diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/create.rs b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/create.rs
index 672ccd17..1d1f6bd4 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/create.rs
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/create.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 //
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::error::Error;
 use std::process::exit;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::io::stdout;
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ use toml_query::read::TomlValueReadExt;
 use toml::Value;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use libimagcontact::error::ContactError as CE;
 use libimagrt::runtime::Runtime;
 use libimagerror::trace::MapErrTrace;
 use libimagerror::trace::trace_error;
-use libimagerror::trace::trace_error_exit;
 use libimagutil::warn_result::WarnResult;
 use libimagentryref::refstore::RefStore;
 use libimagentryref::flags::RefFlags;
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ pub fn create(rt: &Runtime) {
                 .create_new(true)
                 .open(fl.clone())
                 .map_warn_err_str("Cannot create/open destination File. Stopping.")
+                .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e.description()))
+                .map_err(CE::from)
                 .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
 
             (Box::new(file), Some(fl))
@@ -107,7 +110,11 @@ pub fn create(rt: &Runtime) {
             exit(2);
         }
 
-        match ::toml::de::from_str(&template).map(parse_toml_into_vcard) {
+        match ::toml::de::from_str(&template)
+            .map(parse_toml_into_vcard)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e.description()))
+            .map_err(CE::from)
+        {
             Err(e) => {
                 error!("Error parsing template");
                 trace_error(&e);
@@ -125,10 +132,10 @@ pub fn create(rt: &Runtime) {
                 }
 
                 let vcard_string = write_component(&vcard);
-                if let Err(e) = dest.write_all(&vcard_string.as_bytes()) {
-                    warn!("Error while writing out vcard content");
-                    trace_error_exit(&e, 1);
-                }
+                let _ = dest
+                    .write_all(&vcard_string.as_bytes())
+                    .map_err(CE::from)
+                    .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
 
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/main.rs b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/main.rs
index a6c3455d..d6a37607 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-contact/src/main.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern crate libimagentryedit;
 
 use std::process::exit;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::error::Error;
 
 use handlebars::Handlebars;
 use clap::ArgMatches;
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ fn list(rt: &Runtime) {
             let data = build_data_object_for_handlebars(i, hash, &vcard);
 
             let s = list_format.render("format", &data)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e.description()))
+                .map_err(CE::from)
                 .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
             println!("{}", s);
         })
@@ -155,7 +158,10 @@ fn import(rt: &Runtime) {
             .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
     } else if path.is_dir() {
         for entry in WalkDir::new(path).min_depth(1).into_iter() {
-            let entry = entry.map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
+            let entry = entry
+                .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e.description()))
+                .map_err(CE::from)
+                .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
             if entry.file_type().is_file() {
                 let pb = PathBuf::from(entry.path());
                 let _ = rt
@@ -194,7 +200,11 @@ fn show(rt: &Runtime) {
     let show_format = get_contact_print_format("contact.show_format", rt, &scmd);
     let data = build_data_object_for_handlebars(0, hash, &vcard);
 
-    let s = show_format.render("format", &data).map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
+    let s = show_format
+        .render("format", &data)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e.description()))
+        .map_err(CE::from)
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
     println!("{}", s);
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +223,11 @@ fn get_contact_print_format(config_value_path: &'static str, rt: &Runtime, scmd:
         });
 
     let mut hb = Handlebars::new();
-    let _ = hb.register_template_string("format", fmt).map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
+    let _ = hb
+        .register_template_string("format", fmt)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e.description()))
+        .map_err(CE::from)
+        .map_err_trace_exit_unwrap(1);
 
     hb.register_escape_fn(::handlebars::no_escape);
     ::libimaginteraction::format::register_all_color_helpers(&mut hb);