diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/errors.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/errors.rs
index 8aa7a43c75..451fccbf02 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/errors.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/errors.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ pub enum Error {
         stored_slot: Slot,
     },
     MigrationError(String),
+    LoadAnchorInfo(Box<Error>),
+    LoadSplit(Box<Error>),
+    LoadBlobInfo(Box<Error>),
+    LoadDataColumnInfo(Box<Error>),
+    LoadConfig(Box<Error>),
 }
 
 pub trait HandleUnavailable<T> {
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
index 063a95b2a8..d5427ec8ee 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
@@ -2432,7 +2432,8 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
     /// Load the anchor info from disk.
     fn load_anchor_info(hot_db: &Hot) -> Result<AnchorInfo, Error> {
         Ok(hot_db
-            .get(&ANCHOR_INFO_KEY)?
+            .get(&ANCHOR_INFO_KEY)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::LoadAnchorInfo(e.into()))?
             .unwrap_or(ANCHOR_UNINITIALIZED))
     }
 
@@ -2515,7 +2516,9 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
 
     /// Load the blob info from disk, but do not set `self.blob_info`.
     fn load_blob_info(&self) -> Result<Option<BlobInfo>, Error> {
-        self.hot_db.get(&BLOB_INFO_KEY)
+        self.hot_db
+            .get(&BLOB_INFO_KEY)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::LoadBlobInfo(e.into()))
     }
 
     /// Store the given `blob_info` to disk.
@@ -2560,7 +2563,9 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
 
     /// Load the blob info from disk, but do not set `self.data_column_info`.
     fn load_data_column_info(&self) -> Result<Option<DataColumnInfo>, Error> {
-        self.hot_db.get(&DATA_COLUMN_INFO_KEY)
+        self.hot_db
+            .get(&DATA_COLUMN_INFO_KEY)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::LoadDataColumnInfo(e.into()))
     }
 
     /// Store the given `data_column_info` to disk.
@@ -2619,7 +2624,9 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
 
     /// Load previously-stored config from disk.
     fn load_config(&self) -> Result<Option<OnDiskStoreConfig>, Error> {
-        self.hot_db.get(&CONFIG_KEY)
+        self.hot_db
+            .get(&CONFIG_KEY)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::LoadConfig(e.into()))
     }
 
     /// Write the config to disk.
@@ -2629,7 +2636,9 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
 
     /// Load the split point from disk, sans block root.
     fn load_split_partial(&self) -> Result<Option<Split>, Error> {
-        self.hot_db.get(&SPLIT_KEY)
+        self.hot_db
+            .get(&SPLIT_KEY)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::LoadSplit(e.into()))
     }
 
     /// Load the split point from disk, including block root.