diff --git a/services/blob/src/database/client.rs b/services/blob/src/database/client.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/database/client.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/database/client.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         debug!("DynamoDB client failed to delete blob item: {:?}", err);
-        DBError::AwsSdk(err.into())
+        DBError::AwsSdk(Box::new(err.into()))
       })?;
     Ok(())
   }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         debug!("DynamoDB client failed to run transaction: {:?}", err);
-        DBError::AwsSdk(err.into())
+        DBError::AwsSdk(Box::new(err.into()))
       })?;
     Ok(())
   }
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         error!("DynamoDB client failed to query holders: {:?}", err);
-        DBError::AwsSdk(err.into())
+        DBError::AwsSdk(Box::new(err.into()))
       })?;
 
     let Some(items) = response.items else {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         error!("DynamoDB client failed to query unchecked items: {:?}", err);
-        DBError::AwsSdk(err.into())
+        DBError::AwsSdk(Box::new(err.into()))
       })?;
 
     let Some(items) = response.items else {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
         }
         err => {
           debug!("DynamoDB client failed to insert: {:?}", err);
-          DBError::AwsSdk(err)
+          DBError::AwsSdk(Box::new(err))
         }
       })
   }
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         debug!("DynamoDB client failed to get item: {:?}", err);
-        DBError::AwsSdk(err.into())
+        DBError::AwsSdk(Box::new(err.into()))
       })
       .map(|response| response.item)
   }
diff --git a/services/blob/src/database/errors.rs b/services/blob/src/database/errors.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/database/errors.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/database/errors.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 )]
 pub enum Error {
   #[display(...)]
-  AwsSdk(DynamoDBError),
+  AwsSdk(Box<DynamoDBError>),
   #[display(...)]
   Attribute(DBItemError),
   #[display(...)]
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   fn from(value: comm_lib::database::Error) -> Self {
     use comm_lib::database::Error as E;
     match value {
-      E::AwsSdk(err) => Self::AwsSdk(err),
+      E::AwsSdk(err) => Self::AwsSdk(Box::new(err)),
       E::Attribute(err) => Self::Attribute(err),
       E::MaxRetriesExceeded => Self::MaxRetriesExceeded,
     }
diff --git a/services/blob/src/http/errors.rs b/services/blob/src/http/errors.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/http/errors.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/http/errors.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@
       ErrorConflict("blob already exists")
     }
     BlobServiceError::DB(db_err) => match db_err {
-      DBError::AwsSdk(DynamoDBError::InternalServerError(_))
-      | DBError::AwsSdk(
-        DynamoDBError::ProvisionedThroughputExceededException(_),
-      )
-      | DBError::AwsSdk(DynamoDBError::RequestLimitExceeded(_)) => {
-        warn!("AWS transient error occurred");
-        ErrorServiceUnavailable("please retry")
-      }
+      DBError::AwsSdk(aws_err) => match aws_err.as_ref() {
+        DynamoDBError::InternalServerError(_)
+        | DynamoDBError::ProvisionedThroughputExceededException(_)
+        | DynamoDBError::RequestLimitExceeded(_) => {
+          warn!("AWS transient error occurred");
+          ErrorServiceUnavailable("please retry")
+        }
+        unexpected => {
+          error!("Received an unexpected AWS error: {0:?} - {0}", unexpected);
+          ErrorInternalServerError("server error")
+        }
+      },
       DBError::Blob(BlobDBError::InvalidInput(_)) => {
         ErrorBadRequest("bad request")
       }
@@ -37,11 +41,16 @@
       }
     },
     BlobServiceError::S3(s3_err) => match s3_err {
-      S3Error::AwsSdk(aws_sdk_s3::Error::NotFound(_))
-      | S3Error::AwsSdk(aws_sdk_s3::Error::NoSuchKey(_)) => {
-        error!("Data inconsistency! Blob is present in database but not present in S3!");
-        ErrorInternalServerError("server error")
-      }
+      S3Error::AwsSdk(aws_err) => match aws_err.as_ref() {
+        aws_sdk_s3::Error::NotFound(_) | aws_sdk_s3::Error::NoSuchKey(_) => {
+          error!("Data inconsistency! Blob is present in database but not present in S3!");
+          ErrorInternalServerError("server error")
+        }
+        err => {
+          error!("Received an unexpected AWS S3 error: {0:?} - {0}", err);
+          ErrorInternalServerError("server error")
+        }
+      },
       S3Error::EmptyUpload => ErrorBadRequest("empty upload"),
       unexpected => {
         error!("Received an unexpected S3 error: {0:?} - {0}", unexpected);
diff --git a/services/blob/src/s3.rs b/services/blob/src/s3.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/s3.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/s3.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 )]
 pub enum Error {
   #[display(...)]
-  AwsSdk(S3Error),
+  AwsSdk(Box<S3Error>),
   #[display(...)]
   ByteStream(std::io::Error),
   #[display(...)]
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|e| {
         error!("S3 failed to get object metadata");
-        Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+        Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
       })?;
 
     Ok(response)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
     let response = request.send().await.map_err(|e| {
       error!("S3 failed to get object");
-      Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+      Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
     })?;
     let data = response.body.collect().await.map_err(|e| {
       error!("S3 failed to stream object bytes");
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|e| {
         error!("S3 failed to delete object");
-        Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+        Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
       })?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|e| {
         error!("S3 failed to batch delete objects");
-        Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+        Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
       })?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|e| {
         error!("S3 failed to start upload session");
-        Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+        Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
       })?;
 
     let upload_id = multipart_upload_res.upload_id().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|e| {
         error!("Failed to add upload part");
-        Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+        Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
       })?;
 
     let completed_part = CompletedPart::builder()
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
       .await
       .map_err(|e| {
         error!("Failed to finish upload session");
-        Error::AwsSdk(e.into())
+        Error::AwsSdk(Box::new(e.into()))
       })?;
 
     debug!(upload_id = self.upload_id, "Multipart upload complete");