diff --git a/src/lib/app/Application.cpp b/src/lib/app/Application.cpp
index d8cd35c98..3ecc19e0c 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/Application.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "utilityString.h"
 #include "utilityUuid.h"
 
+#include "CppSQLite3.h"
+
 std::shared_ptr<Application> Application::s_instance;
 std::string Application::s_uuid;
 
@@ -306,20 +308,26 @@ void Application::handleMessage(MessageLoadProject* message)
 		}
 		catch (std::exception& e)
 		{
-			LOG_ERROR_STREAM(<< "Failed to load project, exception thrown: " << e.what());
-			MessageStatus(
-				L"Failed to load project, exception was thrown: " + projectSettingsFilePath.wstr(),
-				true)
-				.dispatch();
+			const std::wstring message = L"Failed to load project at \"" +
+				projectSettingsFilePath.wstr() + L"\" with exception: " +
+				utility::decodeFromUtf8(e.what());
+			LOG_ERROR(message);
+			MessageStatus(message, true).dispatch();
+		}
+		catch (CppSQLite3Exception& e)
+		{
+			const std::wstring message = L"Failed to load project at \"" +
+				projectSettingsFilePath.wstr() + L"\" with sqlite exception: " +
+				utility::decodeFromUtf8(e.errorMessage());
+			LOG_ERROR(message);
+			MessageStatus(message, true).dispatch();
 		}
 		catch (...)
 		{
-			LOG_ERROR_STREAM(<< "Failed to load project, unknown exception thrown.");
-			MessageStatus(
-				L"Failed to load project, unknown exception was thrown: " +
-					projectSettingsFilePath.wstr(),
-				true)
-				.dispatch();
+			const std::wstring message = L"Failed to load project at \"" +
+				projectSettingsFilePath.wstr() + L"\" with unknown exception.";
+			LOG_ERROR(message);
+			MessageStatus(message, true).dispatch();
 		}
 
 		if (message->refreshMode != REFRESH_NONE)
diff --git a/src/lib/data/storage/sqlite/SqliteStorage.cpp b/src/lib/data/storage/sqlite/SqliteStorage.cpp
index 90b527f43..957b84b1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/storage/sqlite/SqliteStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/data/storage/sqlite/SqliteStorage.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ SqliteStorage::SqliteStorage(const FilePath& dbFilePath): m_dbFilePath(dbFilePat
 		FileSystem::createDirectory(m_dbFilePath.getParentDirectory());
 	}
 
-	m_database.open(utility::encodeToUtf8(m_dbFilePath.wstr()).c_str());
+	try
+	{
+		m_database.open(utility::encodeToUtf8(m_dbFilePath.wstr()).c_str());
+	}
+	catch (CppSQLite3Exception& e)
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR(
+			L"Failed to load database file \"" + m_dbFilePath.wstr() + L"\" with message: " +
+			utility::decodeFromUtf8(e.errorMessage()));
+		throw;
+	}
 
 	executeStatement("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON;");
 }