diff --git a/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_types.go b/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_types.go
index e35521afe71..e55b90ff669 100644
--- a/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_types.go
+++ b/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_types.go
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errTypeAssert       = errors.New("type assertion failed")
-	errSetCannotBeEmpty = errors.New("set cannot be empty")
+	errSetCannotBeEmpty    = errors.New("set cannot be empty")
+	errSubNotFound         = errors.New("could not find matching subscription")
+	errTooManyMatchingSubs = errors.New("too many matching subscriptions")
+	errTypeAssert          = errors.New("type assertion failed")
 )
 
 // AccountV2Data stores account v2 data
diff --git a/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_websocket.go b/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_websocket.go
index b941c5ceb25..7e938229e82 100644
--- a/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_websocket.go
+++ b/exchanges/bitfinex/bitfinex_websocket.go
@@ -1559,13 +1559,13 @@ func (b *Bitfinex) chanForSub(cName string, assetType asset.Item, pair currency.
 	for i := range subs {
 		if subs[i].Equal(want) {
 			if c != nil {
-				return nil, errors.New("too many matching subscriptions to find params")
+				return nil, errTooManyMatchingSubs
 			}
 			c = &subs[i]
 		}
 	}
 	if c == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("could not find matching subscription")
+		return nil, errSubNotFound
 	}
 
 	return c, nil