diff --git a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/batch_lookup_characters_by_token_for_prompting.rs b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/batch_lookup_characters_by_token_for_prompting.rs
index 4895ab5cc8..5b71adf337 100644
--- a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/batch_lookup_characters_by_token_for_prompting.rs
+++ b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/batch_lookup_characters_by_token_for_prompting.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use errors::AnyhowResult;
 use sqlx::pool::PoolConnection;
 use sqlx::{FromRow, MySql, QueryBuilder};
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct CharacterPromptData {
 pub async fn batch_lookup_characters_by_token_for_prompting(
   tokens: &[CharacterToken],
   connection: &mut PoolConnection<MySql>,
-) -> AnyhowResult<Vec<CharacterPromptData>> {
+) -> Result<Vec<CharacterPromptData>, sqlx::Error> {
   if tokens.is_empty() {
     return Ok(Vec::new());
   }
diff --git a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/create_pending_character.rs b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/create_pending_character.rs
index 27afd60895..02b8caf70c 100644
--- a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/create_pending_character.rs
+++ b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/characters/create_pending_character.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use anyhow::anyhow;
 use log::info;
 use sqlx::{Executor, MySql};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct CreatePendingCharacterArgs<'e, 'c, E>
 /// once the async creation job completes.
 pub async fn create_pending_character<'e, 'c: 'e, E>(
   args: CreatePendingCharacterArgs<'e, 'c, E>,
-) -> anyhow::Result<CharacterToken>
+) -> Result<CharacterToken, sqlx::Error>
   where E: 'e + Executor<'c, Database = MySql>
 {
   let token = CharacterToken::generate();
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ SET
   );
 
   let result = query.execute(args.mysql_executor)
-      .await
-      .map_err(|err| anyhow!("Error inserting character: {:?}", err))?;
+      .await?;
 
   info!("Created pending character {} (record ID {})", token, result.last_insert_id());
 
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/characters/create_character_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/characters/create_character_handler.rs
index 0a2b69047d..fa8fd2d40e 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/characters/create_character_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/characters/create_character_handler.rs
@@ -174,11 +174,7 @@ pub async fn create_character_handler(
     mysql_executor: &mut *transaction,
     phantom: PhantomData,
   })
-      .await
-      .map_err(|err| {
-        error!("Error inserting character record: {:?}", err);
-        AdvancedCommonWebError::from_anyhow_error(err)
-      })?;
+      .await?;
 
   info!("Created pending character: {}", character_token);
 
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ pub async fn create_character_handler(
       .await
       .map_err(|err| {
         error!("Error inserting inference job: {:?}", err);
-        AdvancedCommonWebError::from_anyhow_error(err.into())
+        AdvancedCommonWebError::from_error(err)
       })?;
 
   info!("Created inference job: {}", apriori_job_token);
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/video/multi_function/seedance_2p0_multi_function_video_gen_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/video/multi_function/seedance_2p0_multi_function_video_gen_handler.rs
index d6b75fc89b..f0c0a816a8 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/video/multi_function/seedance_2p0_multi_function_video_gen_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/generate/video/multi_function/seedance_2p0_multi_function_video_gen_handler.rs
@@ -616,11 +616,7 @@ async fn resolve_kinovi_character_ids(
   };
 
   let characters = batch_lookup_characters_by_token_for_prompting(tokens, connection)
-      .await
-      .map_err(|err| {
-        error!("Error looking up characters: {:?}", err);
-        AdvancedCommonWebError::from_anyhow_error(err)
-      })?;
+      .await?;
 
   if characters.len() != tokens.len() {
     warn!(