diff --git a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_message_store.nim b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_message_store.nim
index 95a6f97af..7e25898eb 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_message_store.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/storage/message/waku_message_store.nim
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ method getAll*(db: WakuMessageStore, onData: message_store.DataProc, limit = non
   
   let res = db.database.query(selectQuery, msg)
   if res.isErr:
-    return err("failed")
+    return err(res.error)
 
   ok gotMessages