diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
index aa8a3ab..bf779c1 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ interface WalletCreationError {
   LoadedNetworkDoesNotMatch(Network expected, Network? got);
 };
 
+[Error]
+interface PersistenceError {
+  Write(string e);
+};
+
 [Error]
 interface EsploraError {
   Ureq(string error_message);
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ interface Wallet {
 
   AddressInfo get_address(AddressIndex address_index);
 
-  [Throws=Alpha3Error]
+  [Throws=PersistenceError]
   AddressInfo try_get_internal_address(AddressIndex address_index);
 
   Network network();
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
index cb3c0c0..9fddae9 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/error.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ pub enum WalletCreationError {
     },
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum PersistenceError {
+    #[error("writing to persistence error: {e}")]
+    Write { e: String },
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum EsploraError {
     #[error("ureq error: {error_message}")]
@@ -123,6 +129,14 @@ impl From<NewOrLoadError<std::io::Error, IterError>> for WalletCreationError {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<std::io::Error> for PersistenceError {
+    fn from(error: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        PersistenceError::Write {
+            e: error.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<DescriptorError> for Alpha3Error {
     fn from(_: DescriptorError) -> Self {
         Alpha3Error::Generic
@@ -216,7 +230,7 @@ impl From<BdkEsploraError> for EsploraError {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use crate::error::EsploraError;
+    use crate::error::{EsploraError, PersistenceError};
     use crate::CalculateFeeError;
     use crate::OutPoint;
 
@@ -317,4 +331,16 @@ mod test {
             assert_eq!(error.to_string(), expected_message);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_persistence_error() {
+        let io_err = std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "unable to persist the new address",
+        );
+        let op_err: PersistenceError = io_err.into();
+
+        let PersistenceError::Write { e } = op_err;
+        assert_eq!(e, "unable to persist the new address");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 31828e3..e4496d3 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use crate::wallet::TxBuilder;
 use crate::wallet::Update;
 use crate::wallet::Wallet;
 
+use crate::error::PersistenceError;
 use crate::error::WalletCreationError;
 use bdk::bitcoin::Network;
 use bdk::keys::bip39::WordCount;
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs
index 8a21f4c..4401e1b 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::bitcoin::{OutPoint, PartiallySignedTransaction, Transaction};
 use crate::descriptor::Descriptor;
-use crate::error::{Alpha3Error, CalculateFeeError, WalletCreationError};
+use crate::error::{Alpha3Error, CalculateFeeError, PersistenceError, WalletCreationError};
 use crate::types::ScriptAmount;
 use crate::types::{Balance, FeeRate};
 use crate::Script;
@@ -67,13 +67,12 @@ impl Wallet {
     pub fn try_get_internal_address(
         &self,
         address_index: AddressIndex,
-    ) -> Result<AddressInfo, Alpha3Error> {
-        self.get_wallet()
-            .try_get_internal_address(address_index.into())
-            .map_or_else(
-                |_| Err(Alpha3Error::Generic),
-                |address_info| Ok(address_info.into()),
-            )
+    ) -> Result<AddressInfo, PersistenceError> {
+        let address_info = self
+            .get_wallet()
+            .try_get_internal_address(address_index.into())?
+            .into();
+        Ok(address_info)
     }
 
     pub fn network(&self) -> Network {