diff --git a/cmd/csaf_downloader/downloader.go b/cmd/csaf_downloader/downloader.go
index e370f55a..a078006d 100644
--- a/cmd/csaf_downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/cmd/csaf_downloader/downloader.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (d *downloader) download(ctx context.Context, domain string) error {
 				"domain", domain,
 				"message", lpmd.Messages[i].Message)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("no valid provider-metadata.json found for '%s': ", domain)
+		return errs.ErrCsafProviderIssue{Message: fmt.Sprintf("no valid provider-metadata.json found for '%s'", domain)}
 	} else if d.cfg.verbose() {
 		for i := range lpmd.Messages {
 			slog.Debug("Loading provider-metadata.json",