diff --git a/sicshipadaba.c b/sicshipadaba.c
index 064d4f03..5672bf1e 100644
--- a/sicshipadaba.c
+++ b/sicshipadaba.c
@@ -3235,7 +3235,7 @@ static int SetSICSHdbProperty(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
   }
   targetNode = FindHdbNode(NULL, argv[1], pCon);
   if (targetNode == NULL) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: node not found", eError);
+    SCPrintf(pCon, eError, "ERROR: node %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
   val = Arg2Tcl(argc - 3, &argv[3], buffer, sizeof buffer);
@@ -3255,12 +3255,12 @@ static int DelSICSHdbProperty(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
   pHdb targetNode = NULL;
 
   if (argc < 3) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: need path key  as parameters", eError);
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: need path and key as parameters", eError);
     return 0;
   }
   targetNode = FindHdbNode(NULL, argv[1], pCon);
   if (targetNode == NULL) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: node not found", eError);
+    SCPrintf(pCon, eError, "ERROR: node %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
   SetHdbProperty(targetNode, argv[2], NULL);
@@ -3277,12 +3277,12 @@ static int GetSICSHdbProperty(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
   int status;
 
   if (argc < 3) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: need path key as parameters", eError);
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: need path and key as parameters", eError);
     return 0;
   }
   targetNode = FindHdbNode(NULL, argv[1], pCon);
   if (targetNode == NULL) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: node not found", eValue);
+    SCPrintf(pCon, eError, "ERROR: node %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
   status = GetHdbProperty(targetNode, argv[2], buffer, 511);
@@ -3303,12 +3303,12 @@ static int GetSICSHdbPropertyVal(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
   int status;
 
   if (argc < 3) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: need path key as parameters", eError);
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: need path and key as parameters", eError);
     return 0;
   }
   targetNode = FindHdbNode(NULL, argv[1], pCon);
   if (targetNode == NULL) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: node not found", eError);
+    SCPrintf(pCon, eError, "ERROR: node %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
   status = GetHdbProperty(targetNode, argv[2], buffer, 511);
@@ -3335,7 +3335,7 @@ static int ListSICSHdbProperty(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
   }
   targetNode = FindHdbNode(NULL, argv[1], pCon);
   if (targetNode == NULL) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: node not found", eError);
+    SCPrintf(pCon, eError, "ERROR: node %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
   data = CreateDynString(64, 64);