diff --git a/sanitizer/PeliasServiceError.js b/sanitizer/PeliasServiceError.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fad75868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sanitizer/PeliasServiceError.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class PeliasServiceError extends Error {
+  constructor(message = '') {
+    super(message);
+  }
+
+  toString() {
+    return this.message;
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return this.message;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = PeliasServiceError;
diff --git a/sanitizer/sanitizeAll.js b/sanitizer/sanitizeAll.js
index 50bff0146..c35b3133a 100644
--- a/sanitizer/sanitizeAll.js
+++ b/sanitizer/sanitizeAll.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 const PeliasParameterError = require('./PeliasParameterError');
 const PeliasTimeoutError = require('../sanitizer/PeliasTimeoutError');
+const PeliasServiceError = require('../sanitizer/PeliasServiceError');
 
 function getCorrectErrorType(message) {
-  if (message.includes( 'Timeout')) {
+  if (message.includes('Timeout') || message.includes('timeout')) {
     return new PeliasTimeoutError(message);
+  } else if (message.includes('Parse') || message.includes('parse') || message.includes('connect') || message.includes('ECONN')) {
+    return new PeliasServiceError(message);
   }
 
   // most errors are parameter errors