diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 54d4450..3a19fee 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rusty-tesseract"
-version = "1.1.3"
+version = "1.1.4"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["thomasgruebl"]
 description = "A Rust wrapper for Google Tesseract"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60a6405..94a69d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ A Rust wrapper for Google Tesseract
 Add the following line to your <b>Cargo.toml</b> file:
 
 ```rust
-rusty-tesseract = "1.1.3"
+rusty-tesseract = "1.1.4"
 ```
 
 ## Description
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ Choose either string, bounding box or data output:
 // define parameters
 let mut my_args = Args {
     lang: "eng",
-    config_variables: "'tessedit_char_whitelist=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'",
+    config_variables: HashMap::from([(
+            "tessedit_char_whitelist".into(),
+            "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".into(),
+        )]),
     dpi: 150,
     psm: 6,
     oem: 3
diff --git a/src/tesseract.rs b/src/tesseract.rs
index 9b8ed56..586de8c 100644
--- a/src/tesseract.rs
+++ b/src/tesseract.rs
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ pub use input::*;
 pub use output_boxes::*;
 pub use output_config_parameters::*;
 pub use output_data::*;
+
+mod parse_line_util;
+use parse_line_util::*;
diff --git a/src/tesseract/error.rs b/src/tesseract/error.rs
index 383fb6c..d29c838 100644
--- a/src/tesseract/error.rs
+++ b/src/tesseract/error.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum TessError {
     #[error("Tesseract not found. Please check installation path!")]
     TesseractNotFoundError,
-    #[error("Invalid tesseract version!\n{0}")]
+
+    #[error("Invalid Tesseract version!\n{0}")]
     VersionError(String),
+
     #[error(
         "Image format not within the list of allowed image formats:\n\
-    ['JPEG','JPG','PNG','PBM','PGM','PPM','TIFF','BMP','GIF','WEBP']"
+        ['JPEG','JPG','PNG','PBM','PGM','PPM','TIFF','BMP','GIF','WEBP']"
     )]
     ImageFormatError,
+
     #[error("Please assign a valid image path.")]
     ImageNotFoundError,
-    #[error("Data could not be parsed.")]
-    ParseError,
+
+    #[error("Could not parse {0}.")]
+    ParseError(String),
+
     #[error("Could not create tempfile.\n{0}")]
     TempfileError(String),
+
     #[error("Could not save dynamic image to tempfile.\n{0}")]
     DynamicImageError(String),
 }
diff --git a/src/tesseract/input.rs b/src/tesseract/input.rs
index f4bd798..52c19e2 100644
--- a/src/tesseract/input.rs
+++ b/src/tesseract/input.rs
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ impl Args {
         if self.config_variables.is_empty() {
             return None;
         }
-        let parameter = self
-            .config_variables
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(key, value)| format!("{}={}", key, value))
-            .fold(String::new(), |acc, x| format!("{} {}", acc, x));
-        Some(parameter)
+        Some(
+            self.config_variables
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(key, value)| format!("{}={}", key, value))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(" "),
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -56,10 +57,6 @@ impl Image {
         })
     }
 
-    const FORMATS: [&'static str; 10] = [
-        "JPEG", "JPG", "PNG", "PBM", "PGM", "PPM", "TIFF", "BMP", "GIF", "WEBP",
-    ];
-
     fn check_image_format(path: &Path) -> TessResult<()> {
         let binding = path
             .extension()
@@ -67,7 +64,10 @@ impl Image {
             .to_str()
             .ok_or(TessError::ImageFormatError)?
             .to_uppercase();
-        if Self::FORMATS.contains(&binding.as_str()) {
+        if matches!(
+            binding.as_str(),
+            "JPEG" | "JPG" | "PNG" | "PBM" | "PGM" | "PPM" | "TIFF" | "BMP" | "GIF" | "WEBP"
+        ) {
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(TessError::ImageFormatError)
diff --git a/src/tesseract/output_boxes.rs b/src/tesseract/output_boxes.rs
index 695ccd9..04ac2ec 100644
--- a/src/tesseract/output_boxes.rs
+++ b/src/tesseract/output_boxes.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use core::fmt;
-
 use super::*;
+use core::fmt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct BoxOutput {
@@ -34,23 +33,17 @@ impl fmt::Display for Box {
     }
 }
 
-impl Box {
-    fn parse(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+impl FromLine for Box {
+    fn from_line(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         let mut x = line.split_whitespace();
-        let symbol = x.next()?.to_string();
-        let left = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let bottom = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let right = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let top = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let page = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
 
         Some(Box {
-            symbol,
-            left,
-            bottom,
-            right,
-            top,
-            page,
+            symbol: x.next()?.to_string(),
+            left: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            bottom: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            right: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            top: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            page: parse_next(&mut x)?,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -69,8 +62,7 @@ fn string_to_boxes(output: &str) -> TessResult<Vec<Box>> {
         .lines()
         .into_iter()
         .map(|line| Box::parse(line.into()))
-        .collect::<Option<Vec<Box>>>()
-        .ok_or(TessError::ParseError)
+        .collect::<_>()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -129,4 +121,15 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap()
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_string_to_boxes_parse_error() {
+        let result = string_to_boxes("L 18 X 36 59 0");
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            Err(TessError::ParseError(
+                "invalid line 'L 18 X 36 59 0'".into()
+            ))
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tesseract/output_config_parameters.rs b/src/tesseract/output_config_parameters.rs
index 07d1226..1a6c975 100644
--- a/src/tesseract/output_config_parameters.rs
+++ b/src/tesseract/output_config_parameters.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use core::fmt;
-
 use super::*;
+use core::fmt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ConfigParameterOutput {
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for ConfigParameter {
     }
 }
 
-impl ConfigParameter {
-    fn parse(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
-        let (name, x) = line.split_once("\t").unwrap();
-        let (default_value, description) = x.split_once("\t").unwrap();
+impl FromLine for ConfigParameter {
+    fn from_line(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        let (name, x) = line.split_once("\t")?;
+        let (default_value, description) = x.split_once("\t")?;
 
         Some(ConfigParameter {
             name: name.into(),
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ fn string_to_config_parameter_output(output: &str) -> TessResult<Vec<ConfigParam
         .lines()
         .skip(1)
         .map(|line| ConfigParameter::parse(line))
-        .collect::<Option<Vec<ConfigParameter>>>()
-        .ok_or(TessError::ParseError)
+        .collect::<_>()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -108,4 +106,19 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(*x, expected);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_string_to_config_parameter_output_parse_error() {
+        let result = string_to_config_parameter_output(
+            "Tesseract parameters:\n\
+        log_level\t2147483647\tLogging level\n\
+        Test\n\
+        textord_debug_block\t0\tBlock to do debug on\n\
+        textord_pitch_range\t2\tMax range test on pitch",
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            Err(TessError::ParseError("invalid line 'Test'".into()))
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tesseract/output_data.rs b/src/tesseract/output_data.rs
index e825881..60a787e 100644
--- a/src/tesseract/output_data.rs
+++ b/src/tesseract/output_data.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use core::fmt;
-
 use super::*;
+use core::fmt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct DataOutput {
@@ -51,35 +50,22 @@ impl fmt::Display for Data {
     }
 }
 
-impl Data {
-    fn parse(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+impl FromLine for Data {
+    fn from_line(line: &str) -> Option<Self> {
         let mut x = line.split_whitespace();
-        let level = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let page_num = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let block_num = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let par_num = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let line_num = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let word_num = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let left = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let top = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let width = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let height = str::parse::<i32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let conf = str::parse::<f32>(x.next()?).ok()?;
-        let text = x.next().unwrap_or("").to_string();
-
         Some(Data {
-            level,
-            page_num,
-            block_num,
-            par_num,
-            line_num,
-            word_num,
-            left,
-            top,
-            width,
-            height,
-            conf,
-            text,
+            level: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            page_num: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            block_num: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            par_num: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            line_num: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            word_num: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            left: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            top: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            width: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            height: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            conf: parse_next(&mut x)?,
+            text: x.next().unwrap_or("").to_string(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -101,8 +87,7 @@ fn string_to_data(output: &str) -> TessResult<Vec<Data>> {
         .into_iter()
         .skip(1)
         .map(|line| Data::parse(line.into()))
-        .collect::<Option<Vec<Data>>>()
-        .ok_or(TessError::ParseError)
+        .collect::<_>()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -156,4 +141,14 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap()
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_string_to_data_parse_error() {
+        let result = string_to_data("level   page_num        block_num       par_num line_num        word_num        left    top     width   height  conf    text\n\
+        Test");
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            Err(TessError::ParseError("invalid line 'Test'".into()))
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tesseract/parse_line_util.rs b/src/tesseract/parse_line_util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70a305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tesseract/parse_line_util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use crate::{TessError, TessResult};
+
+pub(crate) fn parse_next<T: std::str::FromStr>(
+    iter: &mut std::str::SplitWhitespace<'_>,
+) -> Option<T> {
+    iter.next()?.parse::<T>().ok()
+}
+
+pub(crate) trait FromLine: Sized {
+    fn from_line(line: &str) -> Option<Self>;
+
+    fn parse(line: &str) -> TessResult<Self> {
+        Self::from_line(line).ok_or(TessError::ParseError(format!("invalid line '{}'", line)))
+    }
+}