diff --git a/packages/datastore-idb/src/index.ts b/packages/datastore-idb/src/index.ts
index b6b2e935..02c3c7d8 100644
--- a/packages/datastore-idb/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/datastore-idb/src/index.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class IDBDatastore extends BaseDatastore {
     try {
       await this.db.delete(this.location, key.toString())
     } catch (err: any) {
-      throw Errors.dbWriteFailedError(err)
+      throw Errors.dbDeleteFailedError(err)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/datastore-level/src/index.ts b/packages/datastore-level/src/index.ts
index 66d8411a..b6368118 100644
--- a/packages/datastore-level/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/datastore-level/src/index.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class LevelDatastore extends BaseDatastore {
         throw Errors.notFoundError(err)
       }
 
-      throw Errors.dbWriteFailedError(err)
+      throw Errors.dbReadFailedError(err)
     }
     return data
   }