diff --git a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt
index 24d446c2..5800a164 100644
--- a/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt
+++ b/sqliter-driver/src/nativeCommonMain/kotlin/co/touchlab/sqliter/interop/SqliteDatabase.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ internal class SqliteDatabase(path:String, label:String, val logger: Logger, pri
             )
 
             if (err != SQLITE_OK) {
-                throw sqlException(logger, config, "error while compiling: $sqlString", err)
+                val error = sqlite3_errmsg(dbPointer)?.toKString()
+
+                throw sqlException(logger, config, "error while compiling: $sqlString\n$error", err)
             }
 
             statementPtr.value!!