diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs
index dc1acb8cd9..30e57ff95e 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async fn test_nymd_connection(
             log::debug!("Checking: nymd_url: {url}: {}: {}", "failed".red(), e);
             false
         }
-        Ok(Err(NymdError::AbciError(code, log))) => {
+        Ok(Err(NymdError::AbciError { code, log, .. })) => {
             // We accept the mixnet contract not found as ok from a connection standpoint. This happens
             // for example on a pre-launch network.
             log::debug!(
diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/cosmwasm_client/client.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/cosmwasm_client/client.rs
index 8da9d3192c..580a8c7c05 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/cosmwasm_client/client.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/cosmwasm_client/client.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+use crate::nymd;
 use crate::nymd::coin::Coin;
 use crate::nymd::cosmwasm_client::helpers::{create_pagination, next_page_key};
 use crate::nymd::cosmwasm_client::types::{
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ use cosmrs::rpc::endpoint::broadcast;
 use cosmrs::rpc::endpoint::tx::Response as TxResponse;
 use cosmrs::rpc::query::Query;
 use cosmrs::rpc::{self, HttpClient, Order};
-use cosmrs::tendermint::abci::Code as AbciCode;
 use cosmrs::tendermint::abci::Transaction;
 use cosmrs::tendermint::{abci, block, chain};
 use cosmrs::{tx, AccountId, Coin as CosmosCoin, Tx};
@@ -66,13 +66,9 @@ pub trait CosmWasmClient: rpc::Client {
         req.encode(&mut buf)?;
 
         let res = self.abci_query(path, buf, None, false).await?;
+        let res_success = nymd::error::parse_abci_query_result(res)?;
 
-        match res.code {
-            AbciCode::Err(code) => return Err(NymdError::AbciError(code, res.log)),
-            AbciCode::Ok => (),
-        }
-
-        Ok(Res::decode(res.value.as_ref())?)
+        Ok(Res::decode(res_success.value.as_ref())?)
     }
 
     async fn get_chain_id(&self) -> Result<chain::Id, NymdError> {
diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/error.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/error.rs
index 0b6dcfe22b..e530f6c54d 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/error.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/nymd/error.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use crate::nymd::cosmwasm_client::types::ContractCodeId;
-use cosmrs::tendermint::{abci, block};
-use cosmrs::{bip32, tx, AccountId};
-use std::io;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use cosmrs::{
+    bip32,
+    rpc::endpoint::abci_query::AbciQuery,
+    tendermint::{
+        abci::{self, Code as AbciCode},
+        block,
+    },
+    tx, AccountId,
+};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-pub use cosmrs::rpc::error::{
-    Error as TendermintRpcError, ErrorDetail as TendermintRpcErrorDetail,
+use std::{io, time::Duration};
+
+pub use cosmrs::rpc::{
+    error::{Error as TendermintRpcError, ErrorDetail as TendermintRpcErrorDetail},
+    response_error::{Code, ResponseError},
 };
-pub use cosmrs::rpc::response_error::{Code, ResponseError};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum NymdError {
@@ -110,8 +117,12 @@ pub enum NymdError {
     #[error("Failed to estimate gas price for the transaction")]
     GasEstimationFailure,
 
-    #[error("Abci query failed with code {0} - {1}")]
-    AbciError(u32, abci::Log),
+    #[error("Abci query failed with code {code} - {log}")]
+    AbciError {
+        code: u32,
+        log: abci::Log,
+        pretty_log: Option<String>,
+    },
 
     #[error("Unsupported account type: {type_url}")]
     UnsupportedAccountType { type_url: String },
@@ -135,6 +146,32 @@ pub enum NymdError {
     UnexpectedBech32Prefix { got: String, expected: String },
 }
 
+// The purpose of parsing the abci query result is that we want to generate the `pretty_log` if
+// possible.
+pub fn parse_abci_query_result(query_result: AbciQuery) -> Result<AbciQuery, NymdError> {
+    match query_result.code {
+        AbciCode::Ok => Ok(query_result),
+        AbciCode::Err(code) => Err(NymdError::AbciError {
+            code,
+            log: query_result.log.clone(),
+            pretty_log: try_parse_abci_log(&query_result.log),
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
+// Some of the error strings returned by the query are a bit too technical to present to the
+// enduser. So we special case some commonly encountered errors.
+fn try_parse_abci_log(log: &abci::Log) -> Option<String> {
+    if log
+        .value()
+        .contains("Maximum amount of locked coins has already been pledged")
+    {
+        Some("Maximum amount of locked tokens has alredy been used. You can only use up tp 10% of your locked tokens for bonding and delegating.".to_string())
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 impl NymdError {
     pub fn is_tendermint_response_timeout(&self) -> bool {
         match &self {
diff --git a/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md b/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md
index d6ca3521d9..ef1fb52d15 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/nym-wallet/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## UNRELEASED
+
+- wallet: present some cases of the more technical errors (abci, ..) in a more human readable form.
+
 ## [nym-wallet-v1.1.3](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/tag/nym-wallet-v1.1.3) (2022-12-13)
 
 - wallet: improved unbond screen.
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/error.rs b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/error.rs
index e5a8feeef5..7f5dfe0812 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/error.rs
+++ b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/error.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ pub enum BackendError {
         #[from]
         source: tendermint_rpc::Error,
     },
-    #[error("{source}")]
+    #[error("{pretty_error}")]
     NymdError {
-        #[from]
+        pretty_error: String,
+        #[source]
         source: NymdError,
     },
     #[error("{source}")]
@@ -131,6 +132,34 @@ impl Serialize for BackendError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<NymdError> for BackendError {
+    fn from(source: NymdError) -> Self {
+        match source {
+            NymdError::AbciError {
+                code: _,
+                log: _,
+                ref pretty_log,
+            } => {
+                if let Some(pretty_log) = pretty_log {
+                    Self::NymdError {
+                        pretty_error: pretty_log.to_string(),
+                        source,
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Self::NymdError {
+                        pretty_error: source.to_string(),
+                        source,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            nymd_error => Self::NymdError {
+                pretty_error: nymd_error.to_string(),
+                source: nymd_error,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<ValidatorClientError> for BackendError {
     fn from(e: ValidatorClientError) -> Self {
         match e {