diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/error.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/error.rs
index 57e486172a..26d42892f3 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/error.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/error.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::error::NyxdError;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use crate::error;
+
+use nym_ip_packet_requests::v8::response::{ConnectFailureReason, IpPacketResponseData};
+
 /// Top-level Error enum for the mixnet client and its relevant types.
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -108,6 +112,27 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[error("Stream subsystem failed to initialise: reconstructed_receiver unavailable")]
     StreamInitFailure,
+
+    #[error("nymsphinx receiver error: {0}")]
+    MessageRecovery(#[from] nym_sphinx::receiver::MessageRecoveryError),
+
+    #[error("client not connected")]
+    IprStreamClientNotConnected,
+
+    #[error("client already connected or connecting")]
+    IprStreamClientAlreadyConnectedOrConnecting,
+
+    #[error("listening for connection response timed out")]
+    IPRConnectResponseTimeout,
+
+    #[error("no next frame: assuming stream is closed")]
+    IPRClientStreamClosed,
+
+    #[error("expected control response, got {0:?}")]
+    UnexpectedResponseType(IpPacketResponseData),
+
+    #[error("connect denied: {0:?}")]
+    ConnectDenied(ConnectFailureReason),
 }
 
 impl Error {
diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper/mixnet_stream_wrapper_ipr.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper/mixnet_stream_wrapper_ipr.rs
index f08ac07d74..117fbc21bc 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper/mixnet_stream_wrapper_ipr.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/stream_wrapper/mixnet_stream_wrapper_ipr.rs
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ impl IpMixStream {
 
     pub async fn connect_tunnel(&mut self) -> Result<IpPair, Error> {
         if self.connection_state != ConnectionState::Disconnected {
-            return Err(Error::new_unsupported(
-                "Already connected or connecting".to_string(),
-            ));
+            return Err(Error::IprStreamClientAlreadyConnectedOrConnecting);
         }
 
         self.connection_state = ConnectionState::Connecting;
@@ -186,17 +184,15 @@ impl IpMixStream {
         loop {
             tokio::select! {
                 _ = &mut timeout => {
-                    return Err(Error::new_unsupported(
-                        "Timeout waiting for connect response".to_string(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(Error::IPRConnectResponseTimeout);
                 }
                 frame = framed.next() => {
                     match frame {
                         None => {
-                            return Err(Error::new_unsupported("Stream closed".to_string()));
+                            return Err(Error::IPRClientStreamClosed);
                         }
                         Some(Err(e)) => {
-                            return Err(Error::new_unsupported(format!("Read error: {}", e)));
+                            return Err(Error::MessageRecovery(e));
                         }
                         Some(Ok(reconstructed)) => {
                             if let Err(e) = check_ipr_message_version(&reconstructed) {
@@ -217,33 +213,25 @@ impl IpMixStream {
 
     async fn handle_connect_response(&self, response: IpPacketResponse) -> Result<IpPair, Error> {
         let control_response = match response.data {
-            IpPacketResponseData::Control(control) => control,
-            _ => {
-                return Err(Error::new_unsupported(
-                    "Expected control response".to_string(),
-                ))
-            }
+            IpPacketResponseData::Control(c) => c,
+            other => return Err(Error::UnexpectedResponseType(other)),
         };
 
         match *control_response {
             ControlResponse::Connect(connect_resp) => match connect_resp.reply {
                 ConnectResponseReply::Success(success) => Ok(success.ips),
-                ConnectResponseReply::Failure(reason) => Err(Error::new_unsupported(format!(
-                    "Connect denied: {:?}",
-                    reason
-                ))),
+                ConnectResponseReply::Failure(reason) => Err(Error::ConnectDenied(reason)),
             },
-            _ => Err(Error::new_unsupported(
-                "Unexpected control response type".to_string(),
+            _ => Err(Error::UnexpectedResponseType(
+                IpPacketResponseData::Control(control_response.clone()),
             )),
         }
     }
 
     pub async fn send_ip_packet(&mut self, packet: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if self.connection_state != ConnectionState::Connected {
-            return Err(Error::new_unsupported("Not connected".to_string()));
+            return Err(Error::IprStreamClientNotConnected);
         }
-
         let request = IpPacketRequest::new_data_request(packet.to_vec().into());
         self.send_ipr_request(request).await
     }
@@ -480,7 +468,7 @@ impl IpMixStreamWriter {
         }
 
         if self.connection_state != ConnectionState::Connected {
-            return Err(Error::new_unsupported("Not connected".to_string()));
+            return Err(Error::IprStreamClientNotConnected);
         }
 
         let request = IpPacketRequest::new_data_request(packet.to_vec().into());