diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/Cargo.toml b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/Cargo.toml
index 37a0f926a3..847cd90d63 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/Cargo.toml
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 bdk = { path = "../../crates/bdk" }
 bdk_electrum = { path = "../../crates/electrum" }
 bdk_file_store = { path = "../../crates/file_store" }
+anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
index d502b1dee6..995464bad5 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use bdk_electrum::{
 };
 use bdk_file_store::Store;
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let db_path = std::env::temp_dir().join("bdk-electrum-example");
     let db = Store::<bdk::wallet::ChangeSet>::new_from_path(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), db_path)?;
     let external_descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdy6LMhUtFHAgpocR8GC6QmwMSFpZs7h6Eziw3SpThFfczTDh5rW2krkqffa11UpX3XkeTTB2FvzZKWXqPY54Y6Rq4AQ5R8L/84'/1'/0'/0/*)";
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         Network::Testnet,
     )?;
 
-    let address = wallet
-        .try_get_address(bdk::wallet::AddressIndex::New)
-        .expect("new_address");
+    let address = wallet.try_get_address(bdk::wallet::AddressIndex::New)?;
     println!("Generated Address: {}", address);
 
     let balance = wallet.get_balance();
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/Cargo.toml b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/Cargo.toml
index f67cecb483..c588a87aa6 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/Cargo.toml
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ bdk = { path = "../../crates/bdk" }
 bdk_esplora = { path = "../../crates/esplora", features = ["async-https"] }
 bdk_file_store = { path = "../../crates/file_store" }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
index a3bcfc9aaf..c3afc55d60 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const STOP_GAP: usize = 50;
 const PARALLEL_REQUESTS: usize = 5;
 
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let db_path = std::env::temp_dir().join("bdk-esplora-async-example");
     let db = Store::<bdk::wallet::ChangeSet>::new_from_path(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), db_path)?;
     let external_descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdy6LMhUtFHAgpocR8GC6QmwMSFpZs7h6Eziw3SpThFfczTDh5rW2krkqffa11UpX3XkeTTB2FvzZKWXqPY54Y6Rq4AQ5R8L/84'/1'/0'/0/*)";
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/Cargo.toml b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/Cargo.toml
index f07f64e482..0679bd8f38 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ publish = false
 bdk = { path = "../../crates/bdk" }
 bdk_esplora = { path = "../../crates/esplora", features = ["blocking"] }
 bdk_file_store = { path = "../../crates/file_store" }
+anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
index 6b8935c4cd..f3e31986a0 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use bdk::{
 use bdk_esplora::{esplora_client, EsploraExt};
 use bdk_file_store::Store;
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let db_path = std::env::temp_dir().join("bdk-esplora-example");
     let db = Store::<bdk::wallet::ChangeSet>::new_from_path(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), db_path)?;
     let external_descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdy6LMhUtFHAgpocR8GC6QmwMSFpZs7h6Eziw3SpThFfczTDh5rW2krkqffa11UpX3XkeTTB2FvzZKWXqPY54Y6Rq4AQ5R8L/84'/1'/0'/0/*)";