diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/Bwt.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/Bwt.java
index 0725a14ea..a259917af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/Bwt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/Bwt.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.KeyPurpose;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.Network;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.OutputDescriptor;
+import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.protocol.ScriptType;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.BlockTransactionHash;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.Wallet;
 import com.sparrowwallet.drongo.wallet.WalletNode;
@@ -360,6 +361,10 @@ public void onReady() {
                     if(!useWallets) {
                         Bwt.this.start(notifier);
                     } else {
+                        if(AppServices.get().getOpenWallets().keySet().stream().anyMatch(wallet -> wallet.getScriptType() == ScriptType.P2TR)) {
+                            throw new IllegalStateException("Taproot wallets are not yet supported when connecting to Bitcoin Core");
+                        }
+
                         Bwt.this.start(AppServices.get().getOpenWallets().keySet(), notifier);
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/ElectrumServer.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/ElectrumServer.java
index 62e58645f..9532c1f60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/ElectrumServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/net/ElectrumServer.java
@@ -1105,6 +1105,8 @@ protected FeeRatesUpdatedEvent call() throws ServerException {
                                         Matcher walletLoadingMatcher = RPC_WALLET_LOADING_PATTERN.matcher(bwtStartException.getMessage());
                                         if(bwtStartException.getMessage().contains("Wallet file not specified")) {
                                             throw new ServerException("Bitcoin Core requires Multi-Wallet to be enabled in the Server Preferences");
+                                        } else if(bwtStartException.getMessage().contains("Taproot wallets are not supported")) {
+                                            throw new ServerException(bwtStartException.getMessage());
                                         } else if(walletLoadingMatcher.matches() && walletLoadingMatcher.group(1) != null) {
                                             throw new ServerException(walletLoadingMatcher.group(1));
                                         }