diff --git a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/error.rs b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/error.rs
index f082e908ed..a3db95e6f6 100644
--- a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/error.rs
+++ b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/error.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use nym_validator_client::nyxd::tx::ErrorReport;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::{AccountId, Coin};
 use nyxd_scraper_sqlite::error::SqliteScraperError;
 use std::io;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
diff --git a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs
index a5d43bca05..03ca36dff0 100644
--- a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl Rewarder {
                 info!("the block signing rewarding is running in monitor only mode");
             }
 
-            let nyxd_scraper = SqliteNyxdScraper::new(config.scraper_config()).await?;
+            let nyxd_scraper = SqliteNyxdScraper::new(config.scraper_config()?).await?;
 
             Some(EpochSigning {
                 nyxd_scraper,