diff --git a/src/api/client/account.rs b/src/api/client/account.rs
index bbfe9473..59998292 100644
--- a/src/api/client/account.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/account.rs
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ pub async fn full_user_deactivate(
 	services: &Services,
 	user_id: &UserId,
 	all_joined_rooms: &[OwnedRoomId],
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	services
 		.users
 		.deactivate_account(user_id)
diff --git a/src/api/client/keys.rs b/src/api/client/keys.rs
index cef98a25..3d155057 100644
--- a/src/api/client/keys.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/keys.rs
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ fn add_unsigned_device_display_name(
 	keys: &mut Raw<ruma::encryption::DeviceKeys>,
 	metadata: ruma::api::client::device::Device,
 	include_display_names: bool,
-) -> serde_json::Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	if let Some(display_name) = metadata.display_name {
 		let mut object = keys.deserialize_as::<serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>>()?;
 
diff --git a/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs b/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
index dcdf7c91..e71e73f6 100644
--- a/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
@@ -230,11 +230,7 @@ pub async fn leave_room(
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn remote_leave_room(
-	services: &Services,
-	user_id: &UserId,
-	room_id: &RoomId,
-) -> Result<()> {
+async fn remote_leave_room(services: &Services, user_id: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result {
 	let mut make_leave_response_and_server =
 		Err!(BadServerResponse("No remote server available to assist in leaving {room_id}."));
 
diff --git a/src/api/client/report.rs b/src/api/client/report.rs
index 4fc6d7d7..009c71ed 100644
--- a/src/api/client/report.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/report.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ async fn is_event_report_valid(
 	reason: Option<&String>,
 	score: Option<ruma::Int>,
 	pdu: &PduEvent,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	debug_info!(
 		"Checking if report from user {sender_user} for event {event_id} in room {room_id} is \
 		 valid"
diff --git a/src/api/router/auth.rs b/src/api/router/auth.rs
index 5eb2f089..13365dce 100644
--- a/src/api/router/auth.rs
+++ b/src/api/router/auth.rs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ async fn auth_server(
 	})
 }
 
-fn auth_server_checks(services: &Services, x_matrix: &XMatrix) -> Result<()> {
+fn auth_server_checks(services: &Services, x_matrix: &XMatrix) -> Result {
 	if !services.server.config.allow_federation {
 		return Err!(Config("allow_federation", "Federation is disabled."));
 	}
diff --git a/src/core/config/check.rs b/src/core/config/check.rs
index 0d87dce0..849e4c7b 100644
--- a/src/core/config/check.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/check.rs
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ fn warn_unknown_key(config: &Config) {
 
 /// Checks the presence of the `address` and `unix_socket_path` keys in the
 /// raw_config, exiting the process if both keys were detected.
-pub(super) fn is_dual_listening(raw_config: &Figment) -> Result<()> {
+pub(super) fn is_dual_listening(raw_config: &Figment) -> Result {
 	let contains_address = raw_config.contains("address");
 	let contains_unix_socket = raw_config.contains("unix_socket_path");
 	if contains_address && contains_unix_socket {
diff --git a/src/core/info/cargo.rs b/src/core/info/cargo.rs
index cb444848..6346d220 100644
--- a/src/core/info/cargo.rs
+++ b/src/core/info/cargo.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn init_features() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
 	Ok(features)
 }
 
-fn append_features(features: &mut Vec<String>, manifest: &str) -> Result<()> {
+fn append_features(features: &mut Vec<String>, manifest: &str) -> Result {
 	let manifest = Manifest::from_str(manifest)?;
 	features.extend(manifest.features.keys().cloned());
 
diff --git a/src/core/log/capture/util.rs b/src/core/log/capture/util.rs
index 65524be5..fcb23305 100644
--- a/src/core/log/capture/util.rs
+++ b/src/core/log/capture/util.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ where
 
 pub fn fmt<F, S>(fun: F, out: Arc<Mutex<S>>) -> Box<Closure>
 where
-	F: Fn(&mut S, &Level, &str, &str) -> Result<()> + Send + Sync + Copy + 'static,
+	F: Fn(&mut S, &Level, &str, &str) -> Result + Send + Sync + Copy + 'static,
 	S: std::fmt::Write + Send + 'static,
 {
 	Box::new(move |data| call(fun, &mut *out.lock().expect("locked"), &data))
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ where
 
 fn call<F, S>(fun: F, out: &mut S, data: &Data<'_>)
 where
-	F: Fn(&mut S, &Level, &str, &str) -> Result<()>,
+	F: Fn(&mut S, &Level, &str, &str) -> Result,
 	S: std::fmt::Write,
 {
 	fun(out, &data.level(), data.span_name(), data.message()).expect("log line appended");
diff --git a/src/core/log/fmt.rs b/src/core/log/fmt.rs
index b73d0c9b..9d4be4b1 100644
--- a/src/core/log/fmt.rs
+++ b/src/core/log/fmt.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt::Write;
 use super::{Level, color};
 use crate::Result;
 
-pub fn html<S>(out: &mut S, level: &Level, span: &str, msg: &str) -> Result<()>
+pub fn html<S>(out: &mut S, level: &Level, span: &str, msg: &str) -> Result
 where
 	S: Write + ?Sized,
 {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ where
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn markdown<S>(out: &mut S, level: &Level, span: &str, msg: &str) -> Result<()>
+pub fn markdown<S>(out: &mut S, level: &Level, span: &str, msg: &str) -> Result
 where
 	S: Write + ?Sized,
 {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ where
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn markdown_table<S>(out: &mut S, level: &Level, span: &str, msg: &str) -> Result<()>
+pub fn markdown_table<S>(out: &mut S, level: &Level, span: &str, msg: &str) -> Result
 where
 	S: Write + ?Sized,
 {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ where
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn markdown_table_head<S>(out: &mut S) -> Result<()>
+pub fn markdown_table_head<S>(out: &mut S) -> Result
 where
 	S: Write + ?Sized,
 {
diff --git a/src/core/log/reload.rs b/src/core/log/reload.rs
index c97a56e1..27726e82 100644
--- a/src/core/log/reload.rs
+++ b/src/core/log/reload.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl LogLevelReloadHandles {
 			.insert(name.into(), handle);
 	}
 
-	pub fn reload(&self, new_value: &EnvFilter, names: Option<&[&str]>) -> Result<()> {
+	pub fn reload(&self, new_value: &EnvFilter, names: Option<&[&str]>) -> Result {
 		self.handles
 			.lock()
 			.expect("locked")
diff --git a/src/core/server.rs b/src/core/server.rs
index ab6d5135..16920f7d 100644
--- a/src/core/server.rs
+++ b/src/core/server.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Server {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub fn reload(&self) -> Result<()> {
+	pub fn reload(&self) -> Result {
 		if cfg!(any(not(tuwunel_mods), not(feature = "tuwunel_mods"))) {
 			return Err!("Reloading not enabled");
 		}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Server {
 		})
 	}
 
-	pub fn signal(&self, sig: &'static str) -> Result<()> {
+	pub fn signal(&self, sig: &'static str) -> Result {
 		if let Err(e) = self.signal.send(sig) {
 			return Err!("Failed to send signal: {e}");
 		}
diff --git a/src/core/utils/hash/argon.rs b/src/core/utils/hash/argon.rs
index 66dfab75..5659dcb8 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/hash/argon.rs
+++ b/src/core/utils/hash/argon.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub(super) fn password(password: &str) -> Result<String> {
 		.map_err(map_err)
 }
 
-pub(super) fn verify_password(password: &str, password_hash: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub(super) fn verify_password(password: &str, password_hash: &str) -> Result {
 	let password_hash = PasswordHash::new(password_hash).map_err(map_err)?;
 	ARGON
 		.get_or_init(init_argon)
diff --git a/src/core/utils/string.rs b/src/core/utils/string.rs
index 179fe733..ca2e62b5 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/string.rs
+++ b/src/core/utils/string.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ macro_rules! is_format {
 #[inline]
 pub fn collect_stream<F>(func: F) -> Result<String>
 where
-	F: FnOnce(&mut dyn std::fmt::Write) -> Result<()>,
+	F: FnOnce(&mut dyn std::fmt::Write) -> Result,
 {
 	let mut out = String::new();
 	func(&mut out)?;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn camel_to_snake_string(s: &str) -> String {
 
 #[inline]
 #[allow(clippy::unbuffered_bytes)] // these are allocated string utilities, not file I/O utils
-pub fn camel_to_snake_case<I, O>(output: &mut O, input: I) -> Result<()>
+pub fn camel_to_snake_case<I, O>(output: &mut O, input: I) -> Result
 where
 	I: std::io::Read,
 	O: std::fmt::Write,
diff --git a/src/database/de.rs b/src/database/de.rs
index 1d4f7b53..2180e0fb 100644
--- a/src/database/de.rs
+++ b/src/database/de.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> {
 
 	/// Determine if the input was fully consumed and error if bytes remaining.
 	/// This is intended for debug assertions; not optimized for parsing logic.
-	fn finished(&self) -> Result<()> {
+	fn finished(&self) -> Result {
 		let pos = self.pos;
 		let len = self.buf.len();
 		let parsed = &self.buf[0..pos];
diff --git a/src/main/mods.rs b/src/main/mods.rs
index 181d6b37..76e8dcd0 100644
--- a/src/main/mods.rs
+++ b/src/main/mods.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ use crate::Server;
 type StartFuncResult = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Arc<Services>>> + Send>>;
 type StartFuncProto = fn(&Arc<tuwunel_core::Server>) -> StartFuncResult;
 
-type RunFuncResult = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send>>;
+type RunFuncResult = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result> + Send>>;
 type RunFuncProto = fn(&Arc<Services>) -> RunFuncResult;
 
-type StopFuncResult = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send>>;
+type StopFuncResult = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result> + Send>>;
 type StopFuncProto = fn(Arc<Services>) -> StopFuncResult;
 
 const RESTART_THRESH: &str = "tuwunel_service";
diff --git a/src/router/mod.rs b/src/router/mod.rs
index b7b3df31..73050ed9 100644
--- a/src/router/mod.rs
+++ b/src/router/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub extern "Rust" fn start(
 #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub extern "Rust" fn stop(
 	services: Arc<Services>,
-) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send>> {
+) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result> + Send>> {
 	AssertUnwindSafe(run::stop(services))
 		.catch_unwind()
 		.map_err(Error::from_panic)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub extern "Rust" fn stop(
 #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
 pub extern "Rust" fn run(
 	services: &Arc<Services>,
-) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send>> {
+) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result> + Send>> {
 	AssertUnwindSafe(run::run(services.clone()))
 		.catch_unwind()
 		.map_err(Error::from_panic)
diff --git a/src/router/run.rs b/src/router/run.rs
index 65bae548..c4580176 100644
--- a/src/router/run.rs
+++ b/src/router/run.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::serve;
 
 /// Main loop base
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-pub(crate) async fn run(services: Arc<Services>) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) async fn run(services: Arc<Services>) -> Result {
 	let server = &services.server;
 	debug!("Start");
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn start(server: Arc<Server>) -> Result<Arc<Services>> {
 
 /// Async destructions
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-pub(crate) async fn stop(services: Arc<Services>) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) async fn stop(services: Arc<Services>) -> Result {
 	debug!("Shutting down...");
 
 	#[cfg(all(feature = "systemd", target_os = "linux"))]
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ async fn handle_shutdown(server: Arc<Server>, tx: Sender<()>, handle: axum_serve
 
 async fn handle_services_poll(
 	server: &Arc<Server>,
-	result: Result<()>,
-	listener: JoinHandle<Result<()>>,
-) -> Result<()> {
+	result: Result,
+	listener: JoinHandle<Result>,
+) -> Result {
 	debug!("Service manager finished: {result:?}");
 
 	if server.running() {
diff --git a/src/router/serve/plain.rs b/src/router/serve/plain.rs
index 7e4a7e3f..1b604c53 100644
--- a/src/router/serve/plain.rs
+++ b/src/router/serve/plain.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub(super) async fn serve(
 	app: Router,
 	handle: ServerHandle,
 	addrs: Vec<SocketAddr>,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	let app = app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr>();
 	let mut join_set = JoinSet::new();
 	for addr in &addrs {
diff --git a/src/router/serve/unix.rs b/src/router/serve/unix.rs
index 769ea555..ed5efba5 100644
--- a/src/router/serve/unix.rs
+++ b/src/router/serve/unix.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub(super) async fn serve(
 	server: &Arc<Server>,
 	app: Router,
 	mut shutdown: broadcast::Receiver<()>,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	let mut tasks = JoinSet::<()>::new();
 	let executor = TokioExecutor::new();
 	let app = app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<net::SocketAddr>();
diff --git a/src/service/account_data/mod.rs b/src/service/account_data/mod.rs
index 7124aaf0..7c260f1c 100644
--- a/src/service/account_data/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/account_data/mod.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub async fn update(
 	user_id: &UserId,
 	event_type: RoomAccountDataEventType,
 	data: &serde_json::Value,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	if data.get("type").is_none() || data.get("content").is_none() {
 		return Err!(Request(InvalidParam("Account data doesn't have all required fields.")));
 	}
diff --git a/src/service/admin/mod.rs b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
index 67218c8b..89888990 100644
--- a/src/service/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl Service {
 			.ok_or_else(|| err!(Request(NotFound("Admin user not joined to admin room"))))
 	}
 
-	async fn handle_response(&self, content: RoomMessageEventContent) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn handle_response(&self, content: RoomMessageEventContent) -> Result {
 		let Some(Relation::Reply { in_reply_to }) = content.relates_to.as_ref() else {
 			return Ok(());
 		};
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ impl Service {
 		content: RoomMessageEventContent,
 		room_id: &RoomId,
 		user_id: &UserId,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		assert!(self.user_is_admin(user_id).await, "sender is not admin");
 
 		let state_lock = self.services.state.mutex.lock(room_id).await;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl Service {
 		room_id: &RoomId,
 		user_id: &UserId,
 		state_lock: &RoomMutexGuard,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		error!("Failed to build and append admin room response PDU: \"{e}\"");
 		let content = RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(format!(
 			"Failed to build and append admin room PDU: \"{e}\"\n\nThe original admin command \
diff --git a/src/service/federation/execute.rs b/src/service/federation/execute.rs
index aadf5fd4..005a0920 100644
--- a/src/service/federation/execute.rs
+++ b/src/service/federation/execute.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn prepare(&self, dest: &ServerName, mut request: http::Request<Vec<u8>>) -> Res
 }
 
 #[implement(super::Service)]
-fn validate_url(&self, url: &Url) -> Result<()> {
+fn validate_url(&self, url: &Url) -> Result {
 	if let Some(url_host) = url.host_str() {
 		if let Ok(ip) = IPAddress::parse(url_host) {
 			trace!("Checking request URL IP {ip:?}");
diff --git a/src/service/key_backups/mod.rs b/src/service/key_backups/mod.rs
index fff98585..739376e6 100644
--- a/src/service/key_backups/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/key_backups/mod.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub async fn add_key(
 	room_id: &RoomId,
 	session_id: &str,
 	key_data: &Raw<KeyBackupData>,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	let key = (user_id, version);
 	if self
 		.db
diff --git a/src/service/manager.rs b/src/service/manager.rs
index 7ac513a4..1476c248 100644
--- a/src/service/manager.rs
+++ b/src/service/manager.rs
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ use tuwunel_core::{
 use crate::{Services, service, service::Service};
 
 pub(crate) struct Manager {
-	manager: Mutex<Option<JoinHandle<Result<()>>>>,
+	manager: Mutex<Option<JoinHandle<Result>>>,
 	workers: Mutex<Workers>,
 	server: Arc<Server>,
 	service: Arc<service::Map>,
 }
 
 type Workers = JoinSet<WorkerResult>;
-type WorkerResult = (Arc<dyn Service>, Result<()>);
+type WorkerResult = (Arc<dyn Service>, Result);
 type WorkersLocked<'a> = MutexGuard<'a, Workers>;
 
 const RESTART_DELAY_MS: u64 = 2500;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		})
 	}
 
-	pub(super) async fn poll(&self) -> Result<()> {
+	pub(super) async fn poll(&self) -> Result {
 		if let Some(manager) = &mut *self.manager.lock().await {
 			trace!("Polling service manager...");
 			return manager.await?;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	pub(super) async fn start(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
+	pub(super) async fn start(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result {
 		let mut workers = self.workers.lock().await;
 
 		debug!("Starting service manager...");
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async fn worker(&self) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn worker(&self) -> Result {
 		loop {
 			let mut workers = self.workers.lock().await;
 			tokio::select! {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	async fn handle_abort(&self, _workers: &mut WorkersLocked<'_>, error: Error) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn handle_abort(&self, _workers: &mut WorkersLocked<'_>, error: Error) -> Result {
 		// not supported until service can be associated with abort
 		unimplemented!("unexpected worker task abort {error:?}");
 	}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		&self,
 		workers: &mut WorkersLocked<'_>,
 		result: WorkerResult,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		let (service, result) = result;
 		match result {
 			| Ok(()) => self.handle_finished(workers, &service).await,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		&self,
 		_workers: &mut WorkersLocked<'_>,
 		service: &Arc<dyn Service>,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		debug!("service {:?} worker finished", service.name());
 		Ok(())
 	}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		workers: &mut WorkersLocked<'_>,
 		service: &Arc<dyn Service>,
 		error: Error,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		let name = service.name();
 		error!("service {name:?} aborted: {error}");
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		&self,
 		workers: &mut WorkersLocked<'_>,
 		service: &Arc<dyn Service>,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		if !self.server.running() {
 			return Err!(
 				"Service {:?} worker not starting during server shutdown.",
diff --git a/src/service/media/data.rs b/src/service/media/data.rs
index f25a7444..db1346d3 100644
--- a/src/service/media/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/data.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl Data {
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
-	pub(super) fn remove_url_preview(&self, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
+	pub(super) fn remove_url_preview(&self, url: &str) -> Result {
 		self.url_previews.remove(url.as_bytes());
 		Ok(())
 	}
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ impl Data {
 		url: &str,
 		data: &UrlPreviewData,
 		timestamp: Duration,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		let mut value = Vec::<u8>::new();
 		value.extend_from_slice(&timestamp.as_secs().to_be_bytes());
 		value.push(0xFF);
diff --git a/src/service/media/migrations.rs b/src/service/media/migrations.rs
index dc6208fd..fc51e776 100644
--- a/src/service/media/migrations.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/migrations.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::Services;
 /// Migrates a media directory from legacy base64 file names to sha2 file names.
 /// All errors are fatal. Upon success the database is keyed to not perform this
 /// again.
-pub(crate) async fn migrate_sha256_media(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) async fn migrate_sha256_media(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	let db = &services.db;
 	let config = &services.server.config;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn migrate_sha256_media(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 /// - Going back and forth to non-sha256 legacy binaries (e.g. upstream).
 /// - Deletion of artifacts in the media directory which will then fall out of
 ///   sync with the database.
-pub(crate) async fn checkup_sha256_media(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) async fn checkup_sha256_media(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	use crate::media::encode_key;
 
 	debug!("Checking integrity of media directory");
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ async fn handle_media_check(
 	key: &[u8],
 	new_path: &OsStr,
 	old_path: &OsStr,
-) -> Result<()> {
+) -> Result {
 	use crate::media::encode_key;
 
 	let (mediaid_file, mediaid_user) = dbs;
diff --git a/src/service/media/mod.rs b/src/service/media/mod.rs
index 003781a4..91fba2d3 100644
--- a/src/service/media/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/mod.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 		}))
 	}
 
-	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result {
 		self.create_media_dir().await?;
 
 		Ok(())
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl Service {
 		content_disposition: Option<&ContentDisposition>,
 		content_type: Option<&str>,
 		file: &[u8],
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		// Width, Height = 0 if it's not a thumbnail
 		let key = self.db.create_file_metadata(
 			mxc,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	/// Deletes a file in the database and from the media directory via an MXC
-	pub async fn delete(&self, mxc: &Mxc<'_>) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn delete(&self, mxc: &Mxc<'_>) -> Result {
 		match self.db.search_mxc_metadata_prefix(mxc).await {
 			| Ok(keys) => {
 				for key in keys {
@@ -341,12 +341,12 @@ impl Service {
 		Ok(deletion_count)
 	}
 
-	pub async fn create_media_dir(&self) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn create_media_dir(&self) -> Result {
 		let dir = self.get_media_dir();
 		Ok(fs::create_dir_all(dir).await?)
 	}
 
-	async fn remove_media_file(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn remove_media_file(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result {
 		let path = self.get_media_file(key);
 		let legacy = self.get_media_file_b64(key);
 		debug!(?key, ?path, ?legacy, "Removing media file");
diff --git a/src/service/media/preview.rs b/src/service/media/preview.rs
index f5921ec1..0253eac0 100644
--- a/src/service/media/preview.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/preview.rs
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ pub struct UrlPreviewData {
 }
 
 #[implement(Service)]
-pub async fn remove_url_preview(&self, url: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn remove_url_preview(&self, url: &str) -> Result {
 	// TODO: also remove the downloaded image
 	self.db.remove_url_preview(url)
 }
 
 #[implement(Service)]
-pub async fn set_url_preview(&self, url: &str, data: &UrlPreviewData) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn set_url_preview(&self, url: &str, data: &UrlPreviewData) -> Result {
 	let now = SystemTime::now()
 		.duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
 		.expect("valid system time");
diff --git a/src/service/media/remote.rs b/src/service/media/remote.rs
index 56891942..4d7cba32 100644
--- a/src/service/media/remote.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/remote.rs
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_remote_content_legacy(
 }
 
 #[implement(super::Service)]
-fn check_fetch_authorized(&self, mxc: &Mxc<'_>) -> Result<()> {
+fn check_fetch_authorized(&self, mxc: &Mxc<'_>) -> Result {
 	if self
 		.services
 		.server
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ fn check_fetch_authorized(&self, mxc: &Mxc<'_>) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[implement(super::Service)]
-fn check_legacy_freeze(&self) -> Result<()> {
+fn check_legacy_freeze(&self) -> Result {
 	self.services
 		.server
 		.config
diff --git a/src/service/media/tests.rs b/src/service/media/tests.rs
index 651e0ade..c44e9eea 100644
--- a/src/service/media/tests.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/tests.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async fn long_file_names_works() {
 			Ok(key)
 		}
 
-		fn delete_file_mxc(&self, _mxc: String) -> Result<()> { todo!() }
+		fn delete_file_mxc(&self, _mxc: String) -> Result { todo!() }
 
 		fn search_mxc_metadata_prefix(&self, _mxc: String) -> Result<Vec<Vec<u8>>> { todo!() }
 
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ async fn long_file_names_works() {
 			todo!()
 		}
 
-		fn remove_url_preview(&self, _url: &str) -> Result<()> { todo!() }
+		fn remove_url_preview(&self, _url: &str) -> Result { todo!() }
 
 		fn set_url_preview(
 			&self,
 			_url: &str,
 			_data: &UrlPreviewData,
 			_timestamp: std::time::Duration,
-		) -> Result<()> {
+		) -> Result {
 			todo!()
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/service/media/thumbnail.rs b/src/service/media/thumbnail.rs
index 24a88d52..c485ee8a 100644
--- a/src/service/media/thumbnail.rs
+++ b/src/service/media/thumbnail.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl super::Service {
 		content_type: Option<&str>,
 		dim: &Dim,
 		file: &[u8],
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		let key =
 			self.db
 				.create_file_metadata(mxc, user, dim, content_disposition, content_type)?;
diff --git a/src/service/migrations.rs b/src/service/migrations.rs
index fe80dd67..8338f2d7 100644
--- a/src/service/migrations.rs
+++ b/src/service/migrations.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::{Services, media};
 ///   equal or lesser version. These are expected to be backward-compatible.
 pub(crate) const DATABASE_VERSION: u64 = 17;
 
-pub(crate) async fn migrations(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) async fn migrations(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	let users_count = services.users.count().await;
 
 	// Matrix resource ownership is based on the server name; changing it
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn migrations(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 	}
 }
 
-async fn fresh(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+async fn fresh(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	let db = &services.db;
 
 	services
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async fn fresh(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 /// Apply any migrations
-async fn migrate(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+async fn migrate(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	let db = &services.db;
 	let config = &services.server.config;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async fn migrate(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn db_lt_12(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+async fn db_lt_12(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	for username in &services
 		.users
 		.list_local_users()
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ async fn db_lt_12(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn db_lt_13(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+async fn db_lt_13(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	for username in &services
 		.users
 		.list_local_users()
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ async fn db_lt_13(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn fix_bad_double_separator_in_state_cache(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+async fn fix_bad_double_separator_in_state_cache(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	warn!("Fixing bad double separator in state_cache roomuserid_joined");
 
 	let db = &services.db;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ async fn fix_bad_double_separator_in_state_cache(services: &Services) -> Result<
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn retroactively_fix_bad_data_from_roomuserid_joined(services: &Services) -> Result<()> {
+async fn retroactively_fix_bad_data_from_roomuserid_joined(services: &Services) -> Result {
 	warn!("Retroactively fixing bad data from broken roomuserid_joined");
 
 	let db = &services.db;
diff --git a/src/service/presence/data.rs b/src/service/presence/data.rs
index 9878192d..2cae1da8 100644
--- a/src/service/presence/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/presence/data.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl Data {
 		currently_active: Option<bool>,
 		last_active_ago: Option<UInt>,
 		status_msg: Option<String>,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		let last_presence = self.get_presence(user_id).await;
 		let state_changed = match last_presence {
 			| Err(_) => true,
diff --git a/src/service/presence/mod.rs b/src/service/presence/mod.rs
index b929fbd1..0b958206 100644
--- a/src/service/presence/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/presence/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 		}))
 	}
 
-	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result {
 		let receiver = self.timer_channel.1.clone();
 
 		let mut presence_timers = FuturesUnordered::new();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Service {
 
 	/// Pings the presence of the given user in the given room, setting the
 	/// specified state.
-	pub async fn ping_presence(&self, user_id: &UserId, new_state: &PresenceState) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn ping_presence(&self, user_id: &UserId, new_state: &PresenceState) -> Result {
 		const REFRESH_TIMEOUT: u64 = 60 * 1000;
 
 		let last_presence = self.db.get_presence(user_id).await;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl Service {
 		currently_active: Option<bool>,
 		last_active_ago: Option<UInt>,
 		status_msg: Option<String>,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		let presence_state = match state.as_str() {
 			| "" => &PresenceState::Offline, // default an empty string to 'offline'
 			| &_ => state,
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ impl Service {
 		Ok(event)
 	}
 
-	async fn process_presence_timer(&self, user_id: &OwnedUserId) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn process_presence_timer(&self, user_id: &OwnedUserId) -> Result {
 		let mut presence_state = PresenceState::Offline;
 		let mut last_active_ago = None;
 		let mut status_msg = None;
diff --git a/src/service/pusher/mod.rs b/src/service/pusher/mod.rs
index 2d942efd..d7c33370 100644
--- a/src/service/pusher/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/pusher/mod.rs
@@ -390,8 +390,7 @@ impl Service {
 		pusher: &Pusher,
 		tweaks: Vec<Tweak>,
 		event: &Pdu,
-	) -> Result
-	{
+	) -> Result {
 		// TODO: email
 		match &pusher.kind {
 			| PusherKind::Http(http) => {
diff --git a/src/service/resolver/actual.rs b/src/service/resolver/actual.rs
index b4cb4efe..c3ab9814 100644
--- a/src/service/resolver/actual.rs
+++ b/src/service/resolver/actual.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ impl super::Service {
 		Ok(None)
 	}
 
-	fn handle_resolve_error(e: &ResolveError, host: &'_ str) -> Result<()> {
+	fn handle_resolve_error(e: &ResolveError, host: &'_ str) -> Result {
 		use hickory_resolver::{ResolveErrorKind::Proto, proto::ProtoErrorKind};
 
 		match e.kind() {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl super::Service {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn validate_dest(&self, dest: &ServerName) -> Result<()> {
+	fn validate_dest(&self, dest: &ServerName) -> Result {
 		if dest == self.services.server.name && !self.services.server.config.federation_loopback {
 			return Err!("Won't send federation request to ourselves");
 		}
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ impl super::Service {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn validate_dest_ip_literal(&self, dest: &ServerName) -> Result<()> {
+	fn validate_dest_ip_literal(&self, dest: &ServerName) -> Result {
 		trace!("Destination is an IP literal, checking against IP range denylist.",);
 		debug_assert!(
 			dest.is_ip_literal() || !IPAddress::is_valid(dest.host()),
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ impl super::Service {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	pub(crate) fn validate_ip(&self, ip: &IPAddress) -> Result<()> {
+	pub(crate) fn validate_ip(&self, ip: &IPAddress) -> Result {
 		if !self.services.client.valid_cidr_range(ip) {
 			return Err!(BadServerResponse("Not allowed to send requests to this IP"));
 		}
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
index e37fe553..ddb4606a 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/alias/mod.rs
@@ -64,12 +64,7 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 
 impl Service {
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
-	pub fn set_alias(
-		&self,
-		alias: &RoomAliasId,
-		room_id: &RoomId,
-		user_id: &UserId,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	pub fn set_alias(&self, alias: &RoomAliasId, room_id: &RoomId, user_id: &UserId) -> Result {
 		if alias == self.services.globals.admin_alias
 			&& user_id != self.services.globals.server_user
 		{
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
-	pub async fn remove_alias(&self, alias: &RoomAliasId, user_id: &UserId) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn remove_alias(&self, alias: &RoomAliasId, user_id: &UserId) -> Result {
 		if !self.user_can_remove_alias(alias, user_id).await? {
 			return Err!(Request(Forbidden("User is not permitted to remove this alias.")));
 		}
@@ -295,7 +290,7 @@ impl Service {
 		&self,
 		room_alias: &RoomAliasId,
 		appservice_info: &Option<RegistrationInfo>,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	) -> Result {
 		if !self
 			.services
 			.globals
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/backfill.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/backfill.rs
index 5d8e5359..2e834ef0 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/backfill.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/backfill.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use super::ExtractBody;
 
 #[implement(super::Service)]
 #[tracing::instrument(name = "backfill", level = "debug", skip(self))]
-pub async fn backfill_if_required(&self, room_id: &RoomId, from: PduCount) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn backfill_if_required(&self, room_id: &RoomId, from: PduCount) -> Result {
 	if self
 		.services
 		.state_cache
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub async fn backfill_if_required(&self, room_id: &RoomId, from: PduCount) -> Re
 
 #[implement(super::Service)]
 #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, pdu), level = "debug")]
-pub async fn backfill_pdu(&self, origin: &ServerName, pdu: Box<RawJsonValue>) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn backfill_pdu(&self, origin: &ServerName, pdu: Box<RawJsonValue>) -> Result {
 	let (room_id, event_id, value) = self
 		.services
 		.event_handler
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/typing/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/typing/mod.rs
index 250aa0bb..25e399d9 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/typing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/typing/mod.rs
@@ -51,12 +51,7 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 impl Service {
 	/// Sets a user as typing until the timeout timestamp is reached or
 	/// roomtyping_remove is called.
-	pub async fn typing_add(
-		&self,
-		user_id: &UserId,
-		room_id: &RoomId,
-		timeout: u64,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn typing_add(&self, user_id: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId, timeout: u64) -> Result {
 		debug_info!("typing started {user_id:?} in {room_id:?} timeout:{timeout:?}");
 		// update clients
 		self.typing
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	/// Removes a user from typing before the timeout is reached.
-	pub async fn typing_remove(&self, user_id: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn typing_remove(&self, user_id: &UserId, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result {
 		debug_info!("typing stopped {user_id:?} in {room_id:?}");
 		// update clients
 		self.typing
@@ -131,7 +126,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	/// Makes sure that typing events with old timestamps get removed.
-	async fn typings_maintain(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn typings_maintain(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result {
 		let current_timestamp = utils::millis_since_unix_epoch();
 		let mut removable = Vec::new();
 
@@ -226,12 +221,7 @@ impl Service {
 		})
 	}
 
-	async fn federation_send(
-		&self,
-		room_id: &RoomId,
-		user_id: &UserId,
-		typing: bool,
-	) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn federation_send(&self, room_id: &RoomId, user_id: &UserId, typing: bool) -> Result {
 		debug_assert!(
 			self.services.globals.user_is_local(user_id),
 			"tried to broadcast typing status of remote user",
diff --git a/src/service/sending/mod.rs b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
index 8bb0f659..119289df 100644
--- a/src/service/sending/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/mod.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self, room_id), level = "debug")]
-	pub async fn flush_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn flush_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result {
 		let servers = self
 			.services
 			.state_cache
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self, servers), level = "debug")]
-	pub async fn flush_servers<'a, S>(&self, servers: S) -> Result<()>
+	pub async fn flush_servers<'a, S>(&self, servers: S) -> Result
 	where
 		S: Stream<Item = &'a ServerName> + Send + 'a,
 	{
diff --git a/src/service/service.rs b/src/service/service.rs
index f1ab6f4e..a1489a28 100644
--- a/src/service/service.rs
+++ b/src/service/service.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(crate) trait Service: Any + Send + Sync {
 
 	/// Implement the service's worker loop. The service manager spawns a
 	/// task and calls this function after all services have been built.
-	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> { Ok(()) }
+	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result { Ok(()) }
 
 	/// Interrupt the service. This is sent to initiate a graceful shutdown.
 	/// The service worker should return from its work loop.
diff --git a/src/service/services.rs b/src/service/services.rs
index 37229c11..69eb1ac7 100644
--- a/src/service/services.rs
+++ b/src/service/services.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl Services {
 		debug_info!("Services shutdown complete.");
 	}
 
-	pub async fn poll(&self) -> Result<()> {
+	pub async fn poll(&self) -> Result {
 		if let Some(manager) = self.manager.lock().await.as_ref() {
 			return manager.poll().await;
 		}