1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 2382ac268d..64a4844dc9 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3203,8 +3203,11 @@ void CWallet::SetupDescriptorScriptPubKeyMans()
             for (const UniValue& desc_val : descriptor_vals.get_array().getValues()) {
                 std::string desc_str = desc_val.getValStr();
                 FlatSigningProvider keys;
-                std::string dummy_error;
-                std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> desc = Parse(desc_str, keys, dummy_error, false);
+                std::string desc_error;
+                std::unique_ptr<Descriptor> desc = Parse(desc_str, keys, desc_error, false);
+                if (desc == nullptr) {
+                    throw std::runtime_error(std::string(__func__) + ": Invalid descriptor \"" + desc_str + "\" (" + desc_error + ")");
+                }
                 if (!desc->GetOutputType()) {
                     continue;
                 }