diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/artifacts.rs b/ethers-solc/src/artifacts.rs
index b0fbeceb..ddf57d56 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/artifacts.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/artifacts.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ use md5::Digest;
 use semver::Version;
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
-    fmt, fs, io,
+    fmt, fs,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     str::FromStr,
 };
 
-use crate::{compile::*, remappings::Remapping, utils};
+use crate::{compile::*, error::SolcIoError, remappings::Remapping, utils};
 use ethers_core::abi::Address;
 use serde::{de::Visitor, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub struct CompilerInput {
 
 impl CompilerInput {
     /// Reads all contracts found under the path
-    pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self, SolcIoError> {
         Source::read_all_from(path.as_ref()).map(Self::with_sources)
     }
 
@@ -382,17 +382,18 @@ pub struct Source {
 
 impl Source {
     /// Reads the file content
-    pub fn read(file: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self { content: fs::read_to_string(file.as_ref())? })
+    pub fn read(file: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self, SolcIoError> {
+        let file = file.as_ref();
+        Ok(Self { content: fs::read_to_string(file).map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, file))? })
     }
 
     /// Finds all source files under the given dir path and reads them all
-    pub fn read_all_from(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Sources> {
-        Self::read_all(utils::source_files(dir)?)
+    pub fn read_all_from(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Sources, SolcIoError> {
+        Self::read_all(utils::source_files(dir))
     }
 
     /// Reads all files
-    pub fn read_all<T, I>(files: I) -> io::Result<Sources>
+    pub fn read_all<T, I>(files: I) -> Result<Sources, SolcIoError>
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = T>,
         T: Into<PathBuf>,
@@ -421,17 +422,22 @@ impl Source {
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 impl Source {
     /// async version of `Self::read`
-    pub async fn async_read(file: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self { content: tokio::fs::read_to_string(file.as_ref()).await? })
+    pub async fn async_read(file: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self, SolcIoError> {
+        let file = file.as_ref();
+        Ok(Self {
+            content: tokio::fs::read_to_string(file)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, file))?,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Finds all source files under the given dir path and reads them all
-    pub async fn async_read_all_from(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Sources> {
-        Self::async_read_all(utils::source_files(dir.as_ref())?).await
+    pub async fn async_read_all_from(dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Sources, SolcIoError> {
+        Self::async_read_all(utils::source_files(dir.as_ref())).await
     }
 
     /// async version of `Self::read_all`
-    pub async fn async_read_all<T, I>(files: I) -> io::Result<Sources>
+    pub async fn async_read_all<T, I>(files: I) -> Result<Sources, SolcIoError>
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = T>,
         T: Into<PathBuf>,
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/cache.rs b/ethers-solc/src/cache.rs
index 31cc7578..fb9fb908 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/cache.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/cache.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl SolFilesCache {
     pub fn read(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
         tracing::trace!("reading solfiles cache at {}", path.display());
-        let file = fs::File::open(path)?;
+        let file = fs::File::open(path).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?;
         let file = std::io::BufReader::new(file);
         let cache = serde_json::from_reader(file)?;
         tracing::trace!("done");
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl SolFilesCache {
     /// Write the cache to json file
     pub fn write(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
-        let file = fs::File::create(path)?;
+        let file = fs::File::create(path).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?;
         tracing::trace!("writing cache to json file");
         serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, self)?;
         tracing::trace!("cache file located: {}", path.display());
@@ -198,13 +198,16 @@ impl SolFilesCache {
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 impl SolFilesCache {
     pub async fn async_read(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let content = tokio::fs::read_to_string(path.as_ref()).await?;
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let content =
+            tokio::fs::read_to_string(path).await.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?;
         Ok(serde_json::from_str(&content)?)
     }
 
     pub async fn async_write(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
         let content = serde_json::to_vec_pretty(self)?;
-        Ok(tokio::fs::write(path.as_ref(), content).await?)
+        Ok(tokio::fs::write(path, content).await.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?)
     }
 }
 
@@ -236,12 +239,18 @@ impl SolFilesCacheBuilder {
         let solc_config =
             self.solc_config.map(Ok).unwrap_or_else(|| SolcConfig::builder().build())?;
 
-        let root = self.root.map(Ok).unwrap_or_else(std::env::current_dir)?;
+        let root = self
+            .root
+            .map(Ok)
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::env::current_dir)
+            .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, "."))?;
 
         let mut files = BTreeMap::new();
         for (file, source) in sources {
-            let last_modification_date = fs::metadata(&file)?
-                .modified()?
+            let last_modification_date = fs::metadata(&file)
+                .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, file.clone()))?
+                .modified()
+                .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, file.clone()))?
                 .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
                 .map_err(|err| SolcError::solc(err.to_string()))?
                 .as_millis() as u64;
@@ -268,7 +277,9 @@ impl SolFilesCacheBuilder {
             if dest.exists() {
                 // read the existing cache and extend it by the files that changed
                 // (if we just wrote to the cache file, we'd overwrite the existing data)
-                let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(File::open(dest)?);
+                let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(
+                    File::open(dest).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, dest))?,
+                );
                 let mut cache: SolFilesCache = serde_json::from_reader(reader)?;
                 assert_eq!(cache.format, format);
                 cache.files.extend(files);
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/compile.rs b/ethers-solc/src/compile.rs
index eaaa31bd..0521bee0 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/compile.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/compile.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ impl Solc {
         let version = self.version_short()?;
         let mut version_path = svm::version_path(version.to_string().as_str());
         version_path.push(format!("solc-{}", version.to_string().as_str()));
-        let content = std::fs::read(version_path)?;
+        let content =
+            std::fs::read(&version_path).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, version_path))?;
 
         use sha2::Digest;
         let mut hasher = sha2::Sha256::new();
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ impl Solc {
 
     /// Convenience function for compiling all sources under the given path
     pub fn compile_source(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<CompilerOutput> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
         self.compile(&CompilerInput::new(path)?)
     }
 
@@ -302,11 +304,12 @@ impl Solc {
             .stdin(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-            .spawn()?;
+            .spawn()
+            .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?;
         let stdin = child.stdin.take().unwrap();
 
         serde_json::to_writer(stdin, input)?;
-        compile_output(child.wait_with_output()?)
+        compile_output(child.wait_with_output().map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?)
     }
 
     pub fn version_short(&self) -> Result<Version> {
@@ -322,7 +325,8 @@ impl Solc {
                 .stdin(Stdio::piped())
                 .stderr(Stdio::piped())
                 .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-                .output()?,
+                .output()
+                .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?,
         )
     }
 }
@@ -363,11 +367,14 @@ impl Solc {
             .stdin(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-            .spawn()?;
+            .spawn()
+            .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?;
         let stdin = child.stdin.as_mut().unwrap();
-        stdin.write_all(&content).await?;
-        stdin.flush().await?;
-        compile_output(child.wait_with_output().await?)
+        stdin.write_all(&content).await.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?;
+        stdin.flush().await.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?;
+        compile_output(
+            child.wait_with_output().await.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?,
+        )
     }
 
     pub async fn async_version(&self) -> Result<Version> {
@@ -377,9 +384,11 @@ impl Solc {
                 .stdin(Stdio::piped())
                 .stderr(Stdio::piped())
                 .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-                .spawn()?
+                .spawn()
+                .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?
                 .wait_with_output()
-                .await?,
+                .await
+                .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &self.solc))?,
         )
     }
 
@@ -470,7 +479,8 @@ fn version_from_output(output: Output) -> Result<Version> {
             .stdout
             .lines()
             .last()
-            .ok_or_else(|| SolcError::solc("version not found in solc output"))??;
+            .ok_or_else(|| SolcError::solc("version not found in solc output"))?
+            .map_err(|err| SolcError::msg(format!("Failed to read output: {}", err)))?;
         // NOTE: semver doesn't like `+` in g++ in build metadata which is invalid semver
         Ok(Version::from_str(&version.trim_start_matches("Version: ").replace(".g++", ".gcc"))?)
     } else {
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/config.rs b/ethers-solc/src/config.rs
index dd76774b..6e1891fa 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/config.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     artifacts::{CompactContract, CompactContractRef, Contract, Settings},
     cache::SOLIDITY_FILES_CACHE_FILENAME,
-    error::{Result, SolcError},
+    error::{Result, SolcError, SolcIoError},
     hh::HardhatArtifact,
     remappings::Remapping,
     CompilerOutput,
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ impl ProjectPathsConfig {
 
     /// Creates a new config with the current directory as the root
     pub fn current_hardhat() -> Result<Self> {
-        Self::hardhat(std::env::current_dir()?)
+        Self::hardhat(std::env::current_dir().map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, "."))?)
     }
 
     /// Creates a new config with the current directory as the root
     pub fn current_dapptools() -> Result<Self> {
-        Self::dapptools(std::env::current_dir()?)
+        Self::dapptools(std::env::current_dir().map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, "."))?)
     }
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ pub enum PathStyle {
 
 impl PathStyle {
     pub fn paths(&self, root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<ProjectPathsConfig> {
-        let root = std::fs::canonicalize(root)?;
+        let root = root.as_ref();
+        let root = std::fs::canonicalize(root).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, root))?;
 
         Ok(match self {
             PathStyle::Dapptools => ProjectPathsConfig::builder()
@@ -157,9 +158,13 @@ impl ProjectPathsConfigBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn build(self) -> io::Result<ProjectPathsConfig> {
-        let root = self.root.map(Ok).unwrap_or_else(std::env::current_dir)?;
-        let root = std::fs::canonicalize(root)?;
+    pub fn build(self) -> std::result::Result<ProjectPathsConfig, SolcIoError> {
+        let root = self
+            .root
+            .map(Ok)
+            .unwrap_or_else(std::env::current_dir)
+            .map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, "."))?;
+        let root = std::fs::canonicalize(&root).map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, root))?;
 
         Ok(ProjectPathsConfig {
             cache: self
@@ -287,7 +292,8 @@ pub trait ArtifactOutput {
     }
 
     fn read_cached_artifact(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self::Artifact> {
-        let file = fs::File::open(path.as_ref())?;
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let file = fs::File::open(path).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?;
         let file = io::BufReader::new(file);
         Ok(serde_json::from_reader(file)?)
     }
@@ -362,7 +368,8 @@ impl ArtifactOutput for MinimalCombinedArtifacts {
                     })?;
                 }
                 let min = CompactContractRef::from(contract);
-                fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&min)?)?
+                fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&min)?)
+                    .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, file))?
             }
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -386,7 +393,8 @@ impl ArtifactOutput for MinimalCombinedArtifactsHardhatFallback {
     }
 
     fn read_cached_artifact(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self::Artifact> {
-        let content = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?;
         if let Ok(a) = serde_json::from_str(&content) {
             Ok(a)
         } else {
@@ -429,17 +437,18 @@ impl fmt::Display for AllowedLibPaths {
 }
 
 impl<T: Into<PathBuf>> TryFrom<Vec<T>> for AllowedLibPaths {
-    type Error = std::io::Error;
+    type Error = SolcIoError;
 
     fn try_from(libs: Vec<T>) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let libs = libs
             .into_iter()
             .map(|lib| {
                 let path: PathBuf = lib.into();
-                let lib = std::fs::canonicalize(path)?;
+                let lib =
+                    std::fs::canonicalize(&path).map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, path))?;
                 Ok(lib)
             })
-            .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, std::io::Error>>()?;
+            .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
         Ok(AllowedLibPaths(libs))
     }
 }
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/error.rs b/ethers-solc/src/error.rs
index 7fa86a5b..35299112 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/error.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/error.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::{io, path::PathBuf};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, SolcError>;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ pub enum SolcError {
     SerdeJson(#[from] serde_json::Error),
     /// Filesystem IO error
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    Io(#[from] SolcIoError),
     #[cfg(feature = "svm")]
     #[error(transparent)]
     SvmError(#[from] svm::SolcVmError),
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ pub enum SolcError {
 }
 
 impl SolcError {
+    pub(crate) fn io(err: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        SolcIoError::new(err, path).into()
+    }
     pub(crate) fn solc(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         SolcError::SolcError(msg.into())
     }
@@ -42,3 +46,22 @@ impl SolcError {
         SolcError::Message(msg.into())
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("\"{}\": {io}", self.path.display())]
+pub struct SolcIoError {
+    io: io::Error,
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl SolcIoError {
+    pub fn new(io: io::Error, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        Self { io, path: path.into() }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<SolcIoError> for io::Error {
+    fn from(err: SolcIoError) -> Self {
+        err.io
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs b/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs
index bcb3b41b..5f4a47bd 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ impl ArtifactOutput for HardhatArtifacts {
                     })?;
                 }
                 let artifact = Self::contract_to_artifact(file, name, contract.clone());
-                fs::write(&artifact_file, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&artifact)?)?
+                fs::write(&artifact_file, serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&artifact)?)
+                    .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, artifact_file))?
             }
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/lib.rs b/ethers-solc/src/lib.rs
index 5ee6af31..1d0afc21 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ use crate::{artifacts::Source, cache::SolFilesCache};
 pub mod error;
 pub mod utils;
 
-use crate::{artifacts::Sources, cache::PathMap};
+use crate::{
+    artifacts::Sources,
+    cache::PathMap,
+    error::{SolcError, SolcIoError},
+};
 use error::Result;
 use std::{
-    borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryInto, fmt, fs, io, marker::PhantomData,
+    borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryInto, fmt, fs, marker::PhantomData,
     path::PathBuf,
 };
 
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ impl<Artifacts: ArtifactOutput> Project<Artifacts> {
 
         if let Some(cache_dir) = self.paths.cache.parent() {
             tracing::trace!("creating cache file parent directory \"{}\"", cache_dir.display());
-            fs::create_dir_all(cache_dir)?
+            fs::create_dir_all(cache_dir).map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, cache_dir))?
         }
 
         tracing::trace!("writing cache file to \"{}\"", self.paths.cache.display());
@@ -128,9 +132,9 @@ impl<Artifacts: ArtifactOutput> Project<Artifacts> {
 
     /// Returns all sources found under the project's configured sources path
     #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(name = "sources"))]
-    pub fn sources(&self) -> io::Result<Sources> {
+    pub fn sources(&self) -> Result<Sources> {
         tracing::trace!("reading all sources from \"{}\"", self.paths.sources.display());
-        Source::read_all_from(&self.paths.sources)
+        Ok(Source::read_all_from(&self.paths.sources)?)
     }
 
     /// This emits the cargo [`rerun-if-changed`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/build-scripts.html#cargorerun-if-changedpath) instruction.
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ impl<Artifacts: ArtifactOutput> Project<Artifacts> {
     fn resolved_libraries(
         &self,
         sources: &Sources,
-    ) -> io::Result<BTreeMap<PathBuf, (Source, PathBuf)>> {
+    ) -> Result<BTreeMap<PathBuf, (Source, PathBuf)>> {
         let mut libs = BTreeMap::default();
         for source in sources.values() {
             for import in source.parse_imports() {
@@ -462,14 +466,16 @@ impl<Artifacts: ArtifactOutput> Project<Artifacts> {
     }
 
     /// Removes the project's artifacts and cache file
-    pub fn cleanup(&self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn cleanup(&self) -> std::result::Result<(), SolcIoError> {
         tracing::trace!("clean up project");
         if self.paths.cache.exists() {
-            std::fs::remove_file(&self.paths.cache)?;
+            std::fs::remove_file(&self.paths.cache)
+                .map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, self.paths.cache.clone()))?;
             tracing::trace!("removed cache file \"{}\"", self.paths.cache.display());
         }
         if self.paths.artifacts.exists() {
-            std::fs::remove_dir_all(&self.paths.artifacts)?;
+            std::fs::remove_dir_all(&self.paths.artifacts)
+                .map_err(|err| SolcIoError::new(err, self.paths.artifacts.clone()))?;
             tracing::trace!("removed artifacts dir \"{}\"", self.paths.artifacts.display());
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/remappings.rs b/ethers-solc/src/remappings.rs
index d5a4bd13..a7d197aa 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/remappings.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/remappings.rs
@@ -132,16 +132,19 @@ impl Remapping {
             // nothing to find
             return Ok(Vec::new())
         }
-        let mut paths = std::fs::read_dir(path)?.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut paths = std::fs::read_dir(path)
+            .map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?
+            .into_iter()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
         let mut remappings = Vec::new();
-        while let Some(path) = paths.pop() {
-            let path = path?.path();
+        while let Some(p) = paths.pop() {
+            let path = p.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, path))?.path();
 
             // get all the directories inside a file if it's a valid dir
             if let Ok(dir) = std::fs::read_dir(&path) {
                 for inner in dir {
-                    let inner = inner?;
+                    let inner = inner.map_err(|err| SolcError::io(err, &path))?;
                     let path = inner.path().display().to_string();
                     let path = path.rsplit('/').next().unwrap().to_string();
                     if path != DAPPTOOLS_CONTRACTS_DIR && path != JS_CONTRACTS_DIR {
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/utils.rs b/ethers-solc/src/utils.rs
index 40da5e3c..733ad6dd 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/utils.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/utils.rs
@@ -49,17 +49,16 @@ pub fn find_version_pragma(contract: &str) -> Option<&str> {
 ///
 /// ```no_run
 /// use ethers_solc::utils;
-/// let sources = utils::source_files("./contracts").unwrap();
+/// let sources = utils::source_files("./contracts");
 /// ```
-pub fn source_files(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> walkdir::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-    let files = WalkDir::new(root)
+pub fn source_files(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+    WalkDir::new(root)
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(Result::ok)
         .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_file())
         .filter(|e| e.path().extension().map(|ext| ext == "sol").unwrap_or_default())
         .map(|e| e.path().into())
-        .collect();
-    Ok(files)
+        .collect()
 }
 
 /// Returns the source name for the given source path, the ancestors of the root path
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ mod tests {
         File::create(&file_c).unwrap();
         File::create(&file_d).unwrap();
 
-        let files: HashSet<_> = source_files(tmp_dir.path()).unwrap().into_iter().collect();
+        let files: HashSet<_> = source_files(tmp_dir.path()).into_iter().collect();
         let expected: HashSet<_> = [file_a, file_b, file_c, file_d].into();
         assert_eq!(files, expected);
     }