diff --git a/packages/router/Cargo.toml b/packages/router/Cargo.toml
index 47295ace9..74f7cffeb 100644
--- a/packages/router/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/router/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dioxus-router-core = { path = "../router-core"}
 futures-channel = "0.3.25"
 futures-util = "0.3.25"
 log = "0.4.17"
+thiserror = "1.0.37"
 
 # for wasm
 
diff --git a/packages/router/src/error.rs b/packages/router/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..294e68b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/router/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/// Errors that may occur during routing.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum RouterError {
+    /// A hook that needs access to a router was called inside a component, that has no parent
+    /// calling the [`use_router`](crate::hooks::use_router) hook.
+    #[error("component needing access not inside router")]
+    NotInsideRouter,
+}
diff --git a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs
index 134c0aa83..c09b8af75 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigate.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 use dioxus::prelude::{ScopeId, ScopeState};
 use dioxus_router_core::Navigator;
-use log::error;
 
-use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
+use crate::{RouterError, utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal};
 
 /// A hook that allows for programmatic navigation.
 ///
 /// # Return values
-/// - [`None`], when the calling component is not nested within another component calling the
-///   [`use_router`] hook.
-/// - Otherwise [`Some`].
+/// - [`RouterError::NotInsideRouter`], when the calling component is not nested within another
+///   component calling the [`use_router`] hook.
+/// - Otherwise [`Ok`].
 ///
 /// # Panic
 /// - When the calling component is not nested within another component calling the [`use_router`]
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 /// }
 ///
 /// fn Redirect(cx: Scope) -> Element {
-///     let nav = use_navigate(&cx).unwrap();
+///     let nav = use_navigate(&cx)?;
 ///     nav.push("/content");
 ///     render! { () }
 /// }
@@ -58,16 +57,14 @@ use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 /// # assert_eq!(dioxus_ssr::render(&vdom), "<h1>App</h1><p>Content</p>");
 /// ```
 #[must_use]
-pub fn use_navigate(cx: &ScopeState) -> Option<Navigator<ScopeId>> {
+pub fn use_navigate(cx: &ScopeState) -> Result<Navigator<ScopeId>, RouterError> {
     match use_router_internal(cx) {
-        Some(r) => Some(r.sender.clone().into()),
+        Some(r) => Ok(r.sender.clone().into()),
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
-            let msg = "`use_navigate` must have access to a parent router";
-            error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-            panic!("{}", msg);
-            #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-            None
+            panic!("`use_navigate` must have access to a parent router");
+            Err(RouterError::NotInsideRouter)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
index 9f1a2c5b3..5b8b83e06 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 use async_rwlock::RwLockReadGuard;
 use dioxus::{core::Component, prelude::ScopeState};
 use dioxus_router_core::RouterState;
-use log::error;
 
-use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
+use crate::{RouterError, utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal};
 
 /// A hook that provides access to information about the current routing location.
 ///
 /// # Return values
-/// - [`None`], when the calling component is not nested within another component calling the
-///   [`use_router`] hook.
-/// - Otherwise [`Some`].
+/// - [`RouterError::NotInsideRouter`], when the calling component is not nested within another
+///   component calling the [`use_router`] hook.
+/// - Otherwise [`Ok`].
 ///
 /// # Important usage information
 /// Make sure to [`drop`] the returned [`RwLockReadGuard`] when done rendering. Otherwise the router
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 /// }
 ///
 /// fn Content(cx: Scope) -> Element {
-///     let state = use_route(&cx).unwrap();
+///     let state = use_route(&cx)?;
 ///     let path = state.path.clone();
 ///
 ///     render! {
@@ -58,20 +57,20 @@ use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 ///
 /// [`use_router`]: super::use_router
 #[must_use]
-pub fn use_route<'a>(cx: &'a ScopeState) -> Option<RwLockReadGuard<'a, RouterState<Component>>> {
+pub fn use_route<'a>(
+    cx: &'a ScopeState,
+) -> Result<RwLockReadGuard<'a, RouterState<Component>>, RouterError> {
     match use_router_internal(cx) {
         Some(r) => loop {
             if let Some(s) = r.state.try_read() {
-                break Some(s);
+                break Ok(s);
             }
         },
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
-            let msg = "`use_route` must have access to a parent router";
-            error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-            panic!("{}", msg);
-            #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
-            None
+            panic!("`use_route` must have access to a parent router");
+            Err(RouterError::NotInsideRouter)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/lib.rs b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
index 30f3a610f..b69fb77c0 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ mod contexts {
     pub(crate) mod router;
 }
 
+#[forbid(missing_docs)]
+mod error;
+pub use error::RouterError;
+
 pub mod history {
     pub use dioxus_router_core::history::*;
 }