diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/service/service.rs b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/service/service.rs
index 649b156c0a..9b97ce13d4 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/service/service.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/service/service.rs
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ where B: BlockchainBackend + 'static
             let result = handle_incoming_block(inbound_nch, new_block).await;
 
             match result {
+                Ok(()) => {},
                 Err(BaseNodeServiceError::CommsInterfaceError(CommsInterfaceError::ChainStorageError(
                     ChainStorageError::AddBlockOperationLocked,
                 ))) => {
                     // Special case, dont log this again as an error
                 },
-                Err(e) => error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Failed to handle incoming block message: {:?}", e),
-                _ => {},
+                Err(e) => error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Failed to handle incoming block message: {}", e),
             }
         });
     }
@@ -324,10 +324,11 @@ where B: BlockchainBackend + 'static
                 );
             }
             let result = reply_tx.send(res);
-            if let Err(e) = result {
+            if let Err(res) = result {
                 error!(
                     target: LOG_TARGET,
-                    "BaseNodeService failed to send reply to local request {:?}", e
+                    "BaseNodeService failed to send reply to local request {:?}",
+                    res.map(|r| r.to_string()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
                 );
             }
         });
@@ -339,10 +340,11 @@ where B: BlockchainBackend + 'static
             let (block, reply_tx) = block_context.split();
             let result = reply_tx.send(inbound_nch.handle_block(Arc::new(block), None).await);
 
-            if let Err(e) = result {
+            if let Err(res) = result {
                 error!(
                     target: LOG_TARGET,
-                    "BaseNodeService failed to send reply to local block submitter {:?}", e
+                    "BaseNodeService failed to send reply to local block submitter {:?}",
+                    res.map(|r| r.to_string()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
                 );
             }
         });
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/mempool/service/service.rs b/base_layer/core/src/mempool/service/service.rs
index f747484615..61d01e6fe3 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/mempool/service/service.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/mempool/service/service.rs
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ impl MempoolService {
                 // Incoming transaction messages from the Comms layer
                 Some(transaction_msg) = inbound_transaction_stream.next() => {
                     let result = handle_incoming_tx(&mut self.inbound_handlers, transaction_msg).await;
-            if let Err(e) = result {
-                error!(
-                    target: LOG_TARGET,
-                    "Failed to handle incoming transaction message: {:?}", e
-                );
-            }
+                    if let Err(e) = result {
+                        error!(
+                            target: LOG_TARGET,
+                            "Failed to handle incoming transaction message: {:?}", e
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Incoming local request messages from the LocalMempoolServiceInterface and other local services
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ impl MempoolService {
             let (request, reply_tx) = request_context.split();
             let result = reply_tx.send(inbound_handlers.handle_request(request).await);
 
-            if let Err(e) = result {
+            if let Err(res) = result {
                 error!(
                     target: LOG_TARGET,
-                    "MempoolService failed to send reply to local request {:?}", e
+                    "MempoolService failed to send reply to local request {:?}",
+                    res.map(|r| r.to_string()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
                 );
             }
         });
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ impl MempoolService {
         task::spawn(async move {
             let result = inbound_handlers.handle_block_event(&block_event).await;
             if let Err(e) = result {
-                error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Failed to handle base node block event: {:?}", e);
+                error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Failed to handle base node block event: {}", e);
             }
         });
     }