diff --git a/common/lib/dependabot/errors.rb b/common/lib/dependabot/errors.rb
index 539de9c76d..7ad258490a 100644
--- a/common/lib/dependabot/errors.rb
+++ b/common/lib/dependabot/errors.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,78 @@ def self.parser_error_details(error)
       { "error-type": "server_error" }
     end
   end
+
+  def self.updater_error_details(error)
+    case error
+    when Dependabot::DependencyFileNotResolvable
+      {
+        "error-type": "dependency_file_not_resolvable",
+        "error-detail": { message: error.message }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::DependencyFileNotEvaluatable
+      {
+        "error-type": "dependency_file_not_evaluatable",
+        "error-detail": { message: error.message }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::GitDependenciesNotReachable
+      {
+        "error-type": "git_dependencies_not_reachable",
+        "error-detail": { "dependency-urls": error.dependency_urls }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::GitDependencyReferenceNotFound
+      {
+        "error-type": "git_dependency_reference_not_found",
+        "error-detail": { dependency: error.dependency }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::PrivateSourceAuthenticationFailure
+      {
+        "error-type": "private_source_authentication_failure",
+        "error-detail": { source: error.source }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::PrivateSourceTimedOut
+      {
+        "error-type": "private_source_timed_out",
+        "error-detail": { source: error.source }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::PrivateSourceCertificateFailure
+      {
+        "error-type": "private_source_certificate_failure",
+        "error-detail": { source: error.source }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::MissingEnvironmentVariable
+      {
+        "error-type": "missing_environment_variable",
+        "error-detail": {
+          "environment-variable": error.environment_variable
+        }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::GoModulePathMismatch
+      {
+        "error-type": "go_module_path_mismatch",
+        "error-detail": {
+          "declared-path": error.declared_path,
+          "discovered-path": error.discovered_path,
+          "go-mod": error.go_mod
+        }
+      }
+    when Dependabot::NotImplemented
+      {
+        "error-type": "not_implemented",
+        "error-detail": {
+          message: error.message
+        }
+      }
+    when *Octokit::RATE_LIMITED_ERRORS
+      # If we get a rate-limited error we let dependabot-api handle the
+      # retry by re-enqueing the update job after the reset
+      {
+        "error-type": "octokit_rate_limited",
+        "error-detail": {
+          "rate-limit-reset": error.response_headers["X-RateLimit-Reset"]
+        }
+      }
+    end
+  end
   # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
 
   class DependabotError < StandardError
diff --git a/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/error_handler.rb b/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/error_handler.rb
index 06b6bbec37..acf0cdfc11 100644
--- a/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/error_handler.rb
+++ b/updater/lib/dependabot/updater/error_handler.rb
@@ -124,66 +124,11 @@ def log_job_error(error:, error_type:, error_detail: nil)
       # For some specific errors, it also passes additional information to the
       # exception service to aid in debugging, the optional arguments provide
       # context to pass through in these cases.
-      def error_details_for(error, dependency: nil, dependency_group: nil) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
+      def error_details_for(error, dependency: nil, dependency_group: nil)
+        error_details = Dependabot.updater_error_details(error)
+        return error_details if error_details
+
         case error
-        when Dependabot::DependencyFileNotResolvable
-          {
-            "error-type": "dependency_file_not_resolvable",
-            "error-detail": { message: error.message }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::DependencyFileNotEvaluatable
-          {
-            "error-type": "dependency_file_not_evaluatable",
-            "error-detail": { message: error.message }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::GitDependenciesNotReachable
-          {
-            "error-type": "git_dependencies_not_reachable",
-            "error-detail": { "dependency-urls": error.dependency_urls }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::GitDependencyReferenceNotFound
-          {
-            "error-type": "git_dependency_reference_not_found",
-            "error-detail": { dependency: error.dependency }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::PrivateSourceAuthenticationFailure
-          {
-            "error-type": "private_source_authentication_failure",
-            "error-detail": { source: error.source }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::PrivateSourceTimedOut
-          {
-            "error-type": "private_source_timed_out",
-            "error-detail": { source: error.source }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::PrivateSourceCertificateFailure
-          {
-            "error-type": "private_source_certificate_failure",
-            "error-detail": { source: error.source }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::MissingEnvironmentVariable
-          {
-            "error-type": "missing_environment_variable",
-            "error-detail": {
-              "environment-variable": error.environment_variable
-            }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::GoModulePathMismatch
-          {
-            "error-type": "go_module_path_mismatch",
-            "error-detail": {
-              "declared-path": error.declared_path,
-              "discovered-path": error.discovered_path,
-              "go-mod": error.go_mod
-            }
-          }
-        when Dependabot::NotImplemented
-          {
-            "error-type": "not_implemented",
-            "error-detail": {
-              message: error.message
-            }
-          }
         when Dependabot::SharedHelpers::HelperSubprocessFailed
           # If a helper subprocess has failed the error may include sensitive
           # info such as file contents or paths. This information is already
@@ -193,17 +138,6 @@ def error_details_for(error, dependency: nil, dependency_group: nil) # rubocop:d
           sanitized_error = SubprocessFailed.new(msg, raven_context: error.raven_context)
           sanitized_error.set_backtrace(error.backtrace)
           service.capture_exception(error: sanitized_error, job: job)
-
-          { "error-type": "unknown_error" }
-        when *Octokit::RATE_LIMITED_ERRORS
-          # If we get a rate-limited error we let dependabot-api handle the
-          # retry by re-enqueing the update job after the reset
-          {
-            "error-type": "octokit_rate_limited",
-            "error-detail": {
-              "rate-limit-reset": error.response_headers["X-RateLimit-Reset"]
-            }
-          }
         else
           service.capture_exception(
             error: error,
@@ -211,8 +145,9 @@ def error_details_for(error, dependency: nil, dependency_group: nil) # rubocop:d
             dependency: dependency,
             dependency_group: dependency_group
           )
-          { "error-type": "unknown_error" }
         end
+
+        { "error-type": "unknown_error" }
       end
 
       def log_unknown_error_with_backtrace(error)