diff --git a/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/client.rs b/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/client.rs
index 23f59b2f49..dbaa4fb1c2 100644
--- a/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/client.rs
+++ b/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/client.rs
@@ -136,10 +136,7 @@ impl IbcClient for EthereumLightClient {
             wasm_client_state.data.genesis_validators_root.clone(),
             VerificationContext { deps },
         )
-        .map_err(|e| Error::Verification {
-            context: VerificationError::LightClientUpdate,
-            error: e.to_string(),
-        })?;
+        .map_err(VerificationError::LightClientUpdate)?;
 
         let proof_data = header
             .account_update
@@ -161,10 +158,7 @@ impl IbcClient for EthereumLightClient {
                 )
             })?,
         )
-        .map_err(|e| Error::Verification {
-            context: VerificationError::AccountStorageRoot,
-            error: e.to_string(),
-        })?;
+        .map_err(VerificationError::AccountStorageRoot)?;
 
         Ok(ContractResult::valid(None))
     }
@@ -420,10 +414,8 @@ fn do_verify_membership(
         &rlp::encode(&storage_proof.value.as_slice()),
         &storage_proof.proof,
     )
-    .map_err(|e| Error::Verification {
-        context: VerificationError::Membership,
-        error: e.to_string(),
-    })
+    .map_err(VerificationError::Membership)
+    .map_err(Into::into)
 }
 
 /// Verifies that no value is committed at `path` in the counterparty light client's storage.
@@ -435,12 +427,9 @@ fn do_verify_non_membership(
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     check_commitment_key(path, counterparty_commitment_slot, &storage_proof.key)?;
 
-    if verify_storage_absence(storage_root, &storage_proof.key, &storage_proof.proof).map_err(
-        |e| Error::Verification {
-            context: VerificationError::NonMembership,
-            error: e.to_string(),
-        },
-    )? {
+    if verify_storage_absence(storage_root, &storage_proof.key, &storage_proof.proof)
+        .map_err(VerificationError::NonMembership)?
+    {
         Ok(())
     } else {
         Err(Error::CounterpartyStorageNotNil)
diff --git a/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/errors.rs b/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/errors.rs
index 9d0d694c1b..bb467b3e77 100644
--- a/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/errors.rs
+++ b/light-clients/ethereum-light-client/src/errors.rs
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("consensus state not found at height {0}")]
     ConsensusStateNotFound(Height),
 
-    #[error("verification error: {error} ({context})")]
-    Verification {
-        context: VerificationError,
-        error: String,
-    },
+    #[error("verification error ({0})")]
+    Verification(VerificationError),
 
     #[error("IBC path is empty")]
     EmptyIbcPath,
@@ -130,11 +127,17 @@ impl From<CustomQueryError> for Error {
 #[derive(ThisError, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum VerificationError {
     #[error("light client update")]
-    LightClientUpdate,
+    LightClientUpdate(ethereum_verifier::Error),
     #[error("account storage root")]
-    AccountStorageRoot,
+    AccountStorageRoot(ethereum_verifier::Error),
     #[error("membership")]
-    Membership,
+    Membership(ethereum_verifier::Error),
     #[error("non-membership")]
-    NonMembership,
+    NonMembership(ethereum_verifier::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<VerificationError> for Error {
+    fn from(value: VerificationError) -> Self {
+        Error::Verification(value)
+    }
 }