diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
index 55b967ed6..c3fb1f413 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void handleSQLiteBusy(const SQLiteBusy & e, time_t & nextWarning)
     if (now > nextWarning) {
         nextWarning = now + 10;
         logWarning({
-            .msg = HintFmt(e.what())
+            .msg = e.info().msg
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index c9cc80fef..23dafe8c9 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ void ignoreExceptionInDestructor(Verbosity lvl)
     try {
         try {
             throw;
+        } catch (Error & e) {
+            printMsg(lvl, ANSI_RED "error (ignored):" ANSI_NORMAL " %s", e.info().msg);
         } catch (std::exception & e) {
-            printMsg(lvl, "error (ignored): %1%", e.what());
+            printMsg(lvl, ANSI_RED "error (ignored):" ANSI_NORMAL " %s", e.what());
         }
     } catch (...) { }
 }
@@ -202,8 +204,10 @@ void ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt(Verbosity lvl)
         throw;
     } catch (const Interrupted & e) {
         throw;
+    } catch (Error & e) {
+        printMsg(lvl, ANSI_RED "error (ignored):" ANSI_NORMAL " %s", e.info().msg);
     } catch (std::exception & e) {
-        printMsg(lvl, "error (ignored): %1%", e.what());
+        printMsg(lvl, ANSI_RED "error (ignored):" ANSI_NORMAL " %s", e.what());
     }
 }