diff --git a/internal/event/event.go b/internal/event/event.go
index b84843a73..821c40e13 100644
--- a/internal/event/event.go
+++ b/internal/event/event.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// ErrEventProcessing is a general event processing error message.
+var ErrEventProcessing = errors.New("event could not be processed successfully, see server logs for details")
+
 // ErrSuperfluousStateChange indicates a superfluous state change being ignored and stopping further processing.
 var ErrSuperfluousStateChange = errors.New("ignoring superfluous state change")