $config['container'];
         }
 
-        $this->logger = new NullLogger();
+        $this->logger = new NullLogger;
         // todo we probably shouldn't allow passing in logger as config key
         if (!empty($config['logger'])) {
             if (!($config['logger'] instanceof LoggerInterface)) {
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public function __construct(array $config)
             $this->logger = $config['logger'];
         }
 
+        $this->errorHandler = new ErrorHandler;
+
         if (empty($config['swagger'])) {
             throw new DomainException('missing swagger information');
         }
@@ -91,8 +93,8 @@ public function run()
 
         try {
             $result = $this->callStack($request, $response);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            $result = $this->handleError($request, $response, $e);
+        } catch (Exception $exception) {
+            $this->errorHandler->__invoke($request, $response, $exception);
         }
 
         $this->outputResponse($result);
@@ -133,15 +135,9 @@ public function __invoke(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
         $controllerName = $request->getAttribute('swagger')['path']['x-swagger-router-controller'];
         $methodName = $request->getAttribute('swagger')['operation']['operationId'];
 
-        try {
-            // todo this should be container-controlled
-            $controller = new $controllerName($this->container);
-            return $controller->$methodName($request, $response);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            // todo handle straight errors too
-            throw $e;
-        }
-
+        // todo this should be container-controlled
+        $controller = new $controllerName($this->container);
+        return $controller->$methodName($request, $response);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -159,20 +155,4 @@ protected function getResponse()
     {
         return new Response();
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param RequestInterface $request
-     * @param ResponseInterface $response
-     * @param Exception $exception
-     * @return ResponseInterface
-     */
-    protected function handleError(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, Exception $exception)
-    {
-        if (!isset($this->errorHandler)) {
-            $errorHandler = new ErrorHandler;
-            return $errorHandler->__invoke($request, $response, $exception);
-        }
-
-        return $this->errorHandler->__invoke($request, $response, $exception);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TalusTest.php b/tests/TalusTest.php
index 61d0ee4..38d256d 100644
--- a/tests/TalusTest.php
+++ b/tests/TalusTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use ReflectionClass;
 use stdclass;
 
+use AvalancheDevelopment\CrashPad\ErrorHandler;
 use Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ public function testConstructValidatesLogger()
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testConstructSetsErrorHandler()
+    {
+        $talus = new Talus([
+            'swagger' => ['swagger'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertAttributeInstanceOf(ErrorHandler::class, 'errorHandler', $talus);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException DomainException
      * @expectedExceptionMessage missing swagger information
@@ -317,61 +327,4 @@ public function testGetResponse()
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface', $response);
     }
-
-    public function testHandleErrorDefault()
-    {
-        $this->markTestIncomplete('need to find a way to mock error handler');
-
-        $exception = new Exception('test error');
-
-        $request = $this->createMock(RequestInterface::class);
-        $response = $this->createMock(ResponseInterface::class);
-
-        $reflectedTalus = new ReflectionClass(Talus::class);
-        $reflectedHandleError = $reflectedTalus->getMethod('handleError');
-        $reflectedHandleError->setAccessible(true);
-
-        $talus = $this->getMockBuilder(Talus::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->setMethods()
-            ->getMock();
-
-        $result = $reflectedHandleError->invokeArgs($talus, [ $request, $response, $exception ]);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface', $result);
-    }
-
-    public function testHandleErrorCustom()
-    {
-        $exception = new Exception('test error');
-        $errorHandler = function ($req, $res, $exception) {
-            $res->getBody()->write("SOME ERROR: {$exception->getMessage()}");
-            return $res;
-        };
-
-        $stream = $this->createMock(StreamInterface::class);
-        $stream->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('write')
-            ->with('SOME ERROR: test error');
-
-        $request = $this->createMock(RequestInterface::class);
-        $response = $this->createMock(ResponseInterface::class);
-        $response->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getBody')
-            ->willReturn($stream);
-
-        $reflectedTalus = new ReflectionClass(Talus::class);
-        $reflectedHandler = $reflectedTalus->getProperty('errorHandler');
-        $reflectedHandler->setAccessible(true);
-        $reflectedHandleError = $reflectedTalus->getMethod('handleError');
-        $reflectedHandleError->setAccessible(true);
-
-        $talus = $this->getMockBuilder(Talus::class)
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->setMethods()
-            ->getMock();
-
-        $reflectedHandler->setValue($talus, $errorHandler);
-        $result = $reflectedHandleError->invokeArgs($talus, [ $request, $response, $exception ]);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface', $result);
-    }
 }