diff --git a/crates/jit/src/instantiate.rs b/crates/jit/src/instantiate.rs
index 250b83728190..df6a17fa24b4 100644
--- a/crates/jit/src/instantiate.rs
+++ b/crates/jit/src/instantiate.rs
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ impl CompilationArtifacts {
                 }
 
                 let obj = obj.write().map_err(|_| {
-                    SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::Resource(
-                        "failed to create image memory".to_string(),
-                    ))
+                    SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::Resource(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                        "failed to create image memory"
+                    )))
                 })?;
 
                 Ok(CompilationArtifacts {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl CompiledModule {
             &artifacts.unwind_info,
         )
         .map_err(|message| {
-            SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::Resource(format!(
+            SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::Resource(anyhow::anyhow!(
                 "failed to build code memory for functions: {}",
                 message
             )))
diff --git a/crates/jit/src/trampoline.rs b/crates/jit/src/trampoline.rs
index aebc4f1bc862..bb470dbcb3fc 100644
--- a/crates/jit/src/trampoline.rs
+++ b/crates/jit/src/trampoline.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ pub fn make_trampoline(
     assert!(compiled_function.relocations.is_empty());
     let ptr = code_memory
         .allocate_for_function(&compiled_function)
-        .map_err(|message| SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::Resource(message)))?
+        .map_err(|message| {
+            SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::Resource(anyhow::anyhow!(message)))
+        })?
         .as_ptr();
     Ok(unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<*const VMFunctionBody, VMTrampoline>(ptr) })
 }
diff --git a/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator.rs b/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator.rs
index 31ced83f5b38..18f66f0db274 100644
--- a/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub struct LinkError(pub String);
 pub enum InstantiationError {
     /// Insufficient resources available for execution.
     #[error("Insufficient resources: {0}")]
-    Resource(String),
+    Resource(anyhow::Error),
 
     /// A wasm link error occured.
     #[error("Failed to link module")]
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub enum InstantiationError {
 pub enum FiberStackError {
     /// Insufficient resources available for the request.
     #[error("Insufficient resources: {0}")]
-    Resource(String),
+    Resource(anyhow::Error),
     /// An error for when the allocator doesn't support custom fiber stacks.
     #[error("Custom fiber stacks are not supported by the allocator")]
     NotSupported,
@@ -569,10 +569,8 @@ impl OnDemandInstanceAllocator {
         let mut memories: PrimaryMap<DefinedMemoryIndex, _> =
             PrimaryMap::with_capacity(module.memory_plans.len() - num_imports);
         for plan in &module.memory_plans.values().as_slice()[num_imports..] {
-            memories.push(
-                Memory::new_dynamic(plan, creator)
-                    .map_err(|e| InstantiationError::Resource(e.to_string()))?,
-            );
+            memories
+                .push(Memory::new_dynamic(plan, creator).map_err(InstantiationError::Resource)?);
         }
         Ok(memories)
     }
diff --git a/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator/pooling.rs b/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator/pooling.rs
index 0c58b451822f..04e416aded0e 100644
--- a/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator/pooling.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime/src/instance/allocator/pooling.rs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ impl InstancePool {
                     max_pages,
                     commit_memory_pages,
                 )
-                .map_err(|e| InstantiationError::Resource(e.to_string()))?,
+                .map_err(InstantiationError::Resource)?,
             );
         }
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ impl InstancePool {
             let base = tables.next().unwrap();
 
             commit_table_pages(base, max_elements as usize * mem::size_of::<*mut u8>())
-                .map_err(|e| InstantiationError::Resource(e.to_string()))?;
+                .map_err(InstantiationError::Resource)?;
 
             instance
                 .tables
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ impl StackPool {
                 .add((index * self.stack_size) + self.page_size);
 
             commit_stack_pages(bottom_of_stack, size_without_guard)
-                .map_err(|e| FiberStackError::Resource(e.to_string()))?;
+                .map_err(FiberStackError::Resource)?;
 
             // The top of the stack should be returned
             Ok(bottom_of_stack.add(size_without_guard))