diff --git a/rust-sdk/src/error.rs b/rust-sdk/src/error.rs
index ec2e2c07ac..8e66539131 100644
--- a/rust-sdk/src/error.rs
+++ b/rust-sdk/src/error.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use matrix_sdk_common::identifiers::Error as RumaIdentifierError;
-use matrix_sdk_crypto::{store::CryptoStoreError as InnerStoreError, MegolmError, OlmError};
+use matrix_sdk_crypto::{
+    store::CryptoStoreError as InnerStoreError, KeyExportError, MegolmError, OlmError,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum MachineCreationError {
@@ -9,6 +11,14 @@ pub enum MachineCreationError {
     CryptoStore(#[from] InnerStoreError),
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum KeyImportError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Export(#[from] KeyExportError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    CryptoStore(#[from] InnerStoreError),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum CryptoStoreError {
     #[error(transparent)]
diff --git a/rust-sdk/src/lib.rs b/rust-sdk/src/lib.rs
index 2f22012c78..e6799e9801 100644
--- a/rust-sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust-sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod error;
 mod logger;
 mod machine;
 
-pub use error::{CryptoStoreError, DecryptionError, MachineCreationError};
+pub use error::{CryptoStoreError, DecryptionError, KeyImportError, MachineCreationError};
 pub use logger::{set_logger, Logger};
 pub use machine::{
     DecryptedEvent, Device, DeviceLists, KeysImportResult, OlmMachine, Request, RequestType, Sas,
diff --git a/rust-sdk/src/machine.rs b/rust-sdk/src/machine.rs
index d7dc13ca1f..1ef9a30379 100644
--- a/rust-sdk/src/machine.rs
+++ b/rust-sdk/src/machine.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ use matrix_sdk_crypto::{
     OlmMachine as InnerMachine, OutgoingRequest, ToDeviceRequest,
 };
 
-use crate::error::{CryptoStoreError, DecryptionError, MachineCreationError};
-use crate::ProgressListener;
+use crate::{
+    error::{CryptoStoreError, DecryptionError, MachineCreationError},
+    KeyImportError, ProgressListener,
+};
 
 pub struct OlmMachine {
     inner: InnerMachine,
@@ -440,9 +442,9 @@ impl OlmMachine {
         keys: &str,
         passphrase: &str,
         _: Box<dyn ProgressListener>,
-    ) -> Result<KeysImportResult, CryptoStoreError> {
+    ) -> Result<KeysImportResult, KeyImportError> {
         let keys = Cursor::new(keys);
-        let keys = decrypt_key_export(keys, passphrase).unwrap();
+        let keys = decrypt_key_export(keys, passphrase)?;
 
         // TODO use the progress listener
         let result = self.runtime.block_on(self.inner.import_keys(keys))?;
diff --git a/rust-sdk/src/olm.udl b/rust-sdk/src/olm.udl
index 7c61cdfb60..1d32503e15 100644
--- a/rust-sdk/src/olm.udl
+++ b/rust-sdk/src/olm.udl
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ enum MachineCreationError {
     "CryptoStore",
 };
 
+[Error]
+enum KeyImportError {
+    "Export",
+    "CryptoStore",
+};
+
 [Error]
 enum CryptoStoreError {
     "CryptoStore",
@@ -115,7 +121,7 @@ interface OlmMachine {
 
     [Throws=CryptoStoreError]
     string export_keys([ByRef] string passphrase, i32 rounds);
-    [Throws=CryptoStoreError]
+    [Throws=KeyImportError]
     KeysImportResult import_keys(
         [ByRef] string keys,
         [ByRef] string passphrase,