diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 943e4a54a3..1c2f68a8d1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -341,12 +341,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "enums",
  "errors",
- "hmac 0.10.1",
  "http_headers",
- "jwt",
  "jwt_signer",
  "log",
- "sha2 0.9.9",
  "tokens",
  "workspace-build-acceleration",
 ]
@@ -6092,7 +6089,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "jwt_signer"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
- "errors",
  "hmac 0.10.1",
  "jwt",
  "sha2 0.9.9",
diff --git a/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/Cargo.toml b/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/Cargo.toml
index 502e41d0da..a1dec467af 100644
--- a/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,11 +32,8 @@ tokens.workspace = true
 actix-http.workspace = true
 actix-service.workspace = true
 actix-web.workspace = true
-hmac = "0.10.1"
-jwt = "0.13.0"
 log.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
-sha2 = "0.9.9"
 
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/payload_signer.rs b/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/payload_signer.rs
index 2d21d17ffa..6a648e8acf 100644
--- a/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/payload_signer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/payload_signer.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
-use hmac::Hmac;
-use hmac::NewMac;
-use jwt::SignWithKey;
-use jwt::VerifyWithKey;
-use log::error;
-use sha2::Sha256;
-
 use crate::sessions::http_user_session_payload::HttpUserSessionPayload;
 use crate::sessions::session_error::SessionError;
+use jwt_signer::jwt_signer::JwtSigner;
 use tokens::tokens::user_sessions::UserSessionToken;
 use tokens::tokens::users::UserToken;
 
@@ -23,19 +17,13 @@ const PAYLOAD_VERSION : u32 = 3;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct HttpUserSessionPayloadSigner {
-  hmac_key: Hmac<Sha256>,
+  jwt_signer: JwtSigner,
 }
 
 impl HttpUserSessionPayloadSigner {
   pub fn new(hmac_secret: &str) -> Result<Self, SessionError> {
-    let hmac_key = Hmac::<Sha256>::new_varkey(hmac_secret.as_bytes())
-      .map_err(|err| {
-        error!("Failed to construct Hmac signer: {:?}", err);
-        SessionError::JwtInvalidKeyLength
-      })?;
-
     Ok(Self {
-      hmac_key,
+      jwt_signer: JwtSigner::new(hmac_secret)?,
     })
   }
 
@@ -51,17 +39,15 @@ impl HttpUserSessionPayloadSigner {
     claims.insert("user_token", user_token.as_str());
     claims.insert("version", &payload_version);
 
-    claims.sign_with_key(&self.hmac_key)
-      .map_err(SessionError::JwtSignError)
+    let jwt_string = self.jwt_signer.claims_to_jwt(&claims)?;
+    Ok(jwt_string)
   }
 
   pub fn decode(
     &self,
     session_payload_contents: &str,
   ) -> Result<HttpUserSessionPayload, SessionError> {
-    let claims: BTreeMap<String, String> = session_payload_contents
-      .verify_with_key(&self.hmac_key)
-      .map_err(SessionError::JwtVerifyError)?;
+    let claims = self.jwt_signer.jwt_to_claims(session_payload_contents)?;
 
     let session_token = claims["session_token"].clone();
     let maybe_user_token = claims.get("user_token")
diff --git a/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/session_error.rs b/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/session_error.rs
index 1f779448e8..92cd34d0f4 100644
--- a/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/session_error.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/actix_artcraft/src/sessions/session_error.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 
+use jwt_signer::jwt_signer_error::JwtSignerError;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum SessionError {
   /// Error reading HTTP header
   HttpSessionHeaderError(String),
 
-  /// Error decoding and verifying a JWT to claims
-  JwtVerifyError(jwt::Error),
-
-  /// Error encoding and signing JWT claims
-  JwtSignError(jwt::Error),
-
-  /// Error constructing the JWT signer.
-  JwtInvalidKeyLength,
+  /// Error encoding, decoding, or constructing the JWT signer.
+  JwtSigner(JwtSignerError),
 }
 
 impl Display for SessionError {
   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
     match self {
       Self::HttpSessionHeaderError(msg) => write!(f, "HTTP session header error: {}", msg),
-      Self::JwtVerifyError(e) => write!(f, "JWT verify error: {}", e),
-      Self::JwtSignError(e) => write!(f, "JWT sign error: {}", e),
-      Self::JwtInvalidKeyLength => write!(f, "JWT signer construction failed: invalid key length"),
+      Self::JwtSigner(e) => write!(f, "JWT signer error: {}", e),
     }
   }
 }
 
 impl Error for SessionError {}
+
+impl From<JwtSignerError> for SessionError {
+  fn from(err: JwtSignerError) -> Self {
+    Self::JwtSigner(err)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/Cargo.toml b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/Cargo.toml
index 2ecc02a03a..57b5d1612b 100644
--- a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ normal = ["workspace-build-acceleration"]
 # Workspace hack (faster compile times)
 workspace-build-acceleration = { version = "0.1", path = "../../workspace-build-acceleration" }
 
-# Internal
-errors.workspace = true
-
 # External
 hmac = "0.10.1" # jwt signing
 jwt = "0.13.0"
diff --git a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer.rs b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer.rs
index c6bf7445ad..1b5c87e2b8 100644
--- a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use jwt::SignWithKey;
 use jwt::VerifyWithKey;
 use sha2::Sha256;
 
-use errors::{anyhow, AnyhowResult};
+use crate::jwt_signer_error::JwtSignerError;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct JwtSigner {
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ pub struct JwtSigner {
 
 impl JwtSigner {
 
-  pub fn new(hmac_secret: &str) -> AnyhowResult<Self> {
+  pub fn new(hmac_secret: &str) -> Result<Self, JwtSignerError> {
     let hmac_key = Hmac::new_varkey(hmac_secret.as_bytes())
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("invalid hmac: {:?}", e))?;
+        .map_err(|_| JwtSignerError::JwtInvalidKeyLength)?;
 
     Ok(Self {
       hmac_key,
@@ -25,33 +25,32 @@ impl JwtSigner {
   }
 
   /// Turn a map of claims into a signed JWT cookie payload (string)
-  pub fn claims_to_jwt(&self, claims: &impl Claimable) -> AnyhowResult<String> {
-    let jwt_string = claims.sign(&self.hmac_key)?;
-    Ok(jwt_string)
+  pub fn claims_to_jwt(&self, claims: &impl Claimable) -> Result<String, JwtSignerError> {
+    claims.sign(&self.hmac_key)
   }
 
   /// Turn a JWT cookie payload (string) into a map of (key, value) claims
-  pub fn jwt_to_claims(&self, jwt: &str) -> AnyhowResult<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
-    let claims = jwt.verify_with_key(&self.hmac_key)?;
-    Ok(claims)
+  pub fn jwt_to_claims(&self, jwt: &str) -> Result<BTreeMap<String, String>, JwtSignerError> {
+    jwt.verify_with_key(&self.hmac_key)
+      .map_err(JwtSignerError::JwtVerifyError)
   }
 }
 
 pub trait Claimable {
-  fn sign(&self, hmac_key: &Hmac<Sha256>) -> AnyhowResult<String>;
+  fn sign(&self, hmac_key: &Hmac<Sha256>) -> Result<String, JwtSignerError>;
 }
 
 impl Claimable for BTreeMap<String, String> {
-  fn sign(&self, hmac_key: &Hmac<Sha256>) -> AnyhowResult<String> {
-    let claims = self.sign_with_key(hmac_key)?;
-    Ok(claims)
+  fn sign(&self, hmac_key: &Hmac<Sha256>) -> Result<String, JwtSignerError> {
+    self.sign_with_key(hmac_key)
+      .map_err(JwtSignerError::JwtSignError)
   }
 }
 
 impl Claimable for BTreeMap<&str, &str> {
-  fn sign(&self, hmac_key: &Hmac<Sha256>) -> AnyhowResult<String> {
-    let claims = self.sign_with_key(hmac_key)?;
-    Ok(claims)
+  fn sign(&self, hmac_key: &Hmac<Sha256>) -> Result<String, JwtSignerError> {
+    self.sign_with_key(hmac_key)
+      .map_err(JwtSignerError::JwtSignError)
   }
 }
 
@@ -92,4 +91,4 @@ mod tests {
 
     assert_eq!("eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJiYXIiOiJubyIsImZvbyI6InllcyJ9.k4eRvIrtw4tuGDtQqSmEDngtGYAaQVRYVMCK5N3JcZA", &jwt);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer_error.rs b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer_error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6180496c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/jwt_signer_error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum JwtSignerError {
+  /// Error decoding and verifying a JWT to claims
+  JwtVerifyError(jwt::Error),
+
+  /// Error encoding and signing JWT claims
+  JwtSignError(jwt::Error),
+
+  /// Error constructing the JWT signer.
+  JwtInvalidKeyLength,
+}
+
+impl Display for JwtSignerError {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    match self {
+      Self::JwtVerifyError(e) => write!(f, "JWT verify error: {}", e),
+      Self::JwtSignError(e) => write!(f, "JWT sign error: {}", e),
+      Self::JwtInvalidKeyLength => write!(f, "JWT signer construction failed: invalid key length"),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl Error for JwtSignerError {}
diff --git a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/lib.rs b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/lib.rs
index c2c14cd1fb..6e82ed4189 100644
--- a/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/jwt_signer/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
-pub mod jwt_signer;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod jwt_signer;
+pub mod jwt_signer_error;
\ No newline at end of file