diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/BasicCommands.swift b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/BasicCommands.swift
index c6a4b70..d302e6e 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/BasicCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/BasicCommands.swift
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func echo(_ message: String) -> EventLoopFuture<String> {
         let args = [RESPValue(bulk: message)]
         return send(command: "ECHO", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Pings the server, which will respond with a message.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             ? [.init(bulk: message!)] // safe because we did a nil pre-check
             : []
         return send(command: "PING", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Select the Redis logical database having the specified zero-based numeric index.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: second)
         ]
         return send(command: "SWAPDB", with: args)
-            .map(to: String.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: String.self)
             .map { return $0 == "OK" }
     }
     
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         
         let args = keys.map(RESPValue.init)
         return send(command: "DEL", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes the specified keys. A key is ignored if it does not exist.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             RESPValue(from: $0)
         }
         return self.send(command: "EXISTS", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
     }
 
     /// Checks the existence of the provided keys in the database.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: timeout.seconds)
         ]
         return send(command: "EXPIRE", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func ttl(_ key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<RedisKeyLifetime> {
         let args: [RESPValue] = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return self.send(command: "TTL", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int64.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int64.self)
             .map { RedisKeyLifetime(seconds: $0) }
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func pttl(_ key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<RedisKeyLifetime> {
         let args: [RESPValue] = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return self.send(command: "PTTL", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int64.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int64.self)
             .map { RedisKeyLifetime(milliseconds: $0) }
     }
 }
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             args.append(.init(bulk: c))
         }
 
-        let response = send(command: command, with: args).map(to: [RESPValue].self)
+        let response = send(command: command, with: args).tryConverting(to: [RESPValue].self)
         let position = response.flatMapThrowing { result -> Int in
             guard
                 let value = result[0].string,
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         }
         let elements = response
             .map { return $0[1] }
-            .map(to: resultType)
+            .tryConverting(to: resultType)
 
         return position.and(elements)
     }
diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/HashCommands.swift b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/HashCommands.swift
index f31a789..66ea877 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/HashCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/HashCommands.swift
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: fields)
 
         return send(command: "HDEL", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes the specified fields from a hash.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: field)
         ]
         return send(command: "HEXISTS", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func hlen(of key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "HLEN", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets the string length of a hash field's value.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: field)
         ]
         return send(command: "HSTRLEN", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets all field names in a hash.
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func hkeys(in key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<[String]> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "HKEYS", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets all values stored in a hash.
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func hvals(in key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<[RESPValue]> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "HVALS", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Gets all values stored in a hash.
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             value.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "HSET", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             value.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "HSETNX", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: fields)
 
         return send(command: "HMGET", with: args)
-            .map(to: [RESPValue].self)
+            .tryConverting(to: [RESPValue].self)
     }
 
     /// Gets the values of a hash for the fields specified as a specific type.
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func hgetall(from key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<[String: RESPValue]> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "HGETALL", with: args)
-            .map(to: [RESPValue].self)
+            .tryConverting(to: [RESPValue].self)
             .flatMapThrowing(Self._mapHashResponse)
     }
 
@@ -453,6 +453,6 @@ extension RedisClient {
             amount.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: command, with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/ListCommands.swift b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/ListCommands.swift
index 3445402..6f05668 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/ListCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/ListCommands.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func llen(of key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "LLEN", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets the element from a list stored at the provided index position.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             value.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "LREM", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: lastIndex)
         ]
         return send(command: "LRANGE", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets all elements from a List within the the specified inclusive bounds of 0-based indices.
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "LINSERT", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: elements)
         
         return send(command: "LPUSH", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Pushes all of the provided elements into a list.
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "LPUSHX", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: elements)
         
         return send(command: "RPUSH", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Pushes all of the provided elements into a list.
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "RPUSHX", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SetCommands.swift b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SetCommands.swift
index 35b0b60..a7fd09e 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SetCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SetCommands.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func smembers(of key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<[RESPValue]> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "SMEMBERS", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Gets all of the elements contained in a set.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "SISMEMBER", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func scard(of key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "SCARD", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Adds elements to a set.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: elements)
 
         return send(command: "SADD", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Adds elements to a set.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: elements)
         
         return send(command: "SREM", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes elements from a set.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: count)
         ]
         return send(command: "SPOP", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Randomly selects and removes one or more elements in a set.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: count)
         ]
         return send(command: "SRANDMEMBER", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Randomly selects one or more elements in a set.
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "SMOVE", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
 
         let args = keys.map(RESPValue.init)
         return send(command: "SDIFF", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Calculates the difference between two or more sets.
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: keys)
         
         return send(command: "SDIFFSTORE", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
 
         let args = keys.map(RESPValue.init)
         return send(command: "SINTER", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Calculates the intersection of two or more sets.
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: keys)
         
         return send(command: "SINTERSTORE", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         
         let args = keys.map(RESPValue.init)
         return send(command: "SUNION", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Calculates the union of two or more sets.
@@ -487,6 +487,6 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: keys)
         
         return send(command: "SUNIONSTORE", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SortedSetCommands.swift b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SortedSetCommands.swift
index 87a5de5..6ab55b9 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SortedSetCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/SortedSetCommands.swift
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         }
 
         return self.send(command: "ZADD", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Adds elements to a sorted set, assigning their score to the values provided.
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func zcard(of key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "ZCARD", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets the score of the specified element in a stored set.
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "ZRANK", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Returns the rank (index) of the specified element in a sorted set.
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "ZREVRANK", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: range.max.description)
         ]
         return self.send(command: "ZCOUNT", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Returns the count of elements in a SortedSet with a score within the inclusive range specified.
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: range.max.description)
         ]
         return self.send(command: "ZLEXCOUNT", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Returns the count of elements in a SortedSet whose lexiographical value is greater than a minimum value.
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         }
 
         return send(command: command, with: args)
-            .map(to: [RESPValue].self)
+            .tryConverting(to: [RESPValue].self)
             .flatMapThrowing { return try Self._mapSortedSetResponse($0, scoreIsFirst: true) }
     }
 }
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             element.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "ZINCRBY", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         }
 
         return send(command: command, with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         if withScores { args.append(.init(bulk: "WITHSCORES")) }
 
         return send(command: command, with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         }
 
         return send(command: command, with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         }
 
         return send(command: command, with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
         args.append(convertingContentsOf: elements)
         
         return send(command: "ZREM", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes the specified elements from a sorted set.
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: range.max.description)
         ]
         return send(command: "ZREMRANGEBYLEX", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes elements from a SortedSet whose lexiographical values are greater than a minimum value.
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: lastIndex)
         ]
         return self.send(command: "ZREMRANGEBYRANK", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes all elements from a SortedSet within the specified inclusive bounds of 0-based indices.
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: range.max.description)
         ]
         return self.send(command: "ZREMRANGEBYSCORE", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
     
     /// Removes elements from a SortedSet whose score is within the inclusive range specified.
diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/StringCommands.swift b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/StringCommands.swift
index 4bd531c..48500c0 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/Commands/StringCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/Commands/StringCommands.swift
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
 
         let args = keys.map(RESPValue.init)
         return send(command: "MGET", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Gets the values of all specified keys, using `.null` to represent non-existant values.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             value.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "APPEND", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Sets the value stored in the key provided, overwriting the previous value.
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             value.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return self.send(command: "SETNX", with: args)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     @inlinable
     public func msetnx<Value: RESPValueConvertible>(_ operations: [RedisKey: Value]) -> EventLoopFuture<Bool> {
         return _mset(command: "MSETNX", operations)
-            .map(to: Int.self)
+            .tryConverting(to: Int.self)
             .map { return $0 == 1 }
     }
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func increment(_ key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "INCR", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Increments the stored value by the amount desired .
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: count)
         ]
         return send(command: "INCRBY", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Increments the stored value by the amount desired.
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
             count.convertedToRESPValue()
         ]
         return send(command: "INCRBYFLOAT", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ extension RedisClient {
     public func decrement(_ key: RedisKey) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> {
         let args = [RESPValue(from: key)]
         return send(command: "DECR", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 
     /// Decrements the stored valye by the amount desired.
@@ -478,6 +478,6 @@ extension RedisClient {
             .init(bulk: count)
         ]
         return send(command: "DECRBY", with: args)
-            .map()
+            .tryConverting()
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/RediStack/RESP/RESPValue.swift b/Sources/RediStack/RESP/RESPValue.swift
index 3023b71..5e94f3f 100644
--- a/Sources/RediStack/RESP/RESPValue.swift
+++ b/Sources/RediStack/RESP/RESPValue.swift
@@ -171,20 +171,20 @@ extension RESPValue: RESPValueConvertible {
 import NIO
 
 extension EventLoopFuture where Value == RESPValue {
-    /// Attempts to convert the `RESPValue` to the desired `RESPValueConvertible` type.
-    /// If the `RESPValueConvertible.init(_:)` returns `nil`, then the `EventLoopFuture` will fail.
+    /// Attempts to convert the resolved RESPValue to the desired type.
+    ///
+    /// This method is intended to be used much like a precondition in synchronous code, where a value is expected to be available from the `RESPValue`.
+    /// - Important: If the `RESPValueConvertible` initializer fails, then the `NIO.EventLoopFuture` will fail.
     /// - Parameter to: The desired type to convert to.
-    /// - Returns: An `EventLoopFuture` that resolves a value of the desired type.
-    @inlinable
-    public func map<T>(
+    /// - Throws: `RedisClientError.failedRESPConversion(to:)`
+    /// - Returns: A `NIO.EventLoopFuture` that resolves a value of the desired type or fails if the conversion does.
+    @usableFromInline
+    internal func tryConverting<T: RESPValueConvertible>(
         to type: T.Type = T.self,
-        file: StaticString = #function,
-        function: StaticString = #function,
+        file: StaticString = #file,
         line: UInt = #line
-    ) -> EventLoopFuture<T>
-        where T: RESPValueConvertible
-    {
-        return self.flatMapThrowing {
+    ) -> EventLoopFuture<T> {
+        return self.flatMapThrowing(file: file, line: line) {
             guard let value = T(fromRESP: $0) else {
                 throw RedisClientError.failedRESPConversion(to: type)
             }