diff --git a/crates/esplora/src/async_ext.rs b/crates/esplora/src/async_ext.rs
index 279c8e962c..89a9d70869 100644
--- a/crates/esplora/src/async_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/esplora/src/async_ext.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@ use bdk_chain::{
     local_chain::{self, CheckPoint},
     BlockId, ConfirmationTimeAnchor, TxGraph,
 };
-use esplora_client::{Error, TxStatus};
+use esplora_client::TxStatus;
 use futures::{stream::FuturesOrdered, TryStreamExt};
 
 use crate::{anchor_from_status, ASSUME_FINAL_DEPTH};
 
+/// `Box` a large [`esplora_client::Error`]
+type Error = Box<esplora_client::Error>;
+
+/// Alias `Result` to use our `Error`
+type Result<T, E = Error> = core::result::Result<T, E>;
+
 /// Trait to extend the functionality of [`esplora_client::AsyncClient`].
 ///
 /// Refer to [crate-level documentation] for more.
@@ -29,7 +35,6 @@ pub trait EsploraAsyncExt {
     /// [`LocalChain`]: bdk_chain::local_chain::LocalChain
     /// [`LocalChain::tip`]: bdk_chain::local_chain::LocalChain::tip
     /// [`LocalChain::apply_update`]: bdk_chain::local_chain::LocalChain::apply_update
-    #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     async fn update_local_chain(
         &self,
         local_tip: Option<CheckPoint>,
@@ -47,7 +52,6 @@ pub trait EsploraAsyncExt {
     /// The scan for each keychain stops after a gap of `stop_gap` script pubkeys with no associated
     /// transactions. `parallel_requests` specifies the max number of HTTP requests to make in
     /// parallel.
-    #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     async fn scan_txs_with_keychains<K: Ord + Clone + Send>(
         &self,
         keychain_spks: BTreeMap<
@@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ pub trait EsploraAsyncExt {
     /// Convenience method to call [`scan_txs_with_keychains`] without requiring a keychain.
     ///
     /// [`scan_txs_with_keychains`]: EsploraAsyncExt::scan_txs_with_keychains
-    #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     async fn scan_txs(
         &self,
         misc_spks: impl IntoIterator<IntoIter = impl Iterator<Item = ScriptBuf> + Send> + Send,
diff --git a/crates/esplora/src/blocking_ext.rs b/crates/esplora/src/blocking_ext.rs
index 17c364ca9c..89ed60f7ee 100644
--- a/crates/esplora/src/blocking_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/esplora/src/blocking_ext.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ use bdk_chain::{
     local_chain::{self, CheckPoint},
     BlockId, ConfirmationTimeAnchor, TxGraph,
 };
-use esplora_client::{Error, TxStatus};
+use esplora_client::TxStatus;
 
 use crate::{anchor_from_status, ASSUME_FINAL_DEPTH};
 
+/// `Box` a large [`esplora_client::Error`]
+type Error = Box<esplora_client::Error>;
+
+/// Alias `Result` to use our `Error`
+type Result<T, E = Error> = core::result::Result<T, E>;
+
 /// Trait to extend the functionality of [`esplora_client::BlockingClient`].
 ///
 /// Refer to [crate-level documentation] for more.
@@ -27,7 +33,6 @@ pub trait EsploraExt {
     /// [`LocalChain`]: bdk_chain::local_chain::LocalChain
     /// [`LocalChain::tip`]: bdk_chain::local_chain::LocalChain::tip
     /// [`LocalChain::apply_update`]: bdk_chain::local_chain::LocalChain::apply_update
-    #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     fn update_local_chain(
         &self,
         local_tip: Option<CheckPoint>,
@@ -45,7 +50,6 @@ pub trait EsploraExt {
     /// The scan for each keychain stops after a gap of `stop_gap` script pubkeys with no associated
     /// transactions. `parallel_requests` specifies the max number of HTTP requests to make in
     /// parallel.
-    #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     fn scan_txs_with_keychains<K: Ord + Clone>(
         &self,
         keychain_spks: BTreeMap<K, impl IntoIterator<Item = (u32, ScriptBuf)>>,
@@ -58,7 +62,6 @@ pub trait EsploraExt {
     /// Convenience method to call [`scan_txs_with_keychains`] without requiring a keychain.
     ///
     /// [`scan_txs_with_keychains`]: EsploraExt::scan_txs_with_keychains
-    #[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
     fn scan_txs(
         &self,
         misc_spks: impl IntoIterator<Item = ScriptBuf>,
@@ -271,7 +274,12 @@ impl EsploraExt for esplora_client::BlockingClient {
                 .map(|txid| {
                     std::thread::spawn({
                         let client = self.clone();
-                        move || client.get_tx_status(&txid).map(|s| (txid, s))
+                        move || {
+                            client
+                                .get_tx_status(&txid)
+                                .map_err(Box::new)
+                                .map(|s| (txid, s))
+                        }
                     })
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<JoinHandle<Result<(Txid, TxStatus), Error>>>>();