diff --git a/packages/better-call/src/error.ts b/packages/better-call/src/error.ts
index 8a6b134..259b02e 100644
--- a/packages/better-call/src/error.ts
+++ b/packages/better-call/src/error.ts
@@ -249,9 +249,18 @@ export class BetterCallError extends Error {
 	}
 }
 
-export const kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol = Symbol.for(
-	"better-call:api-error-headers",
-);
+const errorMetaMap = new WeakMap<Error, Headers>();
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function __setErrorMeta(error: Error, headers: Headers): void {
+	errorMetaMap.set(error, headers);
+}
+
+export function getErrorMeta(error: Error): Headers | undefined {
+	return errorMetaMap.get(error);
+}
 
 export type APIError = InstanceType<typeof InternalAPIError>;
 export const APIError = makeErrorForHideStackFrame(InternalAPIError, Error);
diff --git a/packages/better-call/src/index.ts b/packages/better-call/src/index.ts
index 28b6cea..1f64904 100644
--- a/packages/better-call/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/better-call/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// Core
-
 // Cookies
 export type { CookieOptions, CookiePrefixOptions } from "./cookies";
 export { serializeSignedCookie } from "./cookies";
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ export type { Status } from "./error";
 export {
 	APIError,
 	BetterCallError,
-	kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol,
+	getErrorMeta,
 	statusCodes,
 	ValidationError,
 } from "./error";
diff --git a/packages/better-call/src/middleware.test.ts b/packages/better-call/src/middleware.test.ts
index 9a47824..4e31151 100644
--- a/packages/better-call/src/middleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-call/src/middleware.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, expectTypeOf, it } from "vitest";
 import { createEndpoint } from "./endpoint";
-import { APIError, kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol } from "./error";
+import { APIError, getErrorMeta } from "./error";
 import { createMiddleware } from "./middleware";
 
 describe("type", () => {
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ describe("creator", () => {
 		await expect(middleware({})).rejects.toThrowError(APIError);
 		await expect(
 			middleware({}).catch((e: any) => {
-				const headers = e[kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol] as Headers;
-				expect(headers.get("X-Test")).toBe("test");
+				const headers = getErrorMeta(e);
+				expect(headers?.get("X-Test")).toBe("test");
 			}),
 		).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 	});
diff --git a/packages/better-call/src/middleware.ts b/packages/better-call/src/middleware.ts
index e9fdbf6..80b41f7 100644
--- a/packages/better-call/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/better-call/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createInternalContext } from "./context";
 import type { CookieOptions, CookiePrefixOptions } from "./cookies";
 import type { Status, statusCodes } from "./error";
-import { type APIError, kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol } from "./error";
+import { type APIError, __setErrorMeta } from "./error";
 import type { Prettify } from "./helper";
 import type { InferUse } from "./types";
 import { isAPIError } from "./utils";
@@ -198,15 +198,8 @@ export function createMiddleware(handler: any) {
 					}
 				: response;
 		} catch (e) {
-			// fixme(alex): this is workaround that set-cookie headers are not accessible when error is thrown from middleware
 			if (isAPIError(e)) {
-				Object.defineProperty(e, kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol, {
-					enumerable: false,
-					configurable: false,
-					get() {
-						return internalContext.responseHeaders;
-					},
-				});
+				__setErrorMeta(e, internalContext.responseHeaders);
 			}
 			throw e;
 		}
@@ -246,13 +239,7 @@ createMiddleware.create = <
 					return context.returnHeaders ? { headers, response } : response;
 				} catch (e) {
 					if (isAPIError(e)) {
-						Object.defineProperty(e, kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol, {
-							enumerable: false,
-							configurable: false,
-							get() {
-								return internalContext.responseHeaders;
-							},
-						});
+						__setErrorMeta(e, internalContext.responseHeaders);
 					}
 					throw e;
 				}
@@ -277,13 +264,7 @@ createMiddleware.create = <
 				return context.returnHeaders ? { headers, response } : response;
 			} catch (e) {
 				if (isAPIError(e)) {
-					Object.defineProperty(e, kAPIErrorHeaderSymbol, {
-						enumerable: false,
-						configurable: false,
-						get() {
-							return internalContext.responseHeaders;
-						},
-					});
+					__setErrorMeta(e, internalContext.responseHeaders);
 				}
 				throw e;
 			}