diff --git a/cmd/showbridge/main.go b/cmd/showbridge/main.go
index 836df73..032d839 100644
--- a/cmd/showbridge/main.go
+++ b/cmd/showbridge/main.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (app *showbridgeApp) handleChannels() {
 				app.routerMutex.Unlock()
 				continue
 			}
-			err, moduleErrors, routeErrors := app.router.UpdateConfig(config, false)
+			moduleErrors, routeErrors, err := app.router.UpdateConfig(config, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				app.logger.Error("failed to update router config", "error", err)
 				app.routerMutex.Unlock()
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index e6d829e..2825ce9 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ func (r *Router) GetRunningConfig() config.Config {
 	return r.runningConfig
 }
 
-func (r *Router) UpdateConfig(newConfig config.Config, triggerChangeChan bool) (error, []config.ModuleError, []config.RouteError) {
+func (r *Router) UpdateConfig(newConfig config.Config, triggerChangeChan bool) ([]config.ModuleError, []config.RouteError, error) {
 	if !r.runningConfigMu.TryLock() {
-		return errors.New("config update in progress"), nil, nil
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("config update in progress")
 	}
 	defer r.runningConfigMu.Unlock()
 	oldConfig := r.runningConfig
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ func (r *Router) UpdateConfig(newConfig config.Config, triggerChangeChan bool) (
 		r.ConfigChange <- newConfig
 	}
 
-	return nil, moduleErrors, routeErrors
+	return moduleErrors, routeErrors, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index a2e76ad..9cbf4aa 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type Configurable interface {
-	UpdateConfig(newConfig Config, triggerChangeChannel bool) (error, []ModuleError, []RouteError)
+	UpdateConfig(newConfig Config, triggerChangeChannel bool) ([]ModuleError, []RouteError, error)
 	GetRunningConfig() Config
 }