diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index 6b084486..66f2bca4 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ func (app *StdApplication) InitWithApp(appToPass Application) error {
 						defer func() {
 							if r := recover(); r != nil {
 								mu.Lock()
-								errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("panic initializing module %s: %v", name, r))
+								errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("%w %s: %v", ErrModuleInitializationPanic, name, r))
 								mu.Unlock()
 							}
 						}()
diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 0b2c2528..2d9fe570 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ var (
 	ErrTenantIsolationViolation = errors.New("tenant isolation violation")
 
 	// Reload errors
-	ErrReloadCircuitBreakerOpen = errors.New("reload circuit breaker is open; backing off")
-	ErrReloadChannelFull        = errors.New("reload request channel is full")
-	ErrReloadInProgress         = errors.New("reload already in progress")
-	ErrReloadStopped            = errors.New("reload orchestrator is stopped")
-	ErrReloadTimeout            = errors.New("reload timed out waiting for module")
-	ErrDynamicReloadNotEnabled  = errors.New("dynamic reload not enabled")
+	ErrReloadCircuitBreakerOpen  = errors.New("reload circuit breaker is open; backing off")
+	ErrReloadChannelFull         = errors.New("reload request channel is full")
+	ErrReloadInProgress          = errors.New("reload already in progress")
+	ErrReloadStopped             = errors.New("reload orchestrator is stopped")
+	ErrReloadTimeout             = errors.New("reload timed out waiting for module")
+	ErrDynamicReloadNotEnabled   = errors.New("dynamic reload not enabled")
+	ErrModuleInitializationPanic = errors.New("panic initializing module")
 
 	// Observer/Event emission errors
 	ErrNoSubjectForEventEmission = errors.New("no subject available for event emission")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b819ea49..34c1c33c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2 v2.16.2
 	github.com/cucumber/godog v0.15.1
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0
-	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.2
+	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5
 	github.com/golobby/cast v1.3.3
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bfc601ba..7190b19e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 h1:2Ml+OJNzbYCTzsxtv8vKSFD9PbJjmhYF14k/jKC7S9k=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:8jBTzvmWwFyi3Pb8djgCCO5IBqzKJ/Jwo8TRcHyHii0=
-github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.2 h1:CMwsvRVTbXVytCk1Wd72Zy1LAsAh9GxMmSNWLHCG618=
-github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.2/go.mod h1:L2yAIGWB3H+phAw1NxKwWM+7eUH/lU8pOMm5hHcoops=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5 h1:Eg4myHZBjyvJmAFjFvWgrqDTXFyOzjj7YIm3L3mu6Ug=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
 github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:b2aQJv3Z4Fp6yNu3cdSllBxTCLRxnplIgP/c0N/04lM=
 github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.3.1+incompatible h1:0/KbAdpx3UXAx1kEOWHJeOkpbgRFGHVgv+CFIY7dBJI=
 github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.3.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:b2aQJv3Z4Fp6yNu3cdSllBxTCLRxnplIgP/c0N/04lM=