diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index f9748ae6..44ced13b 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -29,3 +29,12 @@ pub enum ArtifactHubError {
     #[error("annotation \"{0}\" in policy metadata is malformed, must be a string \"true\" or \"false\"")]
     MalformedBoolString(String),
 }
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum PolicyEvaluatorError {
+    #[error("protocol_version is only applicable to a Kubewarden policy")]
+    InvalidProtocolVersion(),
+
+    #[error("protocol_version is only applicable to a Kubewarden policy")]
+    InvokeWapcProtocolVersion(#[source] crate::runtimes::wapc::errors::WapcRuntimeError),
+}
diff --git a/src/policy_evaluator/evaluator.rs b/src/policy_evaluator/evaluator.rs
index 5821d6e2..b8c63c8d 100644
--- a/src/policy_evaluator/evaluator.rs
+++ b/src/policy_evaluator/evaluator.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::metadata::ProtocolVersion;
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::settings::SettingsValidationResponse;
 use std::fmt;
 
 use crate::admission_response::AdmissionResponse;
+use crate::errors::PolicyEvaluatorError;
 use crate::evaluation_context::EvaluationContext;
 use crate::policy_evaluator::{PolicySettings, ValidateRequest};
 use crate::runtimes::rego::Runtime as BurregoRuntime;
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ impl PolicyEvaluator {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn protocol_version(&mut self) -> Result<ProtocolVersion> {
+    pub fn protocol_version(&mut self) -> Result<ProtocolVersion, PolicyEvaluatorError> {
         match &mut self.runtime {
-            Runtime::Wapc(ref mut wapc_stack) => WapcRuntime(wapc_stack).protocol_version(),
-            _ => Err(anyhow!(
-                "protocol_version is only applicable to a Kubewarden policy"
-            )),
+            Runtime::Wapc(ref mut wapc_stack) => Ok(WapcRuntime(wapc_stack)
+                .protocol_version()
+                .map_err(PolicyEvaluatorError::InvokeWapcProtocolVersion)?),
+            _ => Err(PolicyEvaluatorError::InvalidProtocolVersion()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/runtimes/rego/errors.rs b/src/runtimes/rego/errors.rs
index ca5807e5..b4c2cc3e 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/rego/errors.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/rego/errors.rs
@@ -51,4 +51,7 @@ pub enum RegoRuntimeError {
 
     #[error("cannot allocate Rego evaluator: {0}")]
     EvaluatorError(String),
+
+    #[error("cannot build Rego engine: {0}")]
+    RegoEngineBuilder(#[source] burrego::errors::BurregoError),
 }
diff --git a/src/runtimes/rego/stack_pre.rs b/src/runtimes/rego/stack_pre.rs
index 35905a89..792beb63 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/rego/stack_pre.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/rego/stack_pre.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-
 use crate::policy_evaluator::RegoPolicyExecutionMode;
 use crate::policy_evaluator_builder::EpochDeadlines;
+use crate::runtimes::rego::errors::{RegoRuntimeError, Result};
 
 /// This struct allows to follow the `StackPre -> Stack`
 /// "pattern" also for Rego policies.
@@ -50,7 +49,9 @@ impl StackPre {
         if let Some(deadlines) = self.epoch_deadlines {
             builder = builder.enable_epoch_interruptions(deadlines.wapc_func);
         }
-        let evaluator = builder.build()?;
+        let evaluator = builder
+            .build()
+            .map_err(RegoRuntimeError::RegoEngineBuilder)?;
         Ok(evaluator)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/runtimes/wapc/errors.rs b/src/runtimes/wapc/errors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c28277f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtimes/wapc/errors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, WapcRuntimeError>;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum WapcRuntimeError {
+    #[error("invalid response format: {0}")]
+    InvalidResponseFormat(#[source] anyhow::Error),
+
+    #[error("invalid response from policy: {0}")]
+    InvalidResponseWithError(#[source] serde_json::Error),
+
+    #[error("cannot create ProtocolVersion object from {res:?}: {error}")]
+    CreateProtocolVersion {
+        res: std::vec::Vec<u8>,
+        #[source]
+        error: wasmtime::Error,
+    },
+
+    #[error("cannot invoke 'protocol_version' waPC function : {0}")]
+    InvokeProtocolVersion(#[source] wapc::errors::Error),
+
+    #[error("cannot build Wasmtime engine: {0}")]
+    WasmtimeEngineBuilder(#[source] wasmtime_provider::errors::Error),
+
+    #[error("cannot build Wapc host: {0}")]
+    WapcHostBuilder(#[source] wapc::errors::Error),
+}
diff --git a/src/runtimes/wapc/mod.rs b/src/runtimes/wapc/mod.rs
index 0da6bcbd..ab384dc5 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/wapc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/wapc/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod callback;
+pub mod errors;
 mod runtime;
 mod stack;
 mod stack_pre;
diff --git a/src/runtimes/wapc/runtime.rs b/src/runtimes/wapc/runtime.rs
index 6ba4d50d..192e3c75 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/wapc/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/wapc/runtime.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use crate::runtimes::wapc::errors::{Result, WapcRuntimeError};
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::metadata::ProtocolVersion;
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::response::ValidationResponse as PolicyValidationResponse;
 use kubewarden_policy_sdk::settings::SettingsValidationResponse;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         match self.0.call("validate", validate_str.as_bytes()) {
             Ok(res) => {
                 let pol_val_resp: Result<PolicyValidationResponse> = serde_json::from_slice(&res)
-                    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("cannot deserialize policy validation response: {:?}", e));
+                    .map_err(WapcRuntimeError::InvalidResponseWithError);
                 pol_val_resp
                     .and_then(|pol_val_resp| {
                         AdmissionResponse::from_policy_validation_response(
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
                             req_obj,
                             &pol_val_resp,
                         )
+                        .map_err(|e| -> WapcRuntimeError {
+                            WapcRuntimeError::InvalidResponseFormat(e)
+                        })
                     })
                     .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
                         error!(
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         match self.0.call("validate_settings", settings.as_bytes()) {
             Ok(res) => {
                 let vr: Result<SettingsValidationResponse> = serde_json::from_slice(&res)
-                    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("cannot convert response: {:?}", e));
+                    .map_err(WapcRuntimeError::InvalidResponseWithError);
                 vr.unwrap_or_else(|e| SettingsValidationResponse {
                     valid: false,
                     message: Some(format!("error: {e:?}")),
@@ -146,17 +149,9 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
 
     pub fn protocol_version(&self) -> Result<ProtocolVersion> {
         match self.0.call("protocol_version", &[0; 0]) {
-            Ok(res) => ProtocolVersion::try_from(res.clone()).map_err(|e| {
-                anyhow!(
-                    "Cannot create ProtocolVersion object from '{:?}': {:?}",
-                    res,
-                    e
-                )
-            }),
-            Err(err) => Err(anyhow!(
-                "Cannot invoke 'protocol_version' waPC function: {:?}",
-                err
-            )),
+            Ok(res) => ProtocolVersion::try_from(res.clone())
+                .map_err(|e| WapcRuntimeError::CreateProtocolVersion { res, error: e }),
+            Err(e) => Err(WapcRuntimeError::InvokeProtocolVersion(e)),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/runtimes/wapc/stack.rs b/src/runtimes/wapc/stack.rs
index 15bd6a0e..682544c4 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/wapc/stack.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/wapc/stack.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::evaluation_context::EvaluationContext;
-use crate::runtimes::wapc::callback::new_host_callback;
+use crate::runtimes::wapc::{
+    callback::new_host_callback,
+    errors::{Result, WapcRuntimeError},
+};
 
 use super::StackPre;
 
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ impl WapcStack {
     ) -> Result<wapc::WapcHost> {
         let engine_provider = pre.rehydrate()?;
         let wapc_host =
-            wapc::WapcHost::new(Box::new(engine_provider), Some(new_host_callback(eval_ctx)))?;
+            wapc::WapcHost::new(Box::new(engine_provider), Some(new_host_callback(eval_ctx)))
+                .map_err(WapcRuntimeError::WapcHostBuilder)?;
         Ok(wapc_host)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/runtimes/wapc/stack_pre.rs b/src/runtimes/wapc/stack_pre.rs
index 7b8b6506..2f489ae7 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/wapc/stack_pre.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/wapc/stack_pre.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
 use wasmtime_provider::wasmtime;
 
 use crate::policy_evaluator_builder::EpochDeadlines;
+use crate::runtimes::wapc::errors::{Result, WapcRuntimeError};
 
 /// Reduce allocation time of new `WasmtimeProviderEngine`, see the `rehydrate` method
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ impl StackPre {
             builder = builder.enable_epoch_interruptions(deadlines.wapc_init, deadlines.wapc_func);
         }
 
-        let engine_provider_pre = builder.build_pre()?;
+        let engine_provider_pre = builder
+            .build_pre()
+            .map_err(WapcRuntimeError::WasmtimeEngineBuilder)?;
         Ok(Self {
             engine_provider_pre,
         })
@@ -30,7 +32,10 @@ impl StackPre {
 
     /// Allocate a new `WasmtimeEngineProvider` instance by using a pre-allocated instance
     pub(crate) fn rehydrate(&self) -> Result<wasmtime_provider::WasmtimeEngineProvider> {
-        let engine = self.engine_provider_pre.rehydrate()?;
+        let engine = self
+            .engine_provider_pre
+            .rehydrate()
+            .map_err(WapcRuntimeError::WasmtimeEngineBuilder)?;
         Ok(engine)
     }
 }