diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/services/token.service.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/services/token.service.ts
index 2c6883272c3..1d17d0d0367 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/services/token.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/services/token.service.ts
@@ -296,10 +296,18 @@ export class TokenService implements TokenServiceAbstraction {
     return await this.encryptService.encryptString(accessToken, accessTokenKey);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Decrypts the access token using the provided access token key.
+   *
+   * @param accessTokenKey - the key used to decrypt the access token
+   * @param encryptedAccessToken - the encrypted access token to decrypt
+   * @returns the decrypted access token
+   * @throws Error if the access token key is not provided or the decryption fails
+   */
   private async decryptAccessToken(
     accessTokenKey: AccessTokenKey,
     encryptedAccessToken: EncString,
-  ): Promise<string | null> {
+  ): Promise<string> {
     if (!accessTokenKey) {
       throw new Error(
         "decryptAccessToken: Access token key required. Cannot decrypt access token.",
diff --git a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts
index 8bd58a21b6e..6796f9ea9b7 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/key-management/crypto/abstractions/encrypt.service.ts
@@ -87,12 +87,16 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
    * Decrypts an EncString to a string
    * @param encString - The EncString containing the encrypted string.
    * @param key - The key to decrypt the value with
+   * @returns The decrypted string
+   * @throws Error if decryption fails
    */
   abstract decryptString(encString: EncString, key: SymmetricCryptoKey): Promise<string>;
   /**
    * Decrypts an EncString to a Uint8Array
    * @param encString - The EncString containing the encrypted bytes.
    * @param key - The key to decrypt the value with
+   * @returns The decrypted bytes as a Uint8Array
+   * @throws Error if decryption fails
    * @deprecated Bytes are not the right abstraction to encrypt in. Use e.g. key wrapping or file encryption instead
    */
   abstract decryptBytes(encString: EncString, key: SymmetricCryptoKey): Promise<Uint8Array>;
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
    * Decrypts an EncArrayBuffer to a Uint8Array
    * @param encBuffer - The EncArrayBuffer containing the encrypted file bytes.
    * @param key - The key to decrypt the value with
+   * @returns The decrypted file bytes as a Uint8Array
+   * @throws Error if decryption fails
    */
   abstract decryptFileData(encBuffer: EncArrayBuffer, key: SymmetricCryptoKey): Promise<Uint8Array>;
 
@@ -139,6 +145,8 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
    * @see {@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_wrap}
    * @param decapsulationKeyPcks8 - The private key in PKCS8 format
    * @param wrappingKey - The symmetric key to wrap the private key with
+   * @returns The unwrapped private key as a Uint8Array
+   * @throws Error if unwrapping fails
    */
   abstract unwrapDecapsulationKey(
     wrappedDecapsulationKey: EncString,
@@ -149,6 +157,8 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
    * @see {@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_wrap}
    * @param encapsulationKeySpki - The public key in SPKI format
    * @param wrappingKey - The symmetric key to wrap the public key with
+   * @returns The unwrapped public key as a Uint8Array
+   * @throws Error if unwrapping fails
    */
   abstract unwrapEncapsulationKey(
     wrappedEncapsulationKey: EncString,
@@ -159,6 +169,8 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
    * @see {@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_wrap}
    * @param keyToBeWrapped - The symmetric key to wrap
    * @param wrappingKey - The symmetric key to wrap the encapsulated key with
+   * @returns The unwrapped symmetric key as a SymmetricCryptoKey
+   * @throws Error if unwrapping fails
    */
   abstract unwrapSymmetricKey(
     keyToBeUnwrapped: EncString,
@@ -182,6 +194,8 @@ export abstract class EncryptService {
    * @see {@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_encapsulation_mechanism}
    * @param encryptedSharedKey - The encrypted shared symmetric key
    * @param decapsulationKey - The key to decapsulate with (private key)
+   * @return The decapsulated symmetric key
+   * @throws Error if decapsulation fails
    */
   abstract decapsulateKeyUnsigned(
     encryptedSharedKey: EncString,
diff --git a/libs/importer/src/importers/bitwarden/bitwarden-json-importer.ts b/libs/importer/src/importers/bitwarden/bitwarden-json-importer.ts
index dfc1c9f58e9..9f29af19715 100644
--- a/libs/importer/src/importers/bitwarden/bitwarden-json-importer.ts
+++ b/libs/importer/src/importers/bitwarden/bitwarden-json-importer.ts
@@ -74,11 +74,9 @@ export class BitwardenJsonImporter extends BaseImporter implements Importer {
         keyForDecryption = await this.keyService.getUserKey();
       }
       const encKeyValidation = new EncString(results.encKeyValidation_DO_NOT_EDIT);
-      const encKeyValidationDecrypt = await this.encryptService.decryptString(
-        encKeyValidation,
-        keyForDecryption,
-      );
-      if (encKeyValidationDecrypt === null) {
+      try {
+        await this.encryptService.decryptString(encKeyValidation, keyForDecryption);
+      } catch {
         this.result.success = false;
         this.result.errorMessage = this.i18nService.t("importEncKeyError");
         return;