diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6e9fe8d5..00c77e6d0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ coverage.txt
 gitversion.go
 drummer-data
 nodehost-data
+.idea
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 430d4536e..a8e390ec6 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
+
 	"github.com/lni/goutils/netutil"
 	"github.com/lni/goutils/stringutil"
 
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ type TargetValidator func(string) bool
 
 // RaftAddressValidator is the validator used to validate user specified
 // RaftAddress values.
-type RaftAddressValidator func(string) bool
+type RaftAddressValidator func(string) error
 
 // LogDBFactory is the interface used for creating custom logdb modules.
 type LogDBFactory interface {
@@ -566,11 +567,13 @@ func (c *NodeHostConfig) Validate() error {
 		return errors.New("gossip service not configured")
 	}
 	validate := c.GetRaftAddressValidator()
-	if !validate(c.RaftAddress) {
-		return errors.New("invalid NodeHost address")
+	if err := validate(c.RaftAddress); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid RaftAddress '%s'", c.RaftAddress)
 	}
-	if len(c.ListenAddress) > 0 && !validate(c.ListenAddress) {
-		return errors.New("invalid ListenAddress")
+	if len(c.ListenAddress) > 0 {
+		if err := validate(c.ListenAddress); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid ListenAddress '%s'", c.ListenAddress)
+		}
 	}
 	if !c.Gossip.IsEmpty() {
 		if err := c.Gossip.Validate(); err != nil {
@@ -735,9 +738,14 @@ func (c *NodeHostConfig) GetTargetValidator() TargetValidator {
 // NodeHostConfig instance.
 func (c *NodeHostConfig) GetRaftAddressValidator() RaftAddressValidator {
 	if c.Expert.TransportFactory != nil {
-		return c.Expert.TransportFactory.Validate
+		return func(value string) error {
+			if !c.Expert.TransportFactory.Validate(value) {
+				return errors.New("invalid value")
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
-	return stringutil.IsValidAddress
+	return stringutil.IsValidAddressErr
 }
 
 // IsValidAddress returns a boolean value indicating whether the input address
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2e5fcf289..982415956 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ require (
 )
 
 go 1.14
+replace github.com/lni/goutils v1.3.1-0.20210517080819-7f56813dc438 => github.com/vitalyisaev2/goutils v1.3.1-0.20211116144502-b2caaddb8815
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f9b91f275..5aed9f382 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.0.1/go.mod h1:UQGH1tvbgY+Nz5t2n7tXsz52dQxojPU
 github.com/valyala/histogram v1.0.1 h1:FzA7n2Tz/wKRMejgu3PV1vw3htAklTjjuoI6z3d4KDg=
 github.com/valyala/histogram v1.0.1/go.mod h1:lQy0xA4wUz2+IUnf97SivorsJIp8FxsnRd6x25q7Mto=
 github.com/valyala/tcplisten v0.0.0-20161114210144-ceec8f93295a/go.mod h1:v3UYOV9WzVtRmSR+PDvWpU/qWl4Wa5LApYYX4ZtKbio=
+github.com/vitalyisaev2/goutils v1.3.1-0.20211116144502-b2caaddb8815 h1:qPStcAla6uF0cITLeDaOx1+cg9p+BD3ThnkUAP70H10=
+github.com/vitalyisaev2/goutils v1.3.1-0.20211116144502-b2caaddb8815/go.mod h1:wfcJxczc56vX0c1GHUDmt8/fWY/nZzZpErf7JjrHxho=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f/go.mod h1:N2zxlSyiKSe5eX1tZViRH5QA0qijqEDrYZiPEAiq3wU=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415/go.mod h1:GwrjFmJcFw6At/Gs6z4yjiIwzuJ1/+UwLxMQDVQXShQ=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0/go.mod h1:anYRn/JVcOK2ZgGU+IjEV4nwlhoK5sQluxsYJ78Id3Y=
diff --git a/nodehost.go b/nodehost.go
index bc46bece4..70a8681b7 100644
--- a/nodehost.go
+++ b/nodehost.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
+
 	"github.com/lni/goutils/logutil"
 	"github.com/lni/goutils/syncutil"
 
@@ -279,14 +280,14 @@ var firstError = utils.FirstError
 func NewNodeHost(nhConfig config.NodeHostConfig) (*NodeHost, error) {
 	logBuildTagsAndVersion()
 	if err := nhConfig.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "validate config")
 	}
 	if err := nhConfig.Prepare(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "prepare config")
 	}
 	env, err := server.NewEnv(nhConfig, nhConfig.Expert.FS)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "server new env")
 	}
 	nh := &NodeHost{
 		env:      env,
@@ -322,16 +323,16 @@ func NewNodeHost(nhConfig config.NodeHostConfig) (*NodeHost, error) {
 	plog.Infof("DeploymentID set to %d", did)
 	if err := nh.createLogDB(); err != nil {
 		nh.Close()
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create LogDB")
 	}
 	if err := nh.loadNodeHostID(); err != nil {
 		nh.Close()
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "load node host id")
 	}
 	plog.Infof("NodeHost ID: %s", nh.id.String())
 	if err := nh.createNodeRegistry(); err != nil {
 		nh.Close()
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create node registry")
 	}
 	errorInjection := false
 	if nhConfig.Expert.FS != nil {
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ func NewNodeHost(nhConfig config.NodeHostConfig) (*NodeHost, error) {
 		nh.nhConfig.NotifyCommit, errorInjection, nh.env, nh.mu.logdb)
 	if err := nh.createTransport(); err != nil {
 		nh.Close()
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create transport")
 	}
 	nh.stopper.RunWorker(func() {
 		nh.nodeMonitorMain()