diff --git a/internal/errors/error.go b/internal/errors/error.go
index 59cee1f..571baf8 100644
--- a/internal/errors/error.go
+++ b/internal/errors/error.go
@@ -110,22 +110,6 @@ func ParseAWSError(err error, msg string) (st *status.Status, permission *pb.Per
 		statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("aws service %s: throttling error: %s", serviceName, msg)
 		return status.New(codes.Unavailable, statusMsg), nil
 	}
-	// evaluate against aws connection error codes
-	connectionErr := retry.IsErrorRetryables([]retry.IsErrorRetryable{
-		retry.NoRetryCanceledError{},
-		retry.RetryableError{},
-		retry.RetryableConnectionError{},
-		retry.RetryableHTTPStatusCode{
-			Codes: retry.DefaultRetryableHTTPStatusCodes,
-		},
-		retry.RetryableErrorCode{
-			Codes: retry.DefaultRetryableErrorCodes,
-		},
-	})
-	if connectionErr.IsErrorRetryable(err).Bool() {
-		statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("aws service %s: connectivity error: %s", serviceName, msg)
-		return status.New(codes.DeadlineExceeded, statusMsg), nil
-	}
 
 	// parse some specific aws error codes that we have special cred states for
 	var apiErr smithy.APIError
@@ -192,16 +176,17 @@ func ParseAWSError(err error, msg string) (st *status.Status, permission *pb.Per
 		case http.StatusTooManyRequests:
 			statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("aws service %s: throttling error: %s", serviceName, msg)
 			return status.New(codes.Unavailable, statusMsg), nil
-		case http.StatusRequestTimeout:
-			fallthrough
 		case http.StatusInternalServerError:
 			fallthrough
 		case http.StatusBadGateway:
 			fallthrough
 		case http.StatusServiceUnavailable:
+			statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("aws service %s: connectivity error: %s", serviceName, msg)
+			return status.New(codes.Unavailable, statusMsg), nil
+		case http.StatusRequestTimeout:
 			fallthrough
 		case http.StatusGatewayTimeout:
-			statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("aws service %s: connectivity error: %s", serviceName, msg)
+			statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("aws service %s: timeout error: %s", serviceName, msg)
 			return status.New(codes.DeadlineExceeded, statusMsg), nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -216,7 +201,7 @@ func BadRequestStatus(format string, args ...any) error {
 }
 
 // UnknownStatus returns a status error with an internal
-// error code and a retryable plugin error detail.
+// error code
 func UnknownStatus(format string, args ...any) error {
 	return status.New(codes.Internal, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)).Err()
 }
diff --git a/internal/errors/error_test.go b/internal/errors/error_test.go
index 3da1ccb..ca884a6 100644
--- a/internal/errors/error_test.go
+++ b/internal/errors/error_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
@@ -326,42 +327,20 @@ func Test_ParseAWSError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// func Test_BadRequestStatus(t *testing.T) {
-// 	require, assert := require.New(t), assert.New(t)
-// 	err := BadRequestStatus("test: %s", "hello world")
-// 	assert.ErrorContains(err, "test: hello world")
-// 	assert.Equal(status.Code(err), codes.InvalidArgument)
-// 	st, ok := status.FromError(err)
-// 	require.True(ok)
-// 	var plgErr *pb.PluginError
-// 	for _, detail := range st.Details() {
-// 		if errDetail, ok := detail.(*pb.PluginError); ok {
-// 			plgErr = errDetail
-// 			break
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// 	require.NotNil(plgErr)
-// 	assert.Equal(pb.ERROR_ERROR_BAD_REQUEST, plgErr.Code)
-// 	assert.Equal("bad request", plgErr.Message)
-// 	assert.True(plgErr.Nonretryable)
-// }
+func Test_BadRequestStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	require, assert := require.New(t), assert.New(t)
+	err := BadRequestStatus("test: %s", "hello world")
+	assert.ErrorContains(err, "test: hello world")
+	assert.Equal(status.Code(err), codes.InvalidArgument)
+	_, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	require.True(ok)
+}
 
-// func Test_UnknownStatus(t *testing.T) {
-// 	require, assert := require.New(t), assert.New(t)
-// 	err := UnknownStatus("test: %s", "hello world")
-// 	assert.ErrorContains(err, "test: hello world")
-// 	assert.Equal(status.Code(err), codes.Internal)
-// 	st, ok := status.FromError(err)
-// 	require.True(ok)
-// 	var plgErr *pb.PluginError
-// 	for _, detail := range st.Details() {
-// 		if errDetail, ok := detail.(*pb.PluginError); ok {
-// 			plgErr = errDetail
-// 			break
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// 	require.NotNil(plgErr)
-// 	assert.Equal(pb.ERROR_ERROR_UNKNOWN, plgErr.Code)
-// 	assert.Equal("unknown internal error", plgErr.Message)
-// 	assert.False(plgErr.Nonretryable)
-// }
+func Test_UnknownStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	require, assert := require.New(t), assert.New(t)
+	err := UnknownStatus("test: %s", "hello world")
+	assert.ErrorContains(err, "test: hello world")
+	assert.Equal(status.Code(err), codes.Internal)
+	_, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	require.True(ok)
+}