diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 93ef2cad2..d0212530b 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl Message {
                     Ok(msg)
                 },
             )
-            .await?;
+            .await.with_context(|| format!("failed to load message {id} from the database"))?;
 
         Ok(msg)
     }