diff --git a/mutiny-core/src/error.rs b/mutiny-core/src/error.rs
index 47763cd63..5b1786cdb 100644
--- a/mutiny-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/mutiny-core/src/error.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub enum MutinyError {
     #[error("Failed to create payjoin request.")]
     PayjoinCreateRequest,
     /// Payjoin request failed.
-    #[error("Payjoin response error.")]
+    #[error("Payjoin response error: {0}")]
     PayjoinResponse(payjoin::send::ResponseError),
     /// Payjoin configuration error
     #[error("Payjoin configuration failed.")]
diff --git a/mutiny-core/src/nodemanager.rs b/mutiny-core/src/nodemanager.rs
index a52f5f16b..9221e2859 100644
--- a/mutiny-core/src/nodemanager.rs
+++ b/mutiny-core/src/nodemanager.rs
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ impl<S: MutinyStorage> NodeManager<S> {
         fee_rate: Option<f32>,
     ) -> Result<Txid, MutinyError> {
         let address = Address::from_str(&uri.address.to_string())
-            .map_err(|_| MutinyError::PayjoinConfigError)?;
+            .map_err(|_| MutinyError::InvalidArgumentsError)?;
         let original_psbt = self.wallet.create_signed_psbt(address, amount, fee_rate)?;
 
         let fee_rate = if let Some(rate) = fee_rate {
@@ -796,18 +796,18 @@ impl<S: MutinyStorage> NodeManager<S> {
         let original_psbt = payjoin::bitcoin::psbt::PartiallySignedTransaction::from_str(
             &original_psbt.to_string(),
         )
-        .map_err(|_| MutinyError::PayjoinConfigError)?;
+        .map_err(|_| MutinyError::WalletOperationFailed)?;
         log_debug!(self.logger, "Creating payjoin request");
         let (req, ctx) =
             payjoin::send::RequestBuilder::from_psbt_and_uri(original_psbt.clone(), uri)
                 .unwrap()
                 .build_recommended(fee_rate)
-                .map_err(|_| MutinyError::PayjoinConfigError)?
+                .map_err(|_| MutinyError::PayjoinCreateRequest)?
                 .extract_v1()?;
 
         let client = Client::builder()
             .build()
-            .map_err(|_| MutinyError::PayjoinConfigError)?;
+            .map_err(|e| MutinyError::Other(e.into()))?;
 
         log_debug!(self.logger, "Sending payjoin request");
         let res = client
@@ -825,7 +825,8 @@ impl<S: MutinyStorage> NodeManager<S> {
 
         log_debug!(self.logger, "Processing payjoin response");
         let proposal_psbt = ctx.process_response(&mut cursor).map_err(|e| {
-            log_error!(self.logger, "Error processing payjoin response: {e}");
+            // unrecognized error contents may only appear in debug logs and will not Display
+            log_debug!(self.logger, "Payjoin response error: {:?}", e);
             e
         })?;
 
diff --git a/mutiny-wasm/src/error.rs b/mutiny-wasm/src/error.rs
index 9cd4d4142..1946ac26e 100644
--- a/mutiny-wasm/src/error.rs
+++ b/mutiny-wasm/src/error.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ pub enum MutinyJsError {
     #[error("Failed to create payjoin request.")]
     PayjoinCreateRequest,
     // Payjoin request failed.
-    #[error("Payjoin response error.")]
-    PayjoinResponse,
+    #[error("Payjoin response error: {0}")]
+    PayjoinResponse(String),
     /// Payjoin configuration error
     #[error("Payjoin configuration failed.")]
     PayjoinConfigError,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl From<MutinyError> for MutinyJsError {
             MutinyError::NetworkMismatch => MutinyJsError::NetworkMismatch,
             MutinyError::PayjoinConfigError => MutinyJsError::PayjoinConfigError,
             MutinyError::PayjoinCreateRequest => MutinyJsError::PayjoinCreateRequest,
-            MutinyError::PayjoinResponse(_) => MutinyJsError::PayjoinResponse,
+            MutinyError::PayjoinResponse(e) => MutinyJsError::PayjoinResponse(e.to_string()),
         }
     }
 }