diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 0cddacce..0a190b88 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -2779,9 +2779,10 @@ static tf_ssb_connection_t* _tf_ssb_connection_create(
 	int result = uv_tcp_connect(&connection->connect, &connection->tcp, (const struct sockaddr*)addr, _tf_ssb_connection_on_connect);
 	if (result)
 	{
-		tf_printf("uv_tcp_connect(%s): %s\n", host, uv_strerror(result));
+		char reason[1024];
+		snprintf(reason, sizeof(reason), "uv_tcp_connect(%s) => %s", host, uv_strerror(result));
 		connection->connect.data = NULL;
-		_tf_ssb_connection_destroy(connection, "connect failed");
+		_tf_ssb_connection_destroy(connection, reason);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -2966,15 +2967,21 @@ static void _tf_ssb_on_connection(uv_stream_t* stream, int status)
 	connection->object = JS_NewObjectClass(ssb->context, _connection_class_id);
 	JS_SetOpaque(connection->object, connection);
 
-	if (uv_tcp_init(ssb->loop, &connection->tcp) != 0)
+	int result = uv_tcp_init(ssb->loop, &connection->tcp);
+	if (result != 0)
 	{
-		_tf_ssb_connection_destroy(connection, "init failed");
+		char reason[1024];
+		snprintf(reason, sizeof(reason), "uv_tcp_init() => %s", uv_strerror(result));
+		_tf_ssb_connection_destroy(connection, reason);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (uv_accept(stream, (uv_stream_t*)&connection->tcp) != 0)
+	result = uv_accept(stream, (uv_stream_t*)&connection->tcp);
+	if (result != 0)
 	{
-		_tf_ssb_connection_destroy(connection, "accept failed");
+		char reason[1024];
+		snprintf(reason, sizeof(reason), "uv_accept() => %s", uv_strerror(result));
+		_tf_ssb_connection_destroy(connection, reason);
 		return;
 	}