diff --git a/crates/payload/primitives/src/traits.rs b/crates/payload/primitives/src/traits.rs
index 7ae558b99..a77f516da 100644
--- a/crates/payload/primitives/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/payload/primitives/src/traits.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{PayloadEvents, PayloadKind, PayloadTypes};
+use crate::{PayloadBuilderError, PayloadEvents, PayloadKind, PayloadTypes};
 use alloy_eips::{eip4895::Withdrawal, eip7685::Requests};
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, B256, U256};
 use alloy_rpc_types_engine::{PayloadAttributes as EthPayloadAttributes, PayloadId};
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub trait PayloadBuilder: Send + Unpin {
     /// The Payload type for the builder.
     type PayloadType: PayloadTypes;
     /// The error type returned by the builder.
-    type Error;
+    type Error: Into<PayloadBuilderError>;
 
     /// Sends a message to the service to start building a new payload for the given payload.
     ///