diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index dcdf91f..b4a925e 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -173,21 +173,21 @@ void socket_configure(void)
     sockfd = socket(socket_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (sockfd < 0)
     {
-        error_printf("Failed to create socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+        error_printf("Failed to create socket (%s)", strerror(errno));
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     /* Bind */
     if (bind(sockfd, sockaddr_p, socklen) < 0)
     {
-        error_printf("Failed to bind to socket %s", strerror(errno));
+        error_printf("Failed to bind to socket (%s)", strerror(errno));
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     /* Listen */
     if (listen(sockfd, MAX_SOCKET_CLIENTS) < 0)
     {
-        error_printf("Failed to listen on socket %s", strerror(errno));
+        error_printf("Failed to listen on socket (%s)", strerror(errno));
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void socket_write(char input_char)
         {
             if (write(clientfds[i], &input_char, 1) <= 0)
             {
-                error_printf_silent("Failed to write to socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+                error_printf_silent("Failed to write to socket (%s)", strerror(errno));
                 close(clientfds[i]);
                 clientfds[i] = -1;
             }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ bool socket_handle_input(fd_set *rdfs, char *output_char)
             }
             if (status < 0)
             {
-                error_printf_silent("Failed to read from socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+                error_printf_silent("Failed to read from socket (%s)", strerror(errno));
                 close(clientfds[i]);
                 clientfds[i] = -1;
                 continue;
diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index aea1d58..cb48a08 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void toggle_line(const char *line_name, int mask)
 
     if (ioctl(fd, TIOCMGET, &state) < 0)
     {
-        warning_printf("Could not get line state: %s", strerror(errno));
+        warning_printf("Could not get line state (%s)", strerror(errno));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void toggle_line(const char *line_name, int mask)
             tio_printf("set %s to HIGH", line_name);
         }
         if (ioctl(fd, TIOCMSET, &state) < 0)
-            warning_printf("Could not set line state: %s", strerror(errno));
+            warning_printf("Could not set line state (%s)", strerror(errno));
     }
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void handle_command_sequence(char input_char, char previous_char, char *output_c
             case KEY_SHIFT_L:
                 if (ioctl(fd, TIOCMGET, &state) < 0)
                 {
-                    warning_printf("Could not get line state: %s", strerror(errno));
+                    warning_printf("Could not get line state (%s)", strerror(errno));
                     break;
                 }
                 tio_printf("Line states:");