diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1943817..5a1fbde 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void savecheckpoint(void)
 
 	if (syncwrite(checkpointfile,1,checkpoint,SEED_LEN) < 0) {
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&fout_mutex);
-		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: could not save checkpoint\n");
+		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: could not save checkpoint to \"%s\"\n",checkpointfile);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&fout_mutex);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/worker.c b/worker.c
index b9a6476..78376ce 100644
--- a/worker.c
+++ b/worker.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void onionready(char *sname,const u8 *secret,const u8 *pubonion)
 	if (!yamloutput) {
 		if (createdir(sname,1) != 0) {
 			pthread_mutex_lock(&fout_mutex);
-			fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: could not create directory for key output\n");
+			fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: could not create directory \"%s\" for key output\n",sname);
 			pthread_mutex_unlock(&fout_mutex);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/yaml.c b/yaml.c
index c8778a6..56bd10e 100644
--- a/yaml.c
+++ b/yaml.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int yamlin_parseandcreate(
 			sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK,&nset,&oset);
 #endif
 			if (createdir(sname,1) != 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: could not create directory for key output\n");
+				fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: could not create directory \"%s\" for key output\n",sname);
 				return 1;
 			}