diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
index 45995a30..0adb65d4 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
@@ -1035,14 +1035,22 @@ process_verify_result (OtPullData            *pull_data,
                        GError               **error)
 {
   if (result == NULL)
-    return FALSE;
+    {
+      g_prefix_error (error, "Commit %s: ", checksum);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
 
   /* Allow callers to output the results immediately. */
   g_signal_emit_by_name (pull_data->repo,
                          "gpg-verify-result",
                          checksum, result);
 
-  return ostree_gpg_verify_result_require_valid_signature (result, error);
+  if (!ostree_gpg_verify_result_require_valid_signature (result, error))
+    {
+      g_prefix_error (error, "Commit %s: ", checksum);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -1060,8 +1068,9 @@ gpg_verify_unwritten_commit (OtPullData         *pull_data,
 
       if (!detached_metadata)
         {
-          g_set_error_literal (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
-                               "No detached metadata found for GPG verification");
+          g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                       "Commit %s: no detached metadata found for GPG verification",
+                       checksum);
           return FALSE;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
index 3b3aa664..88e430b8 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
@@ -4356,8 +4356,8 @@ _ostree_repo_gpg_verify_with_metadata (OstreeRepo          *self,
                                             _OSTREE_METADATA_GPGSIGS_TYPE);
   if (!signaturedata)
     {
-      g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
-                   "GPG verification enabled, but no signatures found (use gpg-verify=false in remote config to disable)");
+      g_set_error_literal (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
+                           "GPG verification enabled, but no signatures found (use gpg-verify=false in remote config to disable)");
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -4474,7 +4474,12 @@ ostree_repo_verify_commit (OstreeRepo   *self,
                                           keyringdir, extra_keyring,
                                           cancellable, error);
 
-  return ostree_gpg_verify_result_require_valid_signature (result, error);
+  if (!ostree_gpg_verify_result_require_valid_signature (result, error))
+    {
+      g_prefix_error (error, "Commit %s: ", commit_checksum);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 /**