diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/IndyPool.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/IndyPool.ts
index f270a6b628..9c48df7808 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/IndyPool.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/IndyPool.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { AriesFrameworkError, IndySdkError } from '../../error'
 import { isIndyError } from '../../utils/indyError'
 
 import { LedgerError } from './error/LedgerError'
-import { isLedgerRejectResponse } from './ledgerUtil'
+import { isLedgerRejectResponse, isLedgerReqnackResponse } from './ledgerUtil'
 
 export interface IndyPoolConfig {
   genesisPath?: string
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class IndyPool {
   public async submitReadRequest(request: Indy.LedgerRequest) {
     const response = await this.submitRequest(request)
 
-    if (isLedgerRejectResponse(response)) {
+    if (isLedgerRejectResponse(response) || isLedgerReqnackResponse(response)) {
       throw new LedgerError(`Ledger '${this.id}' rejected read transaction request: ${response.reason}`)
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/ledgerUtil.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/ledgerUtil.ts
index a8063974b2..62e75f1e72 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/ledgerUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/ledger/ledgerUtil.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ import type * as Indy from 'indy-sdk'
 export function isLedgerRejectResponse(response: Indy.LedgerResponse): response is Indy.LedgerRejectResponse {
   return response.op === 'REJECT'
 }
+
+export function isLedgerReqnackResponse(response: Indy.LedgerResponse): response is Indy.LedgerReqnackResponse {
+  return response.op === 'REQNACK'
+}