diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/src/error.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/src/error.rs
index 7db7f9a594517..f8faefc24e65a 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/src/error.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/common/src/error.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 use crate::prepare::{PrepareSuccess, PrepareWorkerSuccess};
 use parity_scale_codec::{Decode, Encode};
-use std::fmt;
 
 /// Result of PVF preparation from a worker, with checksum of the compiled PVF and stats of the
 /// preparation if successful.
@@ -32,35 +31,43 @@ pub type PrecheckResult = Result<(), PrepareError>;
 
 /// An error that occurred during the prepare part of the PVF pipeline.
 // Codec indexes are intended to stabilize pre-encoded payloads (see `OOM_PAYLOAD`)
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Encode, Decode)]
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone, Encode, Decode)]
 pub enum PrepareError {
 	/// During the prevalidation stage of preparation an issue was found with the PVF.
 	#[codec(index = 0)]
+	#[error("prepare: prevalidation error: {0}")]
 	Prevalidation(String),
 	/// Compilation failed for the given PVF.
 	#[codec(index = 1)]
+	#[error("prepare: preparation error: {0}")]
 	Preparation(String),
 	/// Instantiation of the WASM module instance failed.
 	#[codec(index = 2)]
+	#[error("prepare: runtime construction: {0}")]
 	RuntimeConstruction(String),
 	/// An unexpected error has occurred in the preparation job.
 	#[codec(index = 3)]
+	#[error("prepare: job error: {0}")]
 	JobError(String),
 	/// Failed to prepare the PVF due to the time limit.
 	#[codec(index = 4)]
+	#[error("prepare: timeout")]
 	TimedOut,
 	/// An IO error occurred. This state is reported by either the validation host or by the
 	/// worker.
 	#[codec(index = 5)]
+	#[error("prepare: io error while receiving response: {0}")]
 	IoErr(String),
 	/// The temporary file for the artifact could not be created at the given cache path. This
 	/// state is reported by the validation host (not by the worker).
 	#[codec(index = 6)]
+	#[error("prepare: error creating tmp file: {0}")]
 	CreateTmpFile(String),
 	/// The response from the worker is received, but the file cannot be renamed (moved) to the
 	/// final destination location. This state is reported by the validation host (not by the
 	/// worker).
 	#[codec(index = 7)]
+	#[error("prepare: error renaming tmp file ({src:?} -> {dest:?}): {err}")]
 	RenameTmpFile {
 		err: String,
 		// Unfortunately `PathBuf` doesn't implement `Encode`/`Decode`, so we do a fallible
@@ -70,17 +77,21 @@ pub enum PrepareError {
 	},
 	/// Memory limit reached
 	#[codec(index = 8)]
+	#[error("prepare: out of memory")]
 	OutOfMemory,
 	/// The response from the worker is received, but the worker cache could not be cleared. The
 	/// worker has to be killed to avoid jobs having access to data from other jobs. This state is
 	/// reported by the validation host (not by the worker).
 	#[codec(index = 9)]
+	#[error("prepare: error clearing worker cache: {0}")]
 	ClearWorkerDir(String),
 	/// The preparation job process died, due to OOM, a seccomp violation, or some other factor.
-	JobDied { err: String, job_pid: i32 },
 	#[codec(index = 10)]
+	#[error("prepare: prepare job with pid {job_pid} died: {err}")]
+	JobDied { err: String, job_pid: i32 },
 	/// Some error occurred when interfacing with the kernel.
 	#[codec(index = 11)]
+	#[error("prepare: error interfacing with the kernel: {0}")]
 	Kernel(String),
 }
 
@@ -109,41 +120,23 @@ impl PrepareError {
 	}
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for PrepareError {
-	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-		use PrepareError::*;
-		match self {
-			Prevalidation(err) => write!(f, "prevalidation: {}", err),
-			Preparation(err) => write!(f, "preparation: {}", err),
-			RuntimeConstruction(err) => write!(f, "runtime construction: {}", err),
-			JobError(err) => write!(f, "panic: {}", err),
-			TimedOut => write!(f, "prepare: timeout"),
-			IoErr(err) => write!(f, "prepare: io error while receiving response: {}", err),
-			JobDied { err, job_pid } =>
-				write!(f, "prepare: prepare job with pid {job_pid} died: {err}"),
-			CreateTmpFile(err) => write!(f, "prepare: error creating tmp file: {}", err),
-			RenameTmpFile { err, src, dest } =>
-				write!(f, "prepare: error renaming tmp file ({:?} -> {:?}): {}", src, dest, err),
-			OutOfMemory => write!(f, "prepare: out of memory"),
-			ClearWorkerDir(err) => write!(f, "prepare: error clearing worker cache: {}", err),
-			Kernel(err) => write!(f, "prepare: error interfacing with the kernel: {}", err),
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 /// Some internal error occurred.
 ///
 /// Should only ever be used for validation errors independent of the candidate and PVF, or for
 /// errors we ruled out during pre-checking (so preparation errors are fine).
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Encode, Decode)]
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone, Encode, Decode)]
 pub enum InternalValidationError {
 	/// Some communication error occurred with the host.
+	#[error("validation: some communication error occurred with the host: {0}")]
 	HostCommunication(String),
 	/// Host could not create a hard link to the artifact path.
+	#[error("validation: host could not create a hard link to the artifact path: {0}")]
 	CouldNotCreateLink(String),
 	/// Could not find or open compiled artifact file.
+	#[error("validation: could not find or open compiled artifact file: {0}")]
 	CouldNotOpenFile(String),
 	/// Host could not clear the worker cache after a job.
+	#[error("validation: host could not clear the worker cache ({path:?}) after a job: {err}")]
 	CouldNotClearWorkerDir {
 		err: String,
 		// Unfortunately `PathBuf` doesn't implement `Encode`/`Decode`, so we do a fallible
@@ -151,32 +144,9 @@ pub enum InternalValidationError {
 		path: Option<String>,
 	},
 	/// Some error occurred when interfacing with the kernel.
+	#[error("validation: error interfacing with the kernel: {0}")]
 	Kernel(String),
-
 	/// Some non-deterministic preparation error occurred.
+	#[error("validation: prepare: {0}")]
 	NonDeterministicPrepareError(PrepareError),
 }
-
-impl fmt::Display for InternalValidationError {
-	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-		use InternalValidationError::*;
-		match self {
-			HostCommunication(err) =>
-				write!(f, "validation: some communication error occurred with the host: {}", err),
-			CouldNotCreateLink(err) => write!(
-				f,
-				"validation: host could not create a hard link to the artifact path: {}",
-				err
-			),
-			CouldNotOpenFile(err) =>
-				write!(f, "validation: could not find or open compiled artifact file: {}", err),
-			CouldNotClearWorkerDir { err, path } => write!(
-				f,
-				"validation: host could not clear the worker cache ({:?}) after a job: {}",
-				path, err
-			),
-			Kernel(err) => write!(f, "validation: error interfacing with the kernel: {}", err),
-			NonDeterministicPrepareError(err) => write!(f, "validation: prepare: {}", err),
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/src/lib.rs
index cff6e0ac13ab5..6980f913d0d74 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/execute-worker/src/lib.rs
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn recv_child_response(received_data: &mut io::BufReader<&[u8]>) -> io::Result<J
 	JobResult::decode(&mut response_bytes.as_slice()).map_err(|e| {
 		io::Error::new(
 			io::ErrorKind::Other,
-			format!("execute pvf recv_child_response: decode error: {:?}", e),
+			format!("execute pvf recv_child_response: decode error: {}", e),
 		)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/error.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/error.rs
index 442443f326e98..80d41d5c64be1 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/error.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/error.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 use polkadot_node_core_pvf_common::error::{InternalValidationError, PrepareError};
 
 /// A error raised during validation of the candidate.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum ValidationError {
 	/// Deterministic preparation issue. In practice, most of the problems should be caught by
 	/// prechecking, so this may be a sign of internal conditions.
@@ -27,35 +27,42 @@ pub enum ValidationError {
 	/// pre-checking enabled only valid runtimes should ever get enacted, so we can be
 	/// reasonably sure that this is some local problem on the current node. However, as this
 	/// particular error *seems* to indicate a deterministic error, we raise a warning.
+	#[error("candidate validation: {0}")]
 	Preparation(PrepareError),
 	/// The error was raised because the candidate is invalid. Should vote against.
-	Invalid(InvalidCandidate),
+	#[error("candidate validation: {0}")]
+	Invalid(#[from] InvalidCandidate),
 	/// Possibly transient issue that may resolve after retries. Should vote against when retries
 	/// fail.
-	PossiblyInvalid(PossiblyInvalidError),
+	#[error("candidate validation: {0}")]
+	PossiblyInvalid(#[from] PossiblyInvalidError),
 	/// Preparation or execution issue caused by an internal condition. Should not vote against.
-	Internal(InternalValidationError),
+	#[error("candidate validation: internal: {0}")]
+	Internal(#[from] InternalValidationError),
 }
 
 /// A description of an error raised during executing a PVF and can be attributed to the combination
 /// of the candidate [`polkadot_parachain_primitives::primitives::ValidationParams`] and the PVF.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum InvalidCandidate {
 	/// The candidate is reported to be invalid by the execution worker. The string contains the
 	/// error message.
+	#[error("invalid: worker reported: {0}")]
 	WorkerReportedInvalid(String),
 	/// PVF execution (compilation is not included) took more time than was allotted.
+	#[error("invalid: hard timeout")]
 	HardTimeout,
 }
 
 /// Possibly transient issue that may resolve after retries.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum PossiblyInvalidError {
 	/// The worker process (not the job) has died during validation of a candidate.
 	///
 	/// It's unlikely that this is caused by malicious code since workers spawn separate job
 	/// processes, and those job processes are sandboxed. But, it is possible. We retry in this
 	/// case, and if the error persists, we assume it's caused by the candidate and vote against.
+	#[error("possibly invalid: ambiguous worker death")]
 	AmbiguousWorkerDeath,
 	/// The job process (not the worker) has died for one of the following reasons:
 	///
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ pub enum PossiblyInvalidError {
 	/// (c) Some other reason, perhaps transient or perhaps caused by malicious code.
 	///
 	/// We cannot treat this as an internal error because malicious code may have caused this.
+	#[error("possibly invalid: ambiguous job death: {0}")]
 	AmbiguousJobDeath(String),
 	/// An unexpected error occurred in the job process and we can't be sure whether the candidate
 	/// is really invalid or some internal glitch occurred. Whenever we are unsure, we can never
@@ -76,15 +84,10 @@ pub enum PossiblyInvalidError {
 	/// issue was due to the candidate, then all validators would abstain, stalling finality on the
 	/// chain. So we will first retry the candidate, and if the issue persists we are forced to
 	/// vote invalid.
+	#[error("possibly invalid: job error: {0}")]
 	JobError(String),
 }
 
-impl From<InternalValidationError> for ValidationError {
-	fn from(error: InternalValidationError) -> Self {
-		Self::Internal(error)
-	}
-}
-
 impl From<PrepareError> for ValidationError {
 	fn from(error: PrepareError) -> Self {
 		// Here we need to classify the errors into two errors: deterministic and non-deterministic.
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/execute/queue.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/execute/queue.rs
index be607fe1c20b0..aa91d11781fc6 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/execute/queue.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/execute/queue.rs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ fn handle_job_finish(
 			?artifact_id,
 			?worker,
 			worker_rip = idle_worker.is_none(),
-			"execution worker concluded, error occurred: {:?}",
+			"execution worker concluded, error occurred: {}",
 			err
 		);
 	} else {
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/host.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/host.rs
index 21e13453edf3d..2668ce41583d7 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/host.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/host.rs
@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ async fn handle_precheck_pvf(
 ///
 /// If the prepare job failed previously, we may retry it under certain conditions.
 ///
-/// When preparing for execution, we use a more lenient timeout ([`LENIENT_PREPARATION_TIMEOUT`])
+/// When preparing for execution, we use a more lenient timeout
+/// ([`DEFAULT_LENIENT_PREPARATION_TIMEOUT`](polkadot_primitives::executor_params::DEFAULT_LENIENT_PREPARATION_TIMEOUT))
 /// than when prechecking.
 async fn handle_execute_pvf(
 	artifacts: &mut Artifacts,
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/queue.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/queue.rs
index c140a6cafda08..c7bfa2f3b21ba 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/queue.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/queue.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ pub struct FromQueue {
 	/// Identifier of an artifact.
 	pub(crate) artifact_id: ArtifactId,
 	/// Outcome of the PVF processing. [`Ok`] indicates that compiled artifact
-	/// is successfully stored on disk. Otherwise, an [error](crate::error::PrepareError)
-	/// is supplied.
+	/// is successfully stored on disk. Otherwise, an
+	/// [error](polkadot_node_core_pvf_common::error::PrepareError) is supplied.
 	pub(crate) result: PrepareResult,
 }
 
diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/worker_interface.rs b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/worker_interface.rs
index 45e31a5f453ff..d64ee1510cad7 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/worker_interface.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/pvf/src/prepare/worker_interface.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub async fn start_work(
 					gum::warn!(
 						target: LOG_TARGET,
 						worker_pid = %pid,
-						"failed to recv a prepare response: {:?}",
+						"failed to recv a prepare response: {}",
 						err,
 					);
 					Outcome::IoErr(err.to_string())