diff --git a/src/internal/common/errs/errs.go b/src/internal/common/errs/errs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd0b314a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/common/errs/errs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package errs
+
+import "github.com/alcionai/clues"
+
+var NotFound = clues.New("not found")
diff --git a/src/internal/data/implementations.go b/src/internal/data/implementations.go
index c95eb339e..c138ba6e6 100644
--- a/src/internal/data/implementations.go
+++ b/src/internal/data/implementations.go
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@ package data
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
-
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
 )
 
-var ErrNotFound = clues.New("not found")
-
 type CollectionState int
 
 const (