diff --git a/zebra-state/src/error.rs b/zebra-state/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bdf83769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-state/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// A wrapper for type erased errors that is itself clonable and implements the
+/// Error trait
+#[derive(Debug, Error, Clone)]
+#[error(transparent)]
+pub struct CloneError {
+    source: Arc<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+}
+
+impl From<CommitBlockError> for CloneError {
+    fn from(source: CommitBlockError) -> Self {
+        let source = Arc::new(source);
+        Self { source }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BoxError> for CloneError {
+    fn from(source: BoxError) -> Self {
+        let source = Arc::from(source);
+        Self { source }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A boxed [`std::error::Error`].
+pub type BoxError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>;
+
+/// An error describing the reason a block could not be committed to the state.
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("block is not contextually valid")]
+pub struct CommitBlockError(#[from] ValidateContextError);
+
+/// An error describing why a block failed contextual validation.
+#[derive(displaydoc::Display, Debug, Error)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum ValidateContextError {
+    /// block.height is lower than the current finalized height
+    #[non_exhaustive]
+    OrphanedBlock,
+}
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/lib.rs b/zebra-state/src/lib.rs
index aa076fd85..88ac2dab2 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 mod config;
 mod constants;
+mod error;
 mod request;
 mod response;
 mod service;
@@ -22,9 +23,7 @@ use service::QueuedBlock;
 use sled_state::FinalizedState;
 
 pub use config::Config;
+pub use error::{BoxError, CloneError, CommitBlockError, ValidateContextError};
 pub use request::{HashOrHeight, Request};
 pub use response::Response;
 pub use service::init;
-
-/// A boxed [`std::error::Error`].
-pub type BoxError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>;
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/service.rs b/zebra-state/src/service.rs
index 0eb487515..196b9e1ed 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/service.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/service.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use futures::future::{FutureExt, TryFutureExt};
 use memory_state::{NonFinalizedState, QueuedBlocks};
-use thiserror::Error;
-use tokio::sync::oneshot;
+use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tower::{buffer::Buffer, util::BoxService, Service};
 use tracing::instrument;
 use zebra_chain::{
@@ -16,7 +15,10 @@ use zebra_chain::{
     parameters::Network,
 };
 
-use crate::{BoxError, Config, FinalizedState, Request, Response};
+use crate::{
+    BoxError, CloneError, CommitBlockError, Config, FinalizedState, Request, Response,
+    ValidateContextError,
+};
 
 mod memory_state;
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct QueuedBlock {
     // TODO: add these parameters when we can compute anchors.
     // sprout_anchor: sprout::tree::Root,
     // sapling_anchor: sapling::tree::Root,
-    pub rsp_tx: oneshot::Sender<Result<block::Hash, BoxError>>,
+    pub rsp_tx: broadcast::Sender<Result<block::Hash, CloneError>>,
 }
 
 struct StateService {
@@ -39,16 +41,6 @@ struct StateService {
     queued_blocks: QueuedBlocks,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-#[error("block is not contextually valid")]
-struct CommitError(#[from] ValidateContextError);
-
-#[derive(displaydoc::Display, Debug, Error)]
-enum ValidateContextError {
-    /// block.height is lower than the current finalized height
-    OrphanedBlock,
-}
-
 impl StateService {
     pub fn new(config: Config, network: Network) -> Self {
         let sled = FinalizedState::new(&config, network);
@@ -96,7 +88,7 @@ impl StateService {
 
     /// Run contextual validation on `block` and add it to the non-finalized
     /// state if it is contextually valid.
-    fn validate_and_commit(&mut self, block: Arc<Block>) -> Result<(), CommitError> {
+    fn validate_and_commit(&mut self, block: Arc<Block>) -> Result<(), CommitBlockError> {
         self.check_contextual_validity(&block)?;
         let parent_hash = block.header.previous_block_hash;
 
@@ -128,7 +120,7 @@ impl StateService {
                 let result = self
                     .validate_and_commit(block)
                     .map(|()| hash)
-                    .map_err(Into::into);
+                    .map_err(CloneError::from);
                 let _ = rsp_tx.send(result);
                 new_parents.push(hash);
             }
@@ -168,29 +160,33 @@ impl Service<Request> for StateService {
     fn call(&mut self, req: Request) -> Self::Future {
         match req {
             Request::CommitBlock { block } => {
-                let (rsp_tx, rsp_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+                let (rsp_tx, mut rsp_rx) = broadcast::channel(1);
 
                 self.queue_and_commit_non_finalized_blocks(QueuedBlock { block, rsp_tx });
 
                 async move {
                     rsp_rx
+                        .recv()
                         .await
-                        .expect("sender oneshot is not dropped")
+                        .expect("sender is not dropped")
                         .map(Response::Committed)
+                        .map_err(Into::into)
                 }
                 .boxed()
             }
             Request::CommitFinalizedBlock { block } => {
-                let (rsp_tx, rsp_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+                let (rsp_tx, mut rsp_rx) = broadcast::channel(1);
 
                 self.sled
                     .queue_and_commit_finalized_blocks(QueuedBlock { block, rsp_tx });
 
                 async move {
                     rsp_rx
+                        .recv()
                         .await
-                        .expect("sender oneshot is not dropped")
+                        .expect("sender is not dropped")
                         .map(Response::Committed)
+                        .map_err(Into::into)
                 }
                 .boxed()
             }
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/sled_state.rs b/zebra-state/src/sled_state.rs
index a1ba1e67e..73b593956 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/sled_state.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/sled_state.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl FinalizedState {
     fn commit_finalized(&mut self, queued_block: QueuedBlock) {
         let QueuedBlock { block, rsp_tx } = queued_block;
         let result = self.commit_finalized_direct(block);
-        let _ = rsp_tx.send(result);
+        let _ = rsp_tx.send(result.map_err(Into::into));
     }
 
     // TODO: this impl works only during checkpointing, it needs to be rewritten