diff --git a/db/create.go b/db/create.go
index 0db2bd2f..bb9711f1 100644
--- a/db/create.go
+++ b/db/create.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (e *executor) executeCreateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.CreateStatement)
 		switch what := w.(type) {
 
 		default:
-			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute CREATE query using type '%T'", what)
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute CREATE query using value '%v' with type '%T'", what, what)
 
 		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
diff --git a/db/delete.go b/db/delete.go
index 475a8146..a263aed7 100644
--- a/db/delete.go
+++ b/db/delete.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (e *executor) executeDeleteStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DeleteStatement)
 		switch what := w.(type) {
 
 		default:
-			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute DELETE query using type '%T'", what)
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute DELETE query using value '%v' with type '%T'", what, what)
 
 		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
diff --git a/db/update.go b/db/update.go
index a6abf3ec..3f12c17d 100644
--- a/db/update.go
+++ b/db/update.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (e *executor) executeUpdateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.UpdateStatement)
 		switch what := w.(type) {
 
 		default:
-			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute UPDATE query using type '%T'", what)
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute UPDATE query using value '%v' with type '%T'", what, what)
 
 		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}