diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Cpp/main.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Cpp/main.cpp
index 6b3b3100f5..5a3b0e3cff 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Cpp/main.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> mode_server()
     Core::EventLoop event_loop;
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio unix recvfd rpath ", nullptr));
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    IPC::new_client_connection<LanguageServers::Cpp::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<LanguageServers::Cpp::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
 
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio recvfd rpath", nullptr));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/usr/include", "r"));
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Shell/main.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Shell/main.cpp
index ef7800e9f6..bfad0eb1fd 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Shell/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/Shell/main.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
     Core::EventLoop event_loop;
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio unix rpath recvfd", nullptr));
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    IPC::new_client_connection<LanguageServers::Shell::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<LanguageServers::Shell::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio rpath recvfd", nullptr));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/etc/passwd", "r"));
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.cpp
index 94547fa980..af49661302 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <LibCore/LocalSocket.h>
+#include <LibCore/System.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #    include <sys/ucred.h>
 #endif
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ void LocalSocket::parse_sockets_from_system_server()
     unsetenv(socket_takeover);
 }
 
-RefPtr<LocalSocket> LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server(String const& socket_path)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<LocalSocket>> LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server(String const& socket_path)
 {
     if (!s_overtaken_sockets_parsed)
         parse_sockets_from_system_server();
@@ -126,29 +127,24 @@ RefPtr<LocalSocket> LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server(St
         fd = s_overtaken_sockets.begin()->value;
     } else {
         auto it = s_overtaken_sockets.find(socket_path);
-        if (it == s_overtaken_sockets.end()) {
-            dbgln("Non-existent socket requested");
-            return nullptr;
-        }
+        if (it == s_overtaken_sockets.end())
+            return Error::from_string_literal("Non-existent socket requested"sv);
         fd = it->value;
     }
 
     // Sanity check: it has to be a socket.
-    struct stat stat;
-    int rc = fstat(fd, &stat);
-    if (rc < 0 || !S_ISSOCK(stat.st_mode)) {
-        if (rc != 0)
-            perror("fstat");
-        dbgln("ERROR: The fd we got from SystemServer is not a socket");
-        return nullptr;
-    }
+    auto stat = TRY(Core::System::fstat(fd));
+
+    if (!S_ISSOCK(stat.st_mode))
+        return Error::from_string_literal("The fd we got from SystemServer is not a socket"sv);
 
     auto socket = LocalSocket::construct(fd);
 
     // It had to be !CLOEXEC for obvious reasons, but we
     // don't need it to be !CLOEXEC anymore, so set the
     // CLOEXEC flag now.
-    fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+    TRY(Core::System::fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC));
+
     return socket;
 }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.h
index 05b293b0ee..ab08018eb8 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/LocalSocket.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class LocalSocket final : public Socket {
 public:
     virtual ~LocalSocket() override;
 
-    static RefPtr<LocalSocket> take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server(String const& socket_path = String());
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<LocalSocket>> take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server(String const& socket_path = String());
     pid_t peer_pid() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/Userland/Services/FileSystemAccessServer/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/FileSystemAccessServer/main.cpp
index f25b369052..2e37422f19 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/FileSystemAccessServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/FileSystemAccessServer/main.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
     auto app = GUI::Application::construct(0, nullptr);
     app->set_quit_when_last_window_deleted(false);
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    IPC::new_client_connection<FileSystemAccessServer::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<FileSystemAccessServer::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
     return app->exec();
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Services/ImageDecoder/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/ImageDecoder/main.cpp
index 7f4194cd4e..cab1292c0d 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/ImageDecoder/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/ImageDecoder/main.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio recvfd sendfd unix", nullptr));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    IPC::new_client_connection<ImageDecoder::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<ImageDecoder::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio recvfd sendfd", nullptr));
     return event_loop.exec();
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Services/RequestServer/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/RequestServer/main.cpp
index c1fc7fa925..5f4a26b0dd 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/RequestServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/RequestServer/main.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
     [[maybe_unused]] auto http = make<RequestServer::HttpProtocol>();
     [[maybe_unused]] auto https = make<RequestServer::HttpsProtocol>();
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    VERIFY(socket);
-    IPC::new_client_connection<RequestServer::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<RequestServer::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
     auto result = event_loop.exec();
 
     // FIXME: We exit instead of returning, so that protocol destructors don't get called.
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WebContent/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/WebContent/main.cpp
index 350995f518..d7d5782d99 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WebContent/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WebContent/main.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/tmp/portal/websocket", "rw"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    VERIFY(socket);
-    IPC::new_client_connection<WebContent::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<WebContent::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
     return event_loop.exec();
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WebSocket/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/WebSocket/main.cpp
index 5fc28d3c20..438bba72ed 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WebSocket/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WebSocket/main.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments)
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/tmp/portal/lookup", "rw"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));
 
-    auto socket = Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server();
-    VERIFY(socket);
-    IPC::new_client_connection<WebSocket::ClientConnection>(socket.release_nonnull(), 1);
+    auto socket = TRY(Core::LocalSocket::take_over_accepted_socket_from_system_server());
+    IPC::new_client_connection<WebSocket::ClientConnection>(move(socket), 1);
     return event_loop.exec();
 }