diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92c621204..9730326bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@
   - Remove unneeded example and resource designer files.
   - Added missing property schema descriptions ([issue #368](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/368)).
   - Code cleanup.
-  - It now set back the `$ErrorActionPreference` that was set prior to
+  - It now sets back the `$ErrorActionPreference` that was set prior to
     setting it to `'Stop'`.
+  - Replace Write-Error with the correct helper function ([issue #327](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/327)).
 - Changes to xADReplicationSiteLink
   - Fix ADIdentityNotFoundException when creating a new site link.
   - Code cleanup.
diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADRecycleBin/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.psm1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADRecycleBin/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.psm1
index f9f5fda45..c118e2d0a 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADRecycleBin/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.psm1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADRecycleBin/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.psm1
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ function Get-TargetResource
     }
     catch [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException], [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException]
     {
-        Write-Error -Message ($script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN)
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+        New-ObjectNotFoundException -Message $errorMessage -ErrorRecord $_
     }
     catch [System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException]
     {
-        Write-Error -Message $script:localizedData.CredentialError
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.CredentialError
+        New-InvalidArgumentException -Message $errorMessage -ArgumentName 'EnterpriseAdministratorCredential'
     }
     catch
     {
-        Write-Error -Message ($script:localizedData.GetUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN)
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.GetUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN
+        New-InvalidOperationException -Message $errorMessage -ErrorRecord $_
     }
     finally
     {
@@ -112,18 +112,18 @@ function Set-TargetResource
     }
     catch [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException], [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException]
     {
-        Write-Error -Message ($script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN)
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+        New-ObjectNotFoundException -Message $errorMessage -ErrorRecord $_
     }
     catch [System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException]
     {
-        Write-Error -Message $script:localizedData.CredentialError
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.CredentialError
+        New-InvalidArgumentException -Message $errorMessage -ArgumentName 'EnterpriseAdministratorCredential'
     }
     catch
     {
-        Write-Error -Message ($script:localizedData.SetUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN)
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.SetUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN
+        New-InvalidOperationException -Message $errorMessage -ErrorRecord $_
     }
     finally
     {
@@ -171,18 +171,18 @@ function Test-TargetResource
     }
     catch [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException], [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException]
     {
-        Write-Error -Message ($script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN)
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+        New-ObjectNotFoundException -Message $errorMessage -ErrorRecord $_
     }
     catch [System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException]
     {
-        Write-Error -Message $script:localizedData.CredentialError
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.CredentialError
+        New-InvalidArgumentException -Message $errorMessage -ArgumentName 'EnterpriseAdministratorCredential'
     }
     catch
     {
-        Write-Error -Message ($script:localizedData.TestUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN)
-        throw $_
+        $errorMessage = $script:localizedData.TestUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN
+        New-InvalidOperationException -Message $errorMessage -ErrorRecord $_
     }
     finally
     {
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.Tests.ps1
index c91a44536..0676ff77f 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADRecycleBin.Tests.ps1
@@ -114,23 +114,35 @@ try
                 Mock -CommandName Write-Error
 
                 It 'Should throw ADIdentityNotFoundException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException) }
-                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw ADServerDownException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException) }
-                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw AuthenticationException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException) }
-                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw 'System error'
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.CredentialError
+                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw UnhandledException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw Unhandled.Exception }
-                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Unhandled.Exception
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw Unhandled.Exception
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.GetUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Get-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -158,23 +170,35 @@ try
                 Mock -CommandName Write-Error
 
                 It 'Should throw ADIdentityNotFoundException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException) }
-                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw ADServerDownException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException) }
-                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw AuthenticationException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException) }
-                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw 'System error'
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.CredentialError
+                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw UnhandledException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith { throw Unhandled.Exception }
-                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Unhandled.Exception
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADObject -MockWith {
+                        throw Unhandled.Exception
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.TestUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Test-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -210,23 +234,35 @@ try
                 Mock -CommandName Write-Error
 
                 It 'Should throw ADIdentityNotFoundException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException) }
-                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw ADServerDownException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException) }
-                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServerDownException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.ForestNotFound -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw AuthenticationException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith { throw (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException) }
-                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw 'System error'
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith {
+                        throw (New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException)
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.CredentialError
+                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
 
                 It 'Should throw UnhandledException' {
-                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith { throw Unhandled.Exception }
-                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw Unhandled.Exception
+                    Mock -CommandName Get-ADForest -MockWith {
+                        throw Unhandled.Exception
+                    }
+                    $expectedError = $script:localizedData.SetUnhandledException -f $ForestFQDN
+                    { Set-TargetResource @targetResourceParameters } | Should -Throw $expectedError
                 }
             }
         }