diff --git a/pkg/gui/errors.go b/pkg/gui/errors.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 108e4426f..000000000
--- a/pkg/gui/errors.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-package gui
-
-const UNKNOWN_VIEW_ERROR_MSG = "unknown view"
diff --git a/pkg/gui/layout.go b/pkg/gui/layout.go
index 5777524f5..0deb37d2e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/layout.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/layout.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 
 		_, err := setViewFromDimensions(context.GetViewName(), context.GetWindowName())
-		if err != nil && err.Error() != UNKNOWN_VIEW_ERROR_MSG {
+		if err != nil && !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	for _, context := range gui.TransientContexts() {
 		view, err := gui.g.View(context.GetViewName())
-		if err != nil && err.Error() != UNKNOWN_VIEW_ERROR_MSG {
+		if err != nil && !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		view.Visible = gui.getViewNameForWindow(context.GetWindowName()) == context.GetViewName()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/views.go b/pkg/gui/views.go
index be9a2952b..5de617876 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/views.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/views.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 	var err error
 	for _, mapping := range gui.orderedViewNameMappings() {
 		*mapping.viewPtr, err = gui.prepareView(mapping.name)
-		if err != nil && err.Error() != UNKNOWN_VIEW_ERROR_MSG {
+		if err != nil && !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/clients/tui.go b/pkg/integration/clients/tui.go
index b077a22c1..e6b3f53cf 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/clients/tui.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/clients/tui.go
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (self *app) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	g.FgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 	listView, err := g.SetView("list", 0, 0, maxX-1, maxY-descriptionViewHeight-keybindingsViewHeight-editorViewHeight-1, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (self *app) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	descriptionView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("description", "list", descriptionViewHeight)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		descriptionView.Title = "Test description"
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (self *app) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	keybindingsView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("keybindings", "description", keybindingsViewHeight)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		keybindingsView.Title = "Keybindings"
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (self *app) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	editorView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("editor", "keybindings", editorViewHeight)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/deprecated/cmd/tui/main.go b/pkg/integration/deprecated/cmd/tui/main.go
index 136ed29fe..a36ac5585 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/deprecated/cmd/tui/main.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/deprecated/cmd/tui/main.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (app *App) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	g.FgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 	listView, err := g.SetView("list", 0, 0, maxX-1, maxY-descriptionViewHeight-keybindingsViewHeight-editorViewHeight-1, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		listView.Highlight = true
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (app *App) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	descriptionView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("description", "list", descriptionViewHeight)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		descriptionView.Title = "Test description"
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (app *App) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	keybindingsView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("keybindings", "description", keybindingsViewHeight)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		keybindingsView.Title = "Keybindings"
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func (app *App) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 	editorView, err := g.SetViewBeneath("editor", "keybindings", editorViewHeight)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err.Error() != "unknown view" {
+		if !gocui.IsUnknownView(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 		editorView.Title = "Enter Name"