diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a0c5cb1e..eb3e679a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 
 GROUP=co.touchlab
-VERSION_NAME=1.2.0
+VERSION_NAME=1.2.1
 KOTLIN_VERSION=1.6.20
 
 kotlin.native.ignoreDisabledTargets=true
diff --git a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/ActualSqliteStatement.kt b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/ActualSqliteStatement.kt
index 45bd2c13..bdbaa9de 100644
--- a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/ActualSqliteStatement.kt
+++ b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/ActualSqliteStatement.kt
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ internal class ActualSqliteStatement(private val db: SqliteDatabase, private val
     private inline fun opResult(db: SqliteDatabase, block: () -> Int) {
         val err = block()
         if (err != SQLITE_OK) {
-            throw sqlException(db.logger, db.config, "Sqlite operation failure", err)
+            val error = sqlite3_errmsg(db.dbPointer)?.toKString()
+            throw sqlException(db.logger, db.config, "Sqlite operation failure ${error?:""}", err)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt
index 61907b6e..b7ad6966 100644
--- a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt
+++ b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ internal class SqliteDatabase(path: String, label: String, val logger: Logger, p
     fun rawExecSql(sqlString: String){
         val err = sqlite3_exec(dbPointer, sqlString, null, null, null)
         if (err != SQLITE_OK) {
-            throw sqlException(logger, config, "error rawExecSql: $sqlString", err)
+            val error = sqlite3_errmsg(dbPointer)?.toKString()
+            throw sqlException(logger, config, "error rawExecSql: $sqlString, ${error?:""}", err)
         }
     }
 
@@ -97,8 +98,9 @@ internal fun dbOpen(
     if (lookasideSlotSize >= 0 && lookasideSlotCount >= 0) {
         val err = sqlite3_db_config(db, SQLITE_DBCONFIG_LOOKASIDE, null, lookasideSlotSize, lookasideSlotCount);
         if (err != SQLITE_OK) {
+            val error = sqlite3_errmsg(db)?.toKString()
             sqlite3_close(db)
-            throw sqlException(logging, SqliteDatabaseConfig(path, label), "Cannot set lookaside : sqlite3_db_config(..., ${lookasideSlotSize}, %${lookasideSlotCount}) failed", err)
+            throw sqlException(logging, SqliteDatabaseConfig(path, label), "Cannot set lookaside : sqlite3_db_config(..., ${lookasideSlotSize}, %${lookasideSlotCount}) failed, ${error?:""}", err)
         }
     }