diff --git a/commands/command_install.go b/commands/command_install.go
index 01e7519b..13784eb8 100644
--- a/commands/command_install.go
+++ b/commands/command_install.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/github/git-lfs/lfs"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"os"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/commands/commands.go b/commands/commands.go
index fe7bb070..bb89602d 100644
--- a/commands/commands.go
+++ b/commands/commands.go
@@ -118,23 +118,23 @@ func FullError(err error) {
 }
 
 func errorWith(err error, fatalErrFn func(error, string, ...interface{}), errFn func(string, ...interface{})) {
-		var innermsg string
-		if inner := errutil.GetInnerError(err); inner != nil {
-			innermsg = inner.Error()
-		}
-
-		errmsg := err.Error()
-		if errmsg != innermsg {
-			Error(innermsg)
-		}
-
-		if Debugging || errutil.IsFatalError(err) {
-			fatalErrFn(err, errmsg)
-		} else {
-			errFn(errmsg)
-		}
+	var innermsg string
+	if inner := errutil.GetInnerError(err); inner != nil {
+		innermsg = inner.Error()
 	}
 
+	errmsg := err.Error()
+	if errmsg != innermsg {
+		Error(innermsg)
+	}
+
+	if Debugging || errutil.IsFatalError(err) {
+		fatalErrFn(err, errmsg)
+	} else {
+		errFn(errmsg)
+	}
+}
+
 // Debug prints a formatted message if debugging is enabled.  The formatted
 // message also shows up in the panic log, if created.
 func Debug(format string, args ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/errutil/errors.go b/errutil/errors.go
index 8a6c351a..98053c8b 100644
--- a/errutil/errors.go
+++ b/errutil/errors.go
@@ -50,21 +50,36 @@ package errutil
 // regular Go error will return an empty byte slice.
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+func parentOf(err error) error {
+	type causer interface {
+		Cause() error
+	}
+
+	if c, ok := err.(causer); ok {
+		return c.Cause()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // IsFatalError indicates that the error is fatal and the process should exit
 // immediately after handling the error.
 func IsFatalError(err error) bool {
+	fmt.Println(err, reflect.TypeOf(err))
 	if e, ok := err.(interface {
 		Fatal() bool
 	}); ok {
 		return e.Fatal()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsFatalError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsFatalError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -77,8 +92,8 @@ func IsNotImplementedError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.NotImplemented()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsNotImplementedError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsNotImplementedError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -91,8 +106,8 @@ func IsAuthError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.AuthError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsAuthError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsAuthError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -105,8 +120,8 @@ func IsInvalidPointerError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.InvalidPointer()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsInvalidPointerError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsInvalidPointerError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -119,8 +134,8 @@ func IsInvalidRepoError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.InvalidRepo()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsInvalidRepoError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsInvalidRepoError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -132,8 +147,8 @@ func IsSmudgeError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.SmudgeError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsSmudgeError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsSmudgeError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -145,8 +160,8 @@ func IsCleanPointerError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.CleanPointerError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsCleanPointerError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsCleanPointerError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -158,8 +173,8 @@ func IsNotAPointerError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.NotAPointerError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsNotAPointerError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsNotAPointerError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -171,8 +186,9 @@ func IsBadPointerKeyError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.BadPointerKeyError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsBadPointerKeyError(e.InnerError())
+
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsBadPointerKeyError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -196,8 +212,8 @@ func IsDownloadDeclinedError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.DownloadDeclinedError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsDownloadDeclinedError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsDownloadDeclinedError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -210,18 +226,17 @@ func IsRetriableError(err error) bool {
 	}); ok {
 		return e.RetriableError()
 	}
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return IsRetriableError(e.InnerError())
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return IsRetriableError(parent)
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
 func GetInnerError(err error) error {
-	if e, ok := err.(interface {
-		InnerError() error
-	}); ok {
-		return e.InnerError()
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return parent
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -271,10 +286,17 @@ func ErrorDelContext(err error, key string) {
 
 // ErrorStack returns the stack for an error if it is a wrappedError. If it is
 // not a wrappedError it will return an empty byte slice.
-func ErrorStack(err error) []byte {
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return e.Stack()
+func ErrorStack(err error) errors.StackTrace {
+	if st, ok := err.(interface {
+		StackTrace() errors.StackTrace
+	}); ok {
+		return st.StackTrace()
 	}
+
+	if parent := parentOf(err); parent != nil {
+		return ErrorStack(parent)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -288,61 +310,38 @@ func ErrorContext(err error) map[string]interface{} {
 }
 
 type errorWrapper interface {
-	InnerError() error
-	Error() string
+	error
+
 	Set(string, interface{})
 	Get(string) interface{}
 	Del(string)
 	Context() map[string]interface{}
-	Stack() []byte
 }
 
 // wrappedError is the base error wrapper. It provides a Message string, a
 // stack, and a context map around a regular Go error.
 type wrappedError struct {
-	Message string
-	stack   []byte
-	context map[string]interface{}
 	error
+
+	context map[string]interface{}
 }
 
-// newWrappedError creates a wrappedError. If the error has already been
-// wrapped it is simply returned as is.
+// newWrappedError creates a wrappedError.
 func newWrappedError(err error, message string) errorWrapper {
-	if e, ok := err.(errorWrapper); ok {
-		return e
-	}
-
 	if err == nil {
 		err = errors.New("LFS Error")
 	}
 
-	if message == "" {
-		message = err.Error()
+	if len(message) > 0 {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, message)
 	}
 
-	return wrappedError{
-		Message: message,
-		stack:   Stack(),
+	return &wrappedError{
 		context: make(map[string]interface{}),
 		error:   err,
 	}
 }
 
-// Error will return the wrapped error's Message if it has one, otherwise it
-// will call the underlying error's Error() function.
-func (e wrappedError) Error() string {
-	if e.Message == "" {
-		return e.error.Error()
-	}
-	return e.Message
-}
-
-// InnerError returns the underlying error. This could be a Go error or another wrappedError.
-func (e wrappedError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.error
-}
-
 // Set sets the value for the key in the context.
 func (e wrappedError) Set(key string, val interface{}) {
 	e.context[key] = val
@@ -363,21 +362,12 @@ func (e wrappedError) Context() map[string]interface{} {
 	return e.context
 }
 
-// Stack returns the stack.
-func (e wrappedError) Stack() []byte {
-	return e.stack
-}
-
 // Definitions for IsFatalError()
 
 type fatalError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e fatalError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e fatalError) Fatal() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -392,10 +382,6 @@ type notImplementedError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e notImplementedError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e notImplementedError) NotImplemented() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -410,10 +396,6 @@ type authError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e authError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e authError) AuthError() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -428,10 +410,6 @@ type invalidPointerError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e invalidPointerError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e invalidPointerError) InvalidPointer() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -446,10 +424,6 @@ type invalidRepoError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e invalidRepoError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e invalidRepoError) InvalidRepo() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -464,10 +438,6 @@ type smudgeError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e smudgeError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e smudgeError) SmudgeError() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -485,10 +455,6 @@ type cleanPointerError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e cleanPointerError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e cleanPointerError) CleanPointerError() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -506,10 +472,6 @@ type notAPointerError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e notAPointerError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e notAPointerError) NotAPointerError() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -521,11 +483,8 @@ func NewNotAPointerError(err error) error {
 type badPointerKeyError struct {
 	Expected string
 	Actual   string
-	errorWrapper
-}
 
-func (e badPointerKeyError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
+	errorWrapper
 }
 
 func (e badPointerKeyError) BadPointerKeyError() bool {
@@ -543,10 +502,6 @@ type downloadDeclinedError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e downloadDeclinedError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e downloadDeclinedError) DownloadDeclinedError() bool {
 	return true
 }
@@ -561,10 +516,6 @@ type retriableError struct {
 	errorWrapper
 }
 
-func (e retriableError) InnerError() error {
-	return e.errorWrapper
-}
-
 func (e retriableError) RetriableError() bool {
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/errutil/errors_test.go b/errutil/errors_test.go
index 45b93cc4..0ec123e2 100644
--- a/errutil/errors_test.go
+++ b/errutil/errors_test.go
@@ -85,27 +85,3 @@ func TestStack(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected to get a stack from a wrapped error")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestGetInnerError(t *testing.T) {
-	i := errors.New("inner")
-	err := GetInnerError(newWrappedError(i, "wrapped"))
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("No inner error found")
-	}
-
-	if msg := err.Error(); msg != "inner" {
-		t.Errorf("bad inner error: %q", msg)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestGetNestedInnerError(t *testing.T) {
-	i := errors.New("inner")
-	err := GetInnerError(newWrappedError(newWrappedError(i, "wrapped 2"), "wrapped"))
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("No inner error found")
-	}
-
-	if msg := err.Error(); msg != "inner" {
-		t.Errorf("bad inner error: %q", msg)
-	}
-}