diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c
index 9aa720aa..87e3b54e 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-sysroot-deploy.c
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ merge_configuration (OstreeSysroot         *sysroot,
                      GCancellable          *cancellable,
                      GError               **error)
 {
+  GLNX_AUTO_PREFIX_ERROR ("During /etc merge", error);
   g_autoptr(OstreeSePolicy) sepolicy = NULL;
 
   if (previous_deployment)
@@ -842,6 +843,7 @@ write_origin_file_internal (OstreeSysroot         *sysroot,
                             GCancellable          *cancellable,
                             GError               **error)
 {
+  GLNX_AUTO_PREFIX_ERROR ("Writing out origin file", error);
   GKeyFile *origin =
     new_origin ? new_origin : ostree_deployment_get_origin (deployment);
 
@@ -1489,6 +1491,7 @@ create_new_bootlinks (OstreeSysroot *self,
                        GCancellable  *cancellable,
                       GError       **error)
 {
+  GLNX_AUTO_PREFIX_ERROR ("Creating new current bootlinks", error);
   glnx_autofd int ostree_dfd = -1;
   if (!glnx_opendirat (self->sysroot_fd, "ostree", TRUE, &ostree_dfd, error))
     return FALSE;
@@ -1551,6 +1554,7 @@ swap_bootlinks (OstreeSysroot *self,
                 GCancellable  *cancellable,
                 GError       **error)
 {
+  GLNX_AUTO_PREFIX_ERROR ("Swapping new version bootlinks", error);
   glnx_autofd int ostree_dfd = -1;
   if (!glnx_opendirat (self->sysroot_fd, "ostree", TRUE, &ostree_dfd, error))
     return FALSE;
@@ -1620,6 +1624,7 @@ install_deployment_kernel (OstreeSysroot   *sysroot,
                            GError        **error)
 
 {
+  GLNX_AUTO_PREFIX_ERROR ("Installing kernel", error);
   OstreeBootconfigParser *bootconfig = ostree_deployment_get_bootconfig (deployment);
   g_autofree char *deployment_dirpath = ostree_sysroot_get_deployment_dirpath (sysroot, deployment);
   glnx_autofd int deployment_dfd = -1;
@@ -2134,10 +2139,7 @@ ostree_sysroot_write_deployments_with_options (OstreeSysroot     *self,
       if (!create_new_bootlinks (self, self->bootversion,
                                  new_deployments,
                                  cancellable, error))
-        {
-          g_prefix_error (error, "Creating new current bootlinks: ");
-          goto out;
-        }
+        goto out;
 
       if (!full_system_sync (self, &syncstats, cancellable, error))
         {
@@ -2148,10 +2150,7 @@ ostree_sysroot_write_deployments_with_options (OstreeSysroot     *self,
       if (!swap_bootlinks (self, self->bootversion,
                            new_deployments,
                            cancellable, error))
-        {
-          g_prefix_error (error, "Swapping current bootlinks: ");
-          goto out;
-        }
+        goto out;
 
       bootloader_is_atomic = TRUE;
     }
@@ -2211,26 +2210,17 @@ ostree_sysroot_write_deployments_with_options (OstreeSysroot     *self,
           if (!install_deployment_kernel (self, repo, new_bootversion,
                                           deployment, new_deployments->len,
                                           show_osname, cancellable, error))
-            {
-              g_prefix_error (error, "Installing kernel: ");
-              goto out;
-            }
+            goto out;
         }
 
       /* Create and swap bootlinks for *new* version */
       if (!create_new_bootlinks (self, new_bootversion,
                                  new_deployments,
                                  cancellable, error))
-        {
-          g_prefix_error (error, "Creating new version bootlinks: ");
-          goto out;
-        }
+        goto out;
       if (!swap_bootlinks (self, new_bootversion, new_deployments,
                            cancellable, error))
-        {
-          g_prefix_error (error, "Swapping new version bootlinks: ");
-          goto out;
-        }
+        goto out;
 
       g_debug ("Using bootloader: %s", bootloader ?
                g_type_name (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (bootloader)) : "(none)");
@@ -2441,10 +2431,7 @@ ostree_sysroot_deploy_tree (OstreeSysroot     *self,
                             deployment_dfd,
                             &sepolicy,
                             cancellable, error))
-    {
-      g_prefix_error (error, "During /etc merge: ");
-      return FALSE;
-    }
+    return FALSE;
 
   if (!selinux_relabel_var_if_needed (self, sepolicy, os_deploy_dfd,
                                       cancellable, error))
@@ -2470,10 +2457,7 @@ ostree_sysroot_deploy_tree (OstreeSysroot     *self,
     if (!write_origin_file_internal (self, new_deployment, NULL,
                                      GLNX_FILE_REPLACE_NODATASYNC,
                                      cancellable, error))
-      {
-        g_prefix_error (error, "Writing out origin file: ");
-        return FALSE;
-      }
+      return FALSE;
   }
 
   /* After this, install_deployment_kernel() will set the other boot