diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 02edff3..d05348c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1538,6 +1538,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "commit_verify",
  "env_logger",
  "log",
+ "nonasync",
  "psbt",
  "rgb-interfaces",
  "rgb-runtime",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 2905353..64ab91f 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ commit_verify = { workspace = true }
 bp-seals = { workspace = true }
 bp-std = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 bp-wallet = { workspace = true, features = ["cli"] }
+nonasync = { workspace = true }
 psbt = { workspace = true }
 rgb-std = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 rgb-interfaces = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/cli/src/args.rs b/cli/src/args.rs
index 4f4697a..de7cda6 100644
--- a/cli/src/args.rs
+++ b/cli/src/args.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use bpstd::{Wpkh, XpubDerivable};
 use bpwallet::cli::{Args as BpArgs, Config, DescriptorOpts};
 use bpwallet::Wallet;
+use nonasync::persistence::PersistenceError;
 use rgb::persistence::Stock;
 use rgb::resolvers::AnyResolver;
 use rgb::{RgbDescr, RgbWallet, TapretKey, WalletError};
@@ -105,15 +106,19 @@ impl RgbArgs {
 
         let provider = FsBinStore::new(stock_path.clone())?;
         let mut stock = Stock::load(provider, true).map_err(WalletError::WalletPersist).or_else(|err| {
-            if matches!(err, WalletError::Deserialize(DeserializeError::Decode(DecodeError::Io(ref err))) if err.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound) {
-                if self.verbose > 1 {
-                    eprint!("stock file is absent, creating a new one ... ");
+            if let WalletError::WalletPersist(PersistenceError(ref err)) = err {
+                if let Some(DeserializeError::Decode(DecodeError::Io(io_err))) = err.downcast_ref::<DeserializeError>() {
+                    if io_err.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                        if self.verbose > 1 {
+                            eprint!("stock file is absent, creating a new one ... ");
+                        }
+                        fs::create_dir_all(&stock_path)?;
+                        let provider = FsBinStore::new(stock_path)?;
+                        let mut stock = Stock::in_memory();
+                        stock.make_persistent(provider, true).map_err(WalletError::StockPersist)?;
+                        return Ok(stock);
+                    }
                 }
-                fs::create_dir_all(&stock_path)?;
-                let provider = FsBinStore::new(stock_path)?;
-                let mut stock = Stock::in_memory();
-                stock.make_persistent(provider, true).map_err(WalletError::StockPersist)?;
-                return Ok(stock);
             }
             eprintln!("stock file is damaged, failing");
             Err(err)