diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 13591ff9f..552d21e9d 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -2718,7 +2718,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rusoto_s3",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_path_to_error",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -5014,15 +5013,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_path_to_error"
-version = "0.1.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26b04f22b563c91331a10074bda3dd5492e3cc39d56bd557e91c0af42b6c7341"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_repr"
 version = "0.1.10"
diff --git a/rust/agents/relayer/Cargo.toml b/rust/agents/relayer/Cargo.toml
index 8c19598f6..35c7f0ed2 100644
--- a/rust/agents/relayer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agents/relayer/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
 coingecko = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/coingecko-rs", tag = "2022-09-14-02" }
-config = "0.13"
+config = "~0.13.3"
 serde = {version = "1.0", features = ["derive"]}
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 ethers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04" }
diff --git a/rust/agents/scraper/Cargo.toml b/rust/agents/scraper/Cargo.toml
index 852bad863..2f63fc9c0 100644
--- a/rust/agents/scraper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agents/scraper/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
 chrono = "0.4"
-config = "0.13"
+config = "~0.13.3"
 ethers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04" }
 eyre = "0.6"
 itertools = "0.10"
diff --git a/rust/agents/validator/Cargo.toml b/rust/agents/validator/Cargo.toml
index 4a6894112..d716eaf6a 100644
--- a/rust/agents/validator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/agents/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
-config = "0.13"
+config = "~0.13.3"
 serde = "1.0"
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 ethers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04" }
diff --git a/rust/hyperlane-base/Cargo.toml b/rust/hyperlane-base/Cargo.toml
index ce79ad9ab..68ff3fad7 100644
--- a/rust/hyperlane-base/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/hyperlane-base/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 # Main block
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
-config = "0.13"
+config = "~0.13.3"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
-serde_path_to_error = "0.1"
 ethers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04" }
 fuels = "0.33"
 thiserror = "1.0"
diff --git a/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/chains.rs b/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/chains.rs
index 89d65f371..275f05ea4 100644
--- a/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/chains.rs
+++ b/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/chains.rs
@@ -143,21 +143,25 @@ impl ChainSetup {
         &self,
         metrics: &CoreMetrics,
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn HyperlaneProvider>> {
+        let ctx = "Building provider";
         match &self.chain {
             ChainConf::Ethereum(conf) => {
-                let locator = self.locator("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")?;
+                let locator = self
+                    .locator("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+                    .context(ctx)?;
                 self.build_ethereum(conf, &locator, metrics, h_eth::HyperlaneProviderBuilder {})
                     .await
             }
 
             ChainConf::Fuel(_) => todo!(),
         }
-        .context("Building provider")
+        .context(ctx)
     }
 
     /// Try to convert the chain setting into a Mailbox contract
     pub async fn build_mailbox(&self, metrics: &CoreMetrics) -> Result<Box<dyn Mailbox>> {
-        let locator = self.locator(&self.addresses.mailbox)?;
+        let ctx = "Building provider";
+        let locator = self.locator(&self.addresses.mailbox).context(ctx)?;
 
         match &self.chain {
             ChainConf::Ethereum(conf) => {
@@ -166,13 +170,13 @@ impl ChainSetup {
             }
 
             ChainConf::Fuel(conf) => {
-                let wallet = self.fuel_signer().await?;
+                let wallet = self.fuel_signer().await.context(ctx)?;
                 hyperlane_fuel::FuelMailbox::new(conf, locator, wallet)
                     .map(|m| Box::new(m) as Box<dyn Mailbox>)
                     .map_err(Into::into)
             }
         }
-        .context("Building mailbox")
+        .context(ctx)
     }
 
     /// Try to convert the chain settings into a mailbox indexer
@@ -180,7 +184,8 @@ impl ChainSetup {
         &self,
         metrics: &CoreMetrics,
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn MailboxIndexer>> {
-        let locator = self.locator(&self.addresses.mailbox)?;
+        let ctx = "Building mailbox indexer";
+        let locator = self.locator(&self.addresses.mailbox).context(ctx)?;
 
         match &self.chain {
             ChainConf::Ethereum(conf) => {
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@ impl ChainSetup {
 
             ChainConf::Fuel(_) => todo!(),
         }
-        .context("Building mailbox indexer")
+        .context(ctx)
     }
 
     /// Try to convert the chain setting into an interchain gas paymaster
@@ -206,7 +211,10 @@ impl ChainSetup {
         &self,
         metrics: &CoreMetrics,
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn InterchainGasPaymaster>> {
-        let locator = self.locator(&self.addresses.interchain_gas_paymaster)?;
+        let ctx = "Building IGP";
+        let locator = self
+            .locator(&self.addresses.interchain_gas_paymaster)
+            .context(ctx)?;
 
         match &self.chain {
             ChainConf::Ethereum(conf) => {
@@ -221,7 +229,7 @@ impl ChainSetup {
 
             ChainConf::Fuel(_) => todo!(),
         }
-        .context("Building IGP")
+        .context(ctx)
     }
 
     /// Try to convert the chain settings into a IGP indexer
@@ -229,7 +237,10 @@ impl ChainSetup {
         &self,
         metrics: &CoreMetrics,
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn InterchainGasPaymasterIndexer>> {
-        let locator = self.locator(&self.addresses.interchain_gas_paymaster)?;
+        let ctx = "Building IGP indexer";
+        let locator = self
+            .locator(&self.addresses.interchain_gas_paymaster)
+            .context(ctx)?;
 
         match &self.chain {
             ChainConf::Ethereum(conf) => {
@@ -238,7 +249,12 @@ impl ChainSetup {
                     &locator,
                     metrics,
                     h_eth::InterchainGasPaymasterIndexerBuilder {
-                        mailbox_address: self.addresses.mailbox.parse()?,
+                        mailbox_address: self
+                            .addresses
+                            .mailbox
+                            .parse()
+                            .context("Parsing mailbox address")
+                            .context(ctx)?,
                         finality_blocks: self.finality_blocks(),
                     },
                 )
@@ -247,7 +263,7 @@ impl ChainSetup {
 
             ChainConf::Fuel(_) => todo!(),
         }
-        .context("Building IGP indexer")
+        .context(ctx)
     }
 
     /// Try to convert the chain setting into a Multisig Ism contract
@@ -256,8 +272,12 @@ impl ChainSetup {
         address: H256,
         metrics: &CoreMetrics,
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn MultisigIsm>> {
+        let ctx = "Building multisig ISM";
         let locator = ContractLocator {
-            domain: self.domain()?,
+            domain: self
+                .domain()
+                .context("Invalid domain for locating contract")
+                .context(ctx)?,
             address,
         };
 
@@ -269,7 +289,7 @@ impl ChainSetup {
 
             ChainConf::Fuel(_) => todo!(),
         }
-        .context("Building multisig ISM")
+        .context(ctx)
     }
 
     /// Get the domain for this chain setup
@@ -348,15 +368,17 @@ impl ChainSetup {
     }
 
     fn locator(&self, address: &str) -> Result<ContractLocator> {
-        let domain = self.domain()?;
+        let domain = self
+            .domain()
+            .context("Invalid domain for locating contract")?;
         let address = match self.chain {
             ChainConf::Ethereum(_) => address
                 .parse::<ethers::types::Address>()
-                .context("Invalid ethereum address")?
+                .context("Invalid ethereum address for locating contract")?
                 .into(),
             ChainConf::Fuel(_) => address
                 .parse::<fuels::tx::ContractId>()
-                .map_err(|e| eyre!("Invalid fuel contract id: {e}"))?
+                .map_err(|e| eyre!("Invalid fuel contract id for locating contract: {e}"))?
                 .into_h256(),
         };
 
diff --git a/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/loader.rs b/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/loader.rs
index c29754a66..3ce84047c 100644
--- a/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/loader.rs
+++ b/rust/hyperlane-base/src/settings/loader.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
+use std::error::Error;
 
 use config::{Config, Environment, File};
 use eyre::{Context, Result};
@@ -74,15 +75,19 @@ pub(crate) fn load_settings_object<'de, T: Deserialize<'de>, S: AsRef<str>>(
         )
         .build()?;
     let formatted_config = format!("{:#?}", config_deserializer).replace('\n', "\\n");
-    match serde_path_to_error::deserialize(config_deserializer) {
+    match Config::try_deserialize(config_deserializer) {
         Ok(cfg) => Ok(cfg),
         Err(err) => {
             println!(
                 "Error during deserialization, showing the config for debugging: {}",
                 formatted_config
             );
-            let ctx = format!("Invalid config at `{}` {:?}", err.path(), err);
-            Err(err).context(ctx)
+            if let Some(source_err) = err.source() {
+                let source = format!("Config error source: {source_err}");
+                Err(err).context(source)
+            } else {
+                Err(err.into())
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/hyperlane-core/Cargo.toml b/rust/hyperlane-core/Cargo.toml
index 37d68cb8f..30d46fd39 100644
--- a/rust/hyperlane-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/hyperlane-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ auto_impl = "1.0"
 ethers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04" }
 ethers-signers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04", features=["aws"] }
 ethers-providers = { git = "https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz/ethers-rs", tag = "2023-01-10-04", features=["ws", "rustls"] }
-config = "0.13"
+config = "~0.13.3"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 sha3 = "0.10"
 lazy_static = "*"
diff --git a/rust/hyperlane-core/src/chain.rs b/rust/hyperlane-core/src/chain.rs
index f2344f929..0feecec8d 100644
--- a/rust/hyperlane-core/src/chain.rs
+++ b/rust/hyperlane-core/src/chain.rs
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ impl HyperlaneDomain {
             if name == domain.as_str() {
                 Ok(HyperlaneDomain::Known(domain))
             } else {
-                Err("Chain name does not match the name of a known domain id; the config is probably wrong.")
+                Err("Chain name does not match the name of a known domain id; the chain name is probably misspelled.")
             }
         } else if name.as_str().parse::<KnownHyperlaneDomain>().is_ok() {
-            Err("Chain name is known the domain is incorrect; the config is probably wrong.")
+            Err("Chain name implies a different domain than the domain id provided; the domain id is probably wrong.")
         } else {
             Ok(HyperlaneDomain::Unknown {
                 domain_id,