diff --git a/storage/sealing/states.go b/storage/sealing/states.go
index 81c3549df..519245e03 100644
--- a/storage/sealing/states.go
+++ b/storage/sealing/states.go
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ func (m *Sealing) handlePacking(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) err
 func (m *Sealing) handleUnsealed(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) error {
 	if err := checkPieces(ctx.Context(), sector, m.api); err != nil { // Sanity check state
 		switch err.(type) {
-		case ErrApi:
+		case *ErrApi:
 			log.Errorf("handleUnsealed: api error, not proceeding: %+v", err)
 			return nil
-		case ErrInvalidDeals:
+		case *ErrInvalidDeals:
 			return ctx.Send(SectorPackingFailed{xerrors.Errorf("invalid deals in sector: %w", err)})
-		case ErrExpiredDeals: // Probably not much we can do here, maybe re-pack the sector?
+		case *ErrExpiredDeals: // Probably not much we can do here, maybe re-pack the sector?
 			return ctx.Send(SectorPackingFailed{xerrors.Errorf("expired deals in sector: %w", err)})
 		default:
 			return xerrors.Errorf("checkPieces sanity check error: %w", err)
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleUnsealed(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) er
 func (m *Sealing) handlePreCommitting(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) error {
 	if err := checkSeal(ctx.Context(), m.maddr, sector, m.api); err != nil {
 		switch err.(type) {
-		case ErrApi:
+		case *ErrApi:
 			log.Errorf("handlePreCommitting: api error, not proceeding: %+v", err)
 			return nil
-		case ErrBadCommD: // TODO: Should this just back to packing? (not really needed since handleUnsealed will do that too)
+		case *ErrBadCommD: // TODO: Should this just back to packing? (not really needed since handleUnsealed will do that too)
 			return ctx.Send(SectorSealFailed{xerrors.Errorf("bad CommD error: %w", err)})
-		case ErrExpiredTicket:
+		case *ErrExpiredTicket:
 			return ctx.Send(SectorSealFailed{xerrors.Errorf("bad CommD error: %w", err)})
 		default:
 			return xerrors.Errorf("checkSeal sanity check error: %w", err)