diff --git a/headless/headless.go b/headless/headless.go
index b618ab7..b96d188 100644
--- a/headless/headless.go
+++ b/headless/headless.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	MxID                                                        id.UserID
 }
 
-func Init(conf Config, updates chan fmt.Stringer) Completed {
+func Init(conf Config, updates chan fmt.Stringer) error {
 	// setup package dir
 	os.Setenv("GOMUKS_ROOT", conf.OutputDir)
 	updates <- exportDirSet{dir: conf.OutputDir}
diff --git a/headless/msg.go b/headless/msg.go
index 5e749ce..fe428a4 100644
--- a/headless/msg.go
+++ b/headless/msg.go
@@ -61,5 +61,3 @@ type processingSync struct{}
 func (msg processingSync) String() string {
 	return "Processing sync response…"
 }
-
-type Completed error