diff --git a/contracts/staking_rewards/src/lib.rs b/contracts/staking_rewards/src/lib.rs
index 9241561..7fc7fe0 100644
--- a/contracts/staking_rewards/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/staking_rewards/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #![no_std]
 use soroban_sdk::{contract, contractimpl, contracttype, token, Address, Env, String, Vec, vec};
 
-use emergency_guard::{DefaultEmergencyGuard, PauseType};
+use emergency_guard::{DefaultEmergencyGuard, GuardError, PauseType};
+
+impl From<GuardError> for ContractError {
+    fn from(_: GuardError) -> Self {
+        ContractError::Paused
+    }
+}
+
 pub use Perigee_error_codes::ContractError;
 use Perigee_math::Fixed;