diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
index ddd3b2c74..e0fabdbac 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ impl Cmd {
             id: contract.into(),
         };
 
-        let content = serde_json::to_string(&payload).map_err(Error::JsonSerialization)?;
+        let content = serde_json::to_string(&payload)?;
 
-        to_file.write_all(content.as_bytes()).map_err(Error::Io)
+        Ok(to_file.write_all(content.as_bytes())?)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs
index 51e4f477b..8dcebe9bf 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/invoke.rs
@@ -339,10 +339,8 @@ impl Cmd {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let content = fs::read_to_string(file_path).map_err(Error::Io)?;
-
-        let data: AliasData =
-            serde_json::from_str(content.as_str()).map_err(Error::JsonDeserialization)?;
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(file_path)?;
+        let data: AliasData = serde_json::from_str(content.as_str())?;
 
         Ok(Some(data.id))
     }