diff --git a/include/bal_errors.h b/include/bal_errors.h
index db164fc4..38f695f2 100644
--- a/include/bal_errors.h
+++ b/include/bal_errors.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern "C"
         BAL_SUCCESS                 = 0,
         BAL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT  = -1,
         BAL_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED = -2,
+        BAL_ERROR_STRUCT_CORRUPTED  = -3,
 
         // Memory and Translation Errors
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ extern "C"
         BAL_ERROR_BRANCH_OFFSET_OVERFLOW = -202,
 
         /// The provided buffer capacity is too large and would cause an integer overflow.
-        BAL_ERROR_INVALID_CAPACITY = -203,
+        BAL_ERROR_CAPACITY_TOO_BIG = -203,
     } bal_error_t;
 
     /// Converts the enum into a readable string for error handling.
diff --git a/src/bal_errors.c b/src/bal_errors.c
index d78211f4..b26e267b 100644
--- a/src/bal_errors.c
+++ b/src/bal_errors.c
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ bal_error_to_string(const bal_error_t error)
             return "function argument is NULL or invalid";
         case BAL_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED:
             return "failed to allocate memory";
+        case BAL_ERROR_STRUCT_CORRUPTED:
+            return "struct integrity check failed";
 
-            // --- Memory & Translation ---
+        // --- Memory & Translation ---
         case BAL_ERROR_MEMORY_ALIGNMENT:
             return "buffer is not aligned to the required memory alignment";
         case BAL_ERROR_MEMORY_FAULT:
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ bal_error_to_string(const bal_error_t error)
             return "decoded register type mismatch";
         case BAL_ERROR_BRANCH_OFFSET_OVERFLOW:
             return "relative branch offset exceeds displacement limit";
-        case BAL_ERROR_INVALID_CAPACITY:
+        case BAL_ERROR_CAPACITY_TOO_BIG:
             return "buffer capacity is too large and would cause integer overflow";
 
         default: