diff --git a/acapy_agent/protocols/didexchange/v1_0/manager.py b/acapy_agent/protocols/didexchange/v1_0/manager.py
index 8ac0ceca22..90df8daf17 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/protocols/didexchange/v1_0/manager.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/protocols/didexchange/v1_0/manager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 from did_peer_4 import LONG_PATTERN, long_to_short
 
 from ....admin.server import AdminResponder
-from ....connections.base_manager import BaseConnectionManager
+from ....connections.base_manager import (
+    BaseConnectionManager,
+    BaseConnectionManagerError,
+)
 from ....connections.models.conn_record import ConnRecord
 from ....connections.models.connection_target import ConnectionTarget
 from ....core.error import BaseError
@@ -371,7 +374,13 @@ async def create_request(
 
         did_url = None
         if conn_rec.their_public_did is not None:
-            services = await self.resolve_didcomm_services(conn_rec.their_public_did)
+            try:
+                services = await self.resolve_didcomm_services(conn_rec.their_public_did)
+            except BaseConnectionManagerError as e:
+                raise DIDXManagerError(
+                    "Failed to resolve DIDComm services from "
+                    f"{conn_rec.their_public_did}: {e}"
+                ) from e
             if services:
                 did_url = services[0].id