diff --git a/src/ssb.connections.c b/src/ssb.connections.c
index b6eabcca..90c4d5f5 100644
--- a/src/ssb.connections.c
+++ b/src/ssb.connections.c
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connections_update_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
 			if (sqlite3_bind_text(statement, 1, update->host, -1, NULL) == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_bind_int(statement, 2, update->port) == SQLITE_OK &&
 				sqlite3_bind_text(statement, 3, update->key, -1, NULL) == SQLITE_OK)
 			{
-				if (sqlite3_step(statement) != SQLITE_DONE)
+				int r = sqlite3_step(statement);
+				if (r != SQLITE_DONE)
 				{
-					tf_printf("tf_ssb_connections_set_attempted: %s.\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+					tf_printf("tf_ssb_connections_set_attempted: %s aka %s.\n", sqlite3_errstr(r), sqlite3_errmsg(db));
 				}
 			}
 			sqlite3_finalize(statement);
@@ -197,9 +198,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connections_update_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
 			if (sqlite3_bind_text(statement, 1, update->host, -1, NULL) == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_bind_int(statement, 2, update->port) == SQLITE_OK &&
 				sqlite3_bind_text(statement, 3, update->key, -1, NULL) == SQLITE_OK)
 			{
-				if (sqlite3_step(statement) != SQLITE_DONE)
+				int r = sqlite3_step(statement);
+				if (r != SQLITE_DONE)
 				{
-					tf_printf("tf_ssb_connections_set_succeeded: %s.\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+					tf_printf("tf_ssb_connections_set_succeeded: %s aka %s.\n", sqlite3_errstr(r), sqlite3_errmsg(db));
 				}
 			}
 			sqlite3_finalize(statement);
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connections_update_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
 				int r = sqlite3_step(statement);
 				if (r != SQLITE_DONE)
 				{
-					tf_printf("tf_ssb_connections_store: %d, %s.\n", r, sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+					tf_printf("tf_ssb_connections_store: %s aka %s.\n", sqlite3_errstr(r), sqlite3_errmsg(db));
 				}
 			}
 			sqlite3_finalize(statement);