diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index 60f9bdd136d..652de3717e4 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (c *cmdRun) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	err = engineRun()
 	if err != nil {
 		err = common.UnwrapGojaInterruptedError(err)
-		if common.IsInterruptError(err) {
+		if errext.IsInterruptError(err) {
 			// Don't return here since we need to work with --linger,
 			// show the end-of-test summary and exit cleanly.
 			interrupt = err
diff --git a/cmd/run_test.go b/cmd/run_test.go
index b97a55e03e1..3c8360e695a 100644
--- a/cmd/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/run_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/errext/exitcodes"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib/fsext"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib/testutils"
 )
@@ -138,27 +137,27 @@ func TestRunScriptErrorsAndAbort(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		testFilename, name   string
 		expErr, expLogOutput string
-		expExitCode          errext.ExitCode
+		expExitCode          exitcodes.ExitCode
 		extraArgs            []string
 	}{
 		{
 			testFilename: "abort.js",
-			expErr:       common.AbortTest,
+			expErr:       errext.AbortTest,
 			expExitCode:  exitcodes.ScriptAborted,
 		},
 		{
 			testFilename: "abort_initerr.js",
-			expErr:       common.AbortTest,
+			expErr:       errext.AbortTest,
 			expExitCode:  exitcodes.ScriptAborted,
 		},
 		{
 			testFilename: "abort_initvu.js",
-			expErr:       common.AbortTest,
+			expErr:       errext.AbortTest,
 			expExitCode:  exitcodes.ScriptAborted,
 		},
 		{
 			testFilename: "abort_teardown.js",
-			expErr:       common.AbortTest,
+			expErr:       errext.AbortTest,
 			expExitCode:  exitcodes.ScriptAborted,
 			expLogOutput: "Calling teardown function after test.abort()",
 		},
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ func TestInvalidOptionsThresholdErrExitCode(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name         string
 		testFilename string
-		expExitCode  errext.ExitCode
+		expExitCode  exitcodes.ExitCode
 		extraArgs    []string
 	}{
 		{
diff --git a/core/engine.go b/core/engine.go
index bd428374050..7e9cf96156d 100644
--- a/core/engine.go
+++ b/core/engine.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/metrics"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/metrics/engine"
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ func (e *Engine) startBackgroundProcesses(
 				switch {
 				case errors.As(err, &serr):
 					e.OutputManager.SetRunStatus(lib.RunStatusAbortedScriptError)
-				case common.IsInterruptError(err):
+				case errext.IsInterruptError(err):
 					e.OutputManager.SetRunStatus(lib.RunStatusAbortedUser)
 				default:
 					e.OutputManager.SetRunStatus(lib.RunStatusAbortedSystem)
diff --git a/core/local/local.go b/core/local/local.go
index 62482d82d82..926c297fe71 100644
--- a/core/local/local.go
+++ b/core/local/local.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib/executor"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/metrics"
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ func (e *ExecutionScheduler) Run(globalCtx, runCtx context.Context, engineOut ch
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	if err := executor.CancelReason(execCtx); err != nil && common.IsInterruptError(err) {
+	if err := executor.CancelReason(execCtx); err != nil && errext.IsInterruptError(err) {
 		interrupted = true
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/errext/errext_test.go b/errext/errext_test.go
index 486e1de26c7..47e1eac24d5 100644
--- a/errext/errext_test.go
+++ b/errext/errext_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext/exitcodes"
 )
 
 func assertHasHint(t *testing.T, err error, hint string) {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func assertHasHint(t *testing.T, err error, hint string) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), typederr.Error())
 }
 
-func assertHasExitCode(t *testing.T, err error, exitcode ExitCode) {
+func assertHasExitCode(t *testing.T, err error, exitcode exitcodes.ExitCode) {
 	var typederr HasExitCode
 	require.ErrorAs(t, err, &typederr)
 	assert.Equal(t, typederr.ExitCode(), exitcode)
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func assertHasExitCode(t *testing.T, err error, exitcode ExitCode) {
 func TestErrextHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	const testExitCode ExitCode = 13
+	const testExitCode exitcodes.ExitCode = 13
 	assert.Nil(t, WithHint(nil, "test hint"))
 	assert.Nil(t, WithExitCodeIfNone(nil, testExitCode))
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func TestErrextHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 	assertHasHint(t, errWithExitCode, "better hint (test hint)")
 	assertHasExitCode(t, errWithExitCode, testExitCode)
 
-	errWithExitCodeAgain := WithExitCodeIfNone(errWithExitCode, ExitCode(27))
+	errWithExitCodeAgain := WithExitCodeIfNone(errWithExitCode, exitcodes.ExitCode(27))
 	assertHasHint(t, errWithExitCodeAgain, "better hint (test hint)")
 	assertHasExitCode(t, errWithExitCodeAgain, testExitCode)
 
diff --git a/errext/exit_code.go b/errext/exit_code.go
index d42d52dd064..93b9db6522c 100644
--- a/errext/exit_code.go
+++ b/errext/exit_code.go
@@ -20,24 +20,27 @@
 
 package errext
 
-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext/exitcodes"
+)
 
 // ExitCode is the code with which the application should exit if this error
 // bubbles up to the top of the scope. Values should be between 0 and 125:
 // https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/418784/what-is-the-min-and-max-values-of-exit-codes-in-linux
-type ExitCode uint8
 
 // HasExitCode is a wrapper around an error with an attached exit code.
 type HasExitCode interface {
 	error
-	ExitCode() ExitCode
+	ExitCode() exitcodes.ExitCode
 }
 
 // WithExitCodeIfNone can attach an exit code to the given error, if it doesn't
 // have one already. It won't do anything if the error already had an exit code
 // attached. Similarly, if there is no error (i.e. the given error is nil), it
 // also won't do anything.
-func WithExitCodeIfNone(err error, exitCode ExitCode) error {
+func WithExitCodeIfNone(err error, exitCode exitcodes.ExitCode) error {
 	if err == nil {
 		// No error, do nothing
 		return nil
@@ -52,14 +55,14 @@ func WithExitCodeIfNone(err error, exitCode ExitCode) error {
 
 type withExitCode struct {
 	error
-	exitCode ExitCode
+	exitCode exitcodes.ExitCode
 }
 
 func (wh withExitCode) Unwrap() error {
 	return wh.error
 }
 
-func (wh withExitCode) ExitCode() ExitCode {
+func (wh withExitCode) ExitCode() exitcodes.ExitCode {
 	return wh.exitCode
 }
 
diff --git a/errext/exitcodes/codes.go b/errext/exitcodes/codes.go
index c0e0b48c5ee..d7ed6be213a 100644
--- a/errext/exitcodes/codes.go
+++ b/errext/exitcodes/codes.go
@@ -22,19 +22,21 @@
 //nolint: golint
 package exitcodes
 
-import "go.k6.io/k6/errext"
+// ExitCode is just a type representing a process exit code for k6
+type ExitCode uint8
 
+// list of exit codes used by k6
 const (
-	CloudTestRunFailed       errext.ExitCode = 97 // This used to be 99 before k6 v0.33.0
-	CloudFailedToGetProgress errext.ExitCode = 98
-	ThresholdsHaveFailed     errext.ExitCode = 99
-	SetupTimeout             errext.ExitCode = 100
-	TeardownTimeout          errext.ExitCode = 101
-	GenericTimeout           errext.ExitCode = 102 // TODO: remove?
-	GenericEngine            errext.ExitCode = 103
-	InvalidConfig            errext.ExitCode = 104
-	ExternalAbort            errext.ExitCode = 105
-	CannotStartRESTAPI       errext.ExitCode = 106
-	ScriptException          errext.ExitCode = 107
-	ScriptAborted            errext.ExitCode = 108
+	CloudTestRunFailed       ExitCode = 97 // This used to be 99 before k6 v0.33.0
+	CloudFailedToGetProgress ExitCode = 98
+	ThresholdsHaveFailed     ExitCode = 99
+	SetupTimeout             ExitCode = 100
+	TeardownTimeout          ExitCode = 101
+	GenericTimeout           ExitCode = 102 // TODO: remove?
+	GenericEngine            ExitCode = 103
+	InvalidConfig            ExitCode = 104
+	ExternalAbort            ExitCode = 105
+	CannotStartRESTAPI       ExitCode = 106
+	ScriptException          ExitCode = 107
+	ScriptAborted            ExitCode = 108
 )
diff --git a/errext/interrupt_error.go b/errext/interrupt_error.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..637622daed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errext/interrupt_error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package errext
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext/exitcodes"
+)
+
+// InterruptError is an error that halts engine execution
+type InterruptError struct {
+	Reason string
+}
+
+var _ HasExitCode = &InterruptError{}
+
+// Error returns the reason of the interruption.
+func (i *InterruptError) Error() string {
+	return i.Reason
+}
+
+// ExitCode returns the status code used when the k6 process exits.
+func (i *InterruptError) ExitCode() exitcodes.ExitCode {
+	return exitcodes.ScriptAborted
+}
+
+// AbortTest is the reason emitted when a test script calls test.abort()
+const AbortTest = "test aborted"
+
+// IsInterruptError returns true if err is *InterruptError.
+func IsInterruptError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var intErr *InterruptError
+	return errors.As(err, &intErr)
+}
diff --git a/js/common/interrupt_error.go b/js/common/interrupt_error.go
index eac3273afd8..1e4628c6e82 100644
--- a/js/common/interrupt_error.go
+++ b/js/common/interrupt_error.go
@@ -24,39 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/dop251/goja"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/errext/exitcodes"
 )
 
-// InterruptError is an error that halts engine execution
-type InterruptError struct {
-	Reason string
-}
-
-var _ errext.HasExitCode = &InterruptError{}
-
-// Error returns the reason of the interruption.
-func (i *InterruptError) Error() string {
-	return i.Reason
-}
-
-// ExitCode returns the status code used when the k6 process exits.
-func (i *InterruptError) ExitCode() errext.ExitCode {
-	return exitcodes.ScriptAborted
-}
-
-// AbortTest is the reason emitted when a test script calls test.abort()
-const AbortTest = "test aborted"
-
-// IsInterruptError returns true if err is *InterruptError.
-func IsInterruptError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	var intErr *InterruptError
-	return errors.As(err, &intErr)
-}
-
 // UnwrapGojaInterruptedError returns the internal error handled by goja.
 func UnwrapGojaInterruptedError(err error) error {
 	var gojaErr *goja.InterruptedError
diff --git a/js/common/util.go b/js/common/util.go
index 8c994ec2423..6ee93651932 100644
--- a/js/common/util.go
+++ b/js/common/util.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dop251/goja"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
 )
 
 // Throw a JS error; avoids re-wrapping GoErrors.
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func RunWithPanicCatching(logger logrus.FieldLogger, rt *goja.Runtime, fn func()
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			gojaStack := rt.CaptureCallStack(20, nil)
 
-			err = &InterruptError{Reason: fmt.Sprintf("a panic occurred during JS execution: %s", r)}
+			err = &errext.InterruptError{Reason: fmt.Sprintf("a panic occurred during JS execution: %s", r)}
 			// TODO figure out how to use PanicLevel without panicing .. this might require changing
 			// the logger we use see
 			// https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus/issues/1028
diff --git a/js/modules/k6/execution/execution.go b/js/modules/k6/execution/execution.go
index ea31e72d901..140ad568f88 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/execution/execution.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/execution/execution.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dop251/goja"
 
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/modules"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib"
@@ -176,11 +177,11 @@ func (mi *ModuleInstance) newTestInfo() (*goja.Object, error) {
 		// stop the test run
 		"abort": func() interface{} {
 			return func(msg goja.Value) {
-				reason := common.AbortTest
+				reason := errext.AbortTest
 				if msg != nil && !goja.IsUndefined(msg) {
 					reason = fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", reason, msg.String())
 				}
-				rt.Interrupt(&common.InterruptError{Reason: reason})
+				rt.Interrupt(&errext.InterruptError{Reason: reason})
 			}
 		},
 		"options": func() interface{} {
diff --git a/js/modules/k6/execution/execution_test.go b/js/modules/k6/execution/execution_test.go
index 0ac78b5f215..b95877a49a7 100644
--- a/js/modules/k6/execution/execution_test.go
+++ b/js/modules/k6/execution/execution_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/modulestest"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib"
@@ -197,16 +198,16 @@ func TestAbortTest(t *testing.T) { //nolint:tparallel
 		require.NotNil(t, err)
 		var x *goja.InterruptedError
 		assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &x)
-		v, ok := x.Value().(*common.InterruptError)
+		v, ok := x.Value().(*errext.InterruptError)
 		require.True(t, ok)
 		require.Equal(t, v.Reason, reason)
 	}
 
 	t.Run("default reason", func(t *testing.T) { //nolint: paralleltest
-		prove(t, "exec.test.abort()", common.AbortTest)
+		prove(t, "exec.test.abort()", errext.AbortTest)
 	})
 	t.Run("custom reason", func(t *testing.T) { //nolint: paralleltest
-		prove(t, `exec.test.abort("mayday")`, fmt.Sprintf("%s: mayday", common.AbortTest))
+		prove(t, `exec.test.abort("mayday")`, fmt.Sprintf("%s: mayday", errext.AbortTest))
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/js/runner.go b/js/runner.go
index f7899603a4b..1eadacedab6 100644
--- a/js/runner.go
+++ b/js/runner.go
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func (u *ActiveVU) RunOnce() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		var x *goja.InterruptedError
 		if errors.As(err, &x) {
-			if v, ok := x.Value().(*common.InterruptError); ok {
+			if v, ok := x.Value().(*errext.InterruptError); ok {
 				v.Reason = x.Error()
 				err = v
 			}
@@ -872,6 +872,6 @@ func (s *scriptException) Hint() string {
 	return "script exception"
 }
 
-func (s *scriptException) ExitCode() errext.ExitCode {
+func (s *scriptException) ExitCode() exitcodes.ExitCode {
 	return exitcodes.ScriptException
 }
diff --git a/js/runner_test.go b/js/runner_test.go
index c5af80621c1..c76df711552 100644
--- a/js/runner_test.go
+++ b/js/runner_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.k6.io/k6/core"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/core/local"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/js/modules/k6"
 	k6http "go.k6.io/k6/js/modules/k6/http"
 	k6metrics "go.k6.io/k6/js/modules/k6/metrics"
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ func TestInitContextForbidden(t *testing.T) {
 			`var test = require("k6/execution").test;
 			 test.abort();
 			 exports.default = function() { console.log("p"); }`,
-			common.AbortTest,
+			errext.AbortTest,
 		},
 		{
 			"group",
diff --git a/js/timeout_error.go b/js/timeout_error.go
index 9342883b287..5b8479605a4 100644
--- a/js/timeout_error.go
+++ b/js/timeout_error.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (t timeoutError) Hint() string {
 }
 
 // ExitCode returns the coresponding exit code value to the place.
-func (t timeoutError) ExitCode() errext.ExitCode {
+func (t timeoutError) ExitCode() exitcodes.ExitCode {
 	// TODO: add handleSummary()
 	switch t.place {
 	case consts.SetupFn:
diff --git a/lib/executor/helpers.go b/lib/executor/helpers.go
index b435266f284..bafb66636dd 100644
--- a/lib/executor/helpers.go
+++ b/lib/executor/helpers.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
-	"go.k6.io/k6/js/common"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/lib/types"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/ui/pb"
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func CancelReason(ctx context.Context) error {
 // cancels the executor context passed with ctx.
 func handleInterrupt(ctx context.Context, err error) bool {
 	if err != nil {
-		if common.IsInterruptError(err) {
+		if errext.IsInterruptError(err) {
 			cancelExecutorContext(ctx, err)
 			return true
 		}