diff --git a/src/errors.js b/src/errors.js
index 5f63b6e59..ad3e488b4 100644
--- a/src/errors.js
+++ b/src/errors.js
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ export const NoProviderError = createError('NoProviderError')
 export const UnsupportedMethodError = createError('UnsupportedMethodError')
 export const UnimplementedMethodError = createError('UnimplementedMethodError')
 export const InvalidProviderResponseError = createError('InvalidProviderResponseError')
+export const WalletError = createError('WalletError')
diff --git a/src/providers/LedgerProvider.js b/src/providers/LedgerProvider.js
index 40fe92f20..7a5436f0b 100644
--- a/src/providers/LedgerProvider.js
+++ b/src/providers/LedgerProvider.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import Provider from '../Provider'
-
 import Transport from '@ledgerhq/hw-transport-node-hid'
-// import bitcoinjs from 'bitcoinjs-lib'
+import Provider from '../Provider'
+import { WalletError } from '../errors'
 
 export default class LedgerProvider extends Provider {
   static isSupported () {
@@ -26,11 +25,33 @@ export default class LedgerProvider extends Provider {
     }
   }
 
+  errorProxy (target, func) {
+    if (Object.getOwnPropertyNames(target).includes(func)) {
+      const method = target[func]
+      return async (...args) => {
+        try {
+          const result = await method.bind(target)(...args)
+          return result
+        } catch (e) {
+          const { name, ...errorNoName } = e
+          throw new WalletError(e.toString(), errorNoName)
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      return target[func]
+    }
+  }
+
   async getApp () {
-    await this.createTransport()
+    try {
+      await this.createTransport()
+    } catch (e) {
+      const { name, ...errorNoName } = e
+      throw new WalletError(e.toString(), errorNoName)
+    }
 
     if (!this._appInstance) {
-      this._appInstance = new this._App(LedgerProvider.transport)
+      this._appInstance = new Proxy(new this._App(LedgerProvider.transport), { get: this.errorProxy })
     }
 
     return this._appInstance
diff --git a/src/providers/bitcoin/BitcoinLedgerProvider.js b/src/providers/bitcoin/BitcoinLedgerProvider.js
index 1591332f3..ef00132e0 100644
--- a/src/providers/bitcoin/BitcoinLedgerProvider.js
+++ b/src/providers/bitcoin/BitcoinLedgerProvider.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default class BitcoinLedgerProvider extends LedgerProvider {
       return this._walletPublicKeyCache[path]
     }
 
-    const walletPublicKey = this._getWalletPublicKey(path)
+    const walletPublicKey = await this._getWalletPublicKey(path)
     this._walletPublicKeyCache[path] = walletPublicKey
     return walletPublicKey
   }
diff --git a/src/providers/ethereum/EthereumMetaMaskProvider.js b/src/providers/ethereum/EthereumMetaMaskProvider.js
index 12124d8b1..6572f7f51 100644
--- a/src/providers/ethereum/EthereumMetaMaskProvider.js
+++ b/src/providers/ethereum/EthereumMetaMaskProvider.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import Provider from '../../Provider'
-
 import { isFunction } from 'lodash'
-import { formatEthResponse, ensureHexEthFormat, ensureHexStandardFormat } from './EthereumUtil'
 import { BigNumber } from 'bignumber.js'
+import Provider from '../../Provider'
+import { formatEthResponse, ensureHexEthFormat, ensureHexStandardFormat } from './EthereumUtil'
+import { WalletError } from '../../errors'
 
 export default class EthereumMetaMaskProvider extends Provider {
   constructor (metamaskProvider, network) {
@@ -20,18 +20,19 @@ export default class EthereumMetaMaskProvider extends Provider {
       this
         ._metamaskProvider
         .sendAsync({ method, params }, (err, data) => {
-          if (err) {
-            reject(err)
+          const error = err || data.error
+          if (error) {
+            reject(new WalletError(error.toString(), error))
             return
           }
 
           if (!data) {
-            reject(new Error('Something went wrong'))
+            reject(new WalletError('Metamask response was empty'))
             return
           }
 
           if (typeof data.result === 'undefined') {
-            reject(new Error('Something went wrong'))
+            reject(new WalletError('Metamask response was empty'))
             return
           }
 
@@ -44,7 +45,9 @@ export default class EthereumMetaMaskProvider extends Provider {
 
   async getAddresses () {
     const addresses = await this._toMM('eth_accounts')
-
+    if (addresses.length === 0) {
+      throw new WalletError('Metamask: No addresses available from wallet')
+    }
     return addresses.map((address) => { return { address: address } })
   }