diff --git a/libs/wallet/src/connectors/json-rpc-connector.ts b/libs/wallet/src/connectors/json-rpc-connector.ts
index db6c08329..0ffdc57e5 100644
--- a/libs/wallet/src/connectors/json-rpc-connector.ts
+++ b/libs/wallet/src/connectors/json-rpc-connector.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ export class JsonRpcConnector implements VegaConnector {
       encodedTransaction: encodeTransaction(transaction),
     });
 
+    if ('error' in result) {
+      // In the case of sending a tx, error code 3001 indicates that the
+      // user rejected the tx. Returning null will allow the dialog to close immediately
+      if (result.error.code === 3001) {
+        return null;
+      } else {
+        throw this.wrapError(result.error);
+      }
+    }
+
     const parsedResult = SendTransactionSchema.safeParse(result);
 
     if (parsedResult.success) {
@@ -252,12 +262,6 @@ export class JsonRpcConnector implements VegaConnector {
         signature: parsedResult.data.result.transaction.signature.value,
       };
     } else {
-      // In the case of sending a tx, return null instead of throwing
-      // this indicates to the app that the user rejected the tx rather
-      // than it being a true error
-      if ('error' in result && result.error.code === 3001) {
-        return null;
-      }
       throw ClientErrors.INVALID_RESPONSE;
     }
   }
diff --git a/libs/wallet/src/vega-transaction-dialog/vega-transaction-dialog.tsx b/libs/wallet/src/vega-transaction-dialog/vega-transaction-dialog.tsx
index 9d9f72e4c..865da3aba 100644
--- a/libs/wallet/src/vega-transaction-dialog/vega-transaction-dialog.tsx
+++ b/libs/wallet/src/vega-transaction-dialog/vega-transaction-dialog.tsx
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ export const VegaDialog = ({ transaction }: VegaDialogProps) => {
   if (transaction.status === VegaTxStatus.Error) {
     content = (
       <div data-testid={transaction.status}>
-        <p>{transaction.error && transaction.error.message}</p>
-        {transaction.error && transaction.error.data && (
-          <p>{transaction.error.data}</p>
+        {transaction.error && (
+          <p>
+            {transaction.error.message}: {transaction.error.data}
+          </p>
         )}
       </div>
     );