diff --git a/nav.go b/nav.go
index 0aca05c..e37e63b 100644
--- a/nav.go
+++ b/nav.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func organizeFiles(fi []os.FileInfo) []os.FileInfo {
 func newDir(path string) *Dir {
 	fi, err := ioutil.ReadDir(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Print(err)
+		log.Printf("reading directory: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	fi = organizeFiles(fi)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func newDir(path string) *Dir {
 func (dir *Dir) renew(height int) {
 	fi, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dir.path)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Print(err)
+		log.Print("reading directory: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	fi = organizeFiles(fi)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func getDirs(wd string, height int) []*Dir {
 func newNav(height int) *Nav {
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Print(err)
+		log.Printf("getting current directory: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	dirs := getDirs(wd, height)
diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index 60d746f..99250ac 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ func (ui *UI) draw(nav *Nav) {
 
 		f, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			ui.message = err.Error()
-			log.Print(err)
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("getting file information: %s", err)
+			ui.message = msg
+			log.Print(msg)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -319,8 +320,9 @@ func (ui *UI) draw(nav *Nav) {
 		} else if f.Mode().IsRegular() {
 			file, err := os.Open(path)
 			if err != nil {
-				ui.message = err.Error()
-				log.Print(err)
+				msg := fmt.Sprintf("opening file: %s", err)
+				ui.message = msg
+				log.Print(msg)
 			}
 
 			if err := preview.printr(file); err != nil {
@@ -472,14 +474,14 @@ func (ui *UI) pause() {
 
 func (ui *UI) resume() {
 	if err := termbox.Init(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		log.Fatalf("initializing termbox: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func (ui *UI) sync() {
 	err := termbox.Sync()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("syncing: %s", err)
+		log.Printf("syncing termbox: %s", err)
 	}
 	termbox.SetCursor(0, 0)
 	termbox.HideCursor()