diff --git a/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts b/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts
index f5213adc6..04a3557c1 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bisq/bisq.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Bisq {
 
   private updatePrice() {
     request('https://markets.bisq.network/api/trades/?market=bsq_btc', { json: true }, (err, res, trades: BisqTrade[]) => {
-      if (err) { return logger.err(err); }
+      if (err) { return logger.err('Error updating Bisq market price: ' + err); }
 
       const prices: number[] = [];
       trades.forEach((trade) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts b/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts
index 3e635a9c7..b11c02c50 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/fiat-conversion.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class FiatConversion {
 
   private updateCurrency() {
     request('https://api.opennode.co/v1/rates', { json: true }, (err, res, body) => {
-      if (err) { return logger.err(err); }
+      if (err) { return logger.err('Error updating currency from OpenNode: ' + err); }
       if (body && body.data) {
         this.tickers = body.data;
       }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
index 2a860dcf8..f7cdb7e4d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
             client.send(JSON.stringify(response));
           }
         } catch (e) {
-          logger.err(e);
+          logger.err('Error parsing websocket message: ' + e);
         }
       });
     });
diff --git a/backend/src/database.ts b/backend/src/database.ts
index 6d1ea7414..dd3632ef4 100644
--- a/backend/src/database.ts
+++ b/backend/src/database.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export async function checkDbConnection() {
     connection.release();
   } catch (e) {
     logger.err('Could not connect to database.');
-    logger.err(e);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }