diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index dccb33474..d6ce4a33d 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// Definition of Tantivy's error and result.
+//! Definition of Tantivy's error and result.
 
 use std::io;
 
@@ -12,37 +12,48 @@ use serde_json;
 
 error_chain!(
     errors {
+        /// Path does not exist.
         PathDoesNotExist(buf: PathBuf) {
             description("path does not exist")
             display("path does not exist: '{:?}'", buf)
         }
+        /// File already exists, this is a problem when we try to write into a new file.
         FileAlreadyExists(buf: PathBuf) {
             description("file already exists")
             display("file already exists: '{:?}'", buf)
         }
+        /// IO Error.
         IOError(err: IOError) {
             description("an IO error occurred")
             display("an IO error occurred: '{}'", err)
         }
+        /// The data within is corrupted.
+        ///
+        /// For instance, it contains invalid JSON.
         CorruptedFile(buf: PathBuf) {
             description("file contains corrupted data")
             display("file contains corrupted data: '{:?}'", buf)
         }
+        /// A thread holding the locked panicked and poisoned the lock.
         Poisoned {
             description("a thread holding the locked panicked and poisoned the lock")
         }
+        /// Invalid argument was passed by the user.
         InvalidArgument(arg: String) {
             description("an invalid argument was passed")
             display("an invalid argument was passed: '{}'", arg)
         }
+        /// An Error happened in one of the thread.
         ErrorInThread(err: String) {
             description("an error occurred in a thread")
             display("an error occurred in a thread: '{}'", err)
         }
+        /// An Error appeared related to the lack of a field.
         SchemaError(field: String) {
             description("a schema field is missing")
             display("a schema field is missing: '{}'", field)
         }
+        /// Tried to access a fastfield reader for a field not configured accordingly.
         FastFieldError(err: FastFieldNotAvailableError) {
             description("fast field not available")
             display("fast field not available: '{:?}'", err)
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 00f4a7b9f..37881ebe2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ mod functional_test;
 #[macro_use]
 mod macros;
 
-pub use error::Error;
+pub use error::{Error, ErrorKind};
 
 /// Tantivy result.
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;