diff --git a/lib/libnet/netload.c b/lib/libnet/netload.c
index 407d173..ba1008c 100644
--- a/lib/libnet/netload.c
+++ b/lib/libnet/netload.c
@@ -414,79 +414,12 @@ static int tftp_load(filename_ip_t *fnip, void *buffer, int len)
 	if (rc > 0) {
 		printf("  TFTP: Received %s (%d KBytes)\n", fnip->filename,
 		       rc / 1024);
-	} else if (rc == -1) {
-		netload_error(0x3003, "unknown TFTP error");
-		return -103;
-	} else if (rc == -2) {
-		netload_error(0x3004, "TFTP buffer of %d bytes "
-			"is too small for %s",
-			len, fnip->filename);
-		return -104;
-	} else if (rc == -3) {
-		netload_error(0x3009, "file not found: %s",
-			fnip->filename);
-		return -108;
-	} else if (rc == -4) {
-		netload_error(0x3010, "TFTP access violation");
-		return -109;
-	} else if (rc == -5) {
-		netload_error(0x3011, "illegal TFTP operation");
-		return -110;
-	} else if (rc == -6) {
-		netload_error(0x3012, "unknown TFTP transfer ID");
-		return -111;
-	} else if (rc == -7) {
-		netload_error(0x3013, "no such TFTP user");
-		return -112;
-	} else if (rc == -8) {
-		netload_error(0x3017, "TFTP blocksize negotiation failed");
-		return -116;
-	} else if (rc == -9) {
-		netload_error(0x3018, "file exceeds maximum TFTP transfer size");
-		return -117;
-	} else if (rc <= -10 && rc >= -15) {
-		const char *icmp_err_str;
-		switch (rc) {
-		case -ICMP_NET_UNREACHABLE - 10:
-			icmp_err_str = "net unreachable";
-			break;
-		case -ICMP_HOST_UNREACHABLE - 10:
-			icmp_err_str = "host unreachable";
-			break;
-		case -ICMP_PROTOCOL_UNREACHABLE - 10:
-			icmp_err_str = "protocol unreachable";
-			break;
-		case -ICMP_PORT_UNREACHABLE - 10:
-			icmp_err_str = "port unreachable";
-			break;
-		case -ICMP_FRAGMENTATION_NEEDED - 10:
-			icmp_err_str = "fragmentation needed and DF set";
-			break;
-		case -ICMP_SOURCE_ROUTE_FAILED - 10:
-			icmp_err_str = "source route failed";
-			break;
-		default:
-			icmp_err_str = " UNKNOWN";
-			break;
-		}
-		netload_error(0x3005, "ICMP ERROR \"%s\"", icmp_err_str);
-		return -105;
-	} else if (rc == -40) {
-		netload_error(0x3014, "TFTP error occurred after "
-			"%d bad packets received",
-			tftp_err.bad_tftp_packets);
-		return -113;
-	} else if (rc == -41) {
-		netload_error(0x3015, "TFTP error occurred after "
-			"missing %d responses",
-			tftp_err.no_packets);
-		return -114;
-	} else if (rc == -42) {
-		netload_error(0x3016, "TFTP error missing block %d, "
-			"expected block was %d",
-			tftp_err.blocks_missed,
-			tftp_err.blocks_received);
-		return -115;
+	} else {
+		int ecode;
+		const char *errstr = NULL;
+		rc = tftp_get_error_info(fnip, &tftp_err, rc, &errstr, &ecode);
+		if (errstr)
+			netload_error(ecode, errstr);
 	}
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/lib/libnet/tftp.c b/lib/libnet/tftp.c
index b7121fe..ec8d631 100644
--- a/lib/libnet/tftp.c
+++ b/lib/libnet/tftp.c
@@ -690,3 +690,106 @@ int parse_tftp_args(char buffer[], char *server_ip, char filename[], int fd,
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
+
+int tftp_get_error_info(filename_ip_t *fnip, tftp_err_t *tftperr, int rc,
+                        const char **errstr, int *ecode)
+{
+	static char estrbuf[80];
+	int dummy;
+
+	if (!ecode)
+		ecode = &dummy;
+
+	if (rc == -1) {
+		*ecode = 0x3003;
+		*errstr = "unknown TFTP error";
+		return -103;
+	} else if (rc == -2) {
+		*ecode = 0x3004;
+		sprintf(estrbuf, "TFTP buffer of %d bytes is too small for %s",
+			len, fnip->filename);
+		*errstr = estrbuf;
+		return -104;
+	} else if (rc == -3) {
+		*ecode = 0x3009;
+		sprintf(estrbuf, "file not found: %s", fnip->filename);
+		*errstr = estrbuf;
+		return -108;
+	} else if (rc == -4) {
+		*ecode = 0x3010;
+		*errstr = "TFTP access violation";
+		return -109;
+	} else if (rc == -5) {
+		*ecode = 0x3011;
+		*errstr = "illegal TFTP operation";
+		return -110;
+	} else if (rc == -6) {
+		*ecode = 0x3012;
+		*errstr = "unknown TFTP transfer ID";
+		return -111;
+	} else if (rc == -7) {
+		*ecode = 0x3013;
+		*errstr = "no such TFTP user";
+		return -112;
+	} else if (rc == -8) {
+		*ecode = 0x3017;
+		*errstr = "TFTP blocksize negotiation failed";
+		return -116;
+	} else if (rc == -9) {
+		*ecode = 0x3018;
+		*errstr = "file exceeds maximum TFTP transfer size";
+		return -117;
+	} else if (rc <= -10 && rc >= -15) {
+		const char *icmp_err_str;
+		switch (rc) {
+		case -ICMP_NET_UNREACHABLE - 10:
+			icmp_err_str = "net unreachable";
+			break;
+		case -ICMP_HOST_UNREACHABLE - 10:
+			icmp_err_str = "host unreachable";
+			break;
+		case -ICMP_PROTOCOL_UNREACHABLE - 10:
+			icmp_err_str = "protocol unreachable";
+			break;
+		case -ICMP_PORT_UNREACHABLE - 10:
+			icmp_err_str = "port unreachable";
+			break;
+		case -ICMP_FRAGMENTATION_NEEDED - 10:
+			icmp_err_str = "fragmentation needed and DF set";
+			break;
+		case -ICMP_SOURCE_ROUTE_FAILED - 10:
+			icmp_err_str = "source route failed";
+			break;
+		default:
+			icmp_err_str = "UNKNOWN";
+			break;
+		}
+		*ecode = 0x3005;
+		sprintf(estrbuf, "ICMP ERROR \"%s\"", icmp_err_str);
+		*errstr = estrbuf;
+		return -105;
+	} else if (rc == -40) {
+		*ecode = 0x3014;
+		sprintf(estrbuf,
+			"TFTP error occurred after %d bad packets received",
+			tftp_err->bad_tftp_packets);
+		*errstr = estrbuf;
+		return -113;
+	} else if (rc == -41) {
+		*ecode = 0x3015;
+		sprintf(estrbuf,
+			"TFTP error occurred after missing %d responses",
+			tftp_err->no_packets);
+		*errstr = estrbuf;
+		return -114;
+	} else if (rc == -42) {
+		*ecode = 0x3016;
+		sprintf(estrbuf,
+			"TFTP error missing block %d, expected block was %d",
+			tftp_err->blocks_missed, tftp_err->blocks_received);
+		*errstr = estrbuf;
+		return -115;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/lib/libnet/tftp.h b/lib/libnet/tftp.h
index c94c94d..da743d3 100644
--- a/lib/libnet/tftp.h
+++ b/lib/libnet/tftp.h
@@ -46,5 +46,7 @@ int tftp(filename_ip_t *fnip, unsigned char  *buf, int len, tftp_err_t *err);
 int32_t handle_tftp(int fd, uint8_t *, int32_t);
 void handle_tftp_dun(uint8_t err_code);
 int parse_tftp_args(char buffer[], char *server_ip, char filename[], int fd, int len);
+int tftp_get_error_info(filename_ip_t *fnip, tftp_err_t *tftperr, int rc,
+                        const char **errstr, int *ecode);
 
 #endif
