diff --git a/libgm/events/ready.go b/libgm/events/ready.go
index 787721a..e9122af 100644
--- a/libgm/events/ready.go
+++ b/libgm/events/ready.go
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ func (re RequestError) Error() string {
 }
 
 func (re RequestError) Is(other error) bool {
-	otherRe, ok := other.(RequestError)
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.Is(*re.HTTP, other)
+	var otherRe RequestError
+	if !errors.As(other, &otherRe) {
+		return re.HTTP != nil && errors.Is(*re.HTTP, other)
 	}
 	return otherRe.Data.GetType() == re.Data.GetType() &&
 		otherRe.Data.GetMessage() == re.Data.GetMessage()
diff --git a/libgm/events/ready_test.go b/libgm/events/ready_test.go
index 24e6b2c..6b14957 100644
--- a/libgm/events/ready_test.go
+++ b/libgm/events/ready_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package events_test
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ func TestRequestError_Is(t *testing.T) {
 	err := pblite.Unmarshal(dat, &errResp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, events.RequestError{Data: &errResp}, events.ErrRequestedEntityNotFound)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, events.RequestError{Data: &errResp}, fmt.Errorf("meow: %w", events.ErrRequestedEntityNotFound))
 	assert.NotErrorIs(t, events.RequestError{Data: &errResp}, events.RequestError{
 		Data: &gmproto.ErrorResponse{
 			Type:    5,