diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index 1675cb73b..db096480a 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -2328,6 +2328,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[async_std::test]
     async fn test_parse_ndn() {
         use std::io::Write;
+        use std::{thread, time};
 
         let t = dummy_context().await;
         t.ctx
@@ -2369,25 +2370,17 @@ mod tests {
             .await
             .unwrap();
 
+        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
+
         println!("Loading msg {}…", msg_id);
         let msg = Message::load_from_db(&t.ctx, msg_id).await.unwrap();
         std::io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
 
         assert_eq!(msg.state, MessageState::OutFailed);
         assert_eq!(
-            msg.param.get(Param::Error),
-            Some(
-                r"** Die Adresse wurde nicht gefunden **
-
-Ihre Nachricht wurde nicht an assidhfaaspocwaeofi@gmail.com zugestellt, weil die Adresse nicht gefunden wurde oder keine E-Mails empfangen kann.
-
-Hier erfahren Sie mehr: https://support.google.com/mail/?p=NoSuchUser
-
-Antwort:
-
-550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or unnecessary spaces. Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/?p=NoSuchUser i18sor6261697wrs.38 - gsmtp
-"
-            )
+            msg.error.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()),
+            Some("Delivery Status Notification (Failure) – ** Die Adresse wurde nicht gefunden **\n\nIhre Nachricht wurde nicht an assidhfaaspocwaeofi@gmail.com zugestellt, weil die Adresse nicht gefunden wurde oder keine E-Mails empfangen kann.\n\nHier erfahren Sie mehr: https://support.google.com/mail/?p=NoSuchUser\n\nAntwort:\n\n550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try double-checking the recipient\'s email address for typos or unnecessary spaces. Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/?p=NoSuchUser i18sor6261697wrs.38 - gsmtp")
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index c4a10075c..7d8bf2ecf 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ pub struct Message {
     pub(crate) starred: bool,
     pub(crate) chat_blocked: Blocked,
     pub(crate) location_id: u32,
+    pub(crate) error: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) param: Params,
 }
 
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ impl Message {
                     "    m.timestamp_rcvd AS timestamp_rcvd,",
                     "    m.type AS type,",
                     "    m.state AS state,",
+                    "    m.error AS error,",
                     "    m.msgrmsg AS msgrmsg,",
                     "    m.txt AS txt,",
                     "    m.param AS param,",
@@ -316,6 +318,7 @@ impl Message {
                     msg.timestamp_rcvd = row.get("timestamp_rcvd")?;
                     msg.viewtype = row.get("type")?;
                     msg.state = row.get("state")?;
+                    msg.error = row.get("error")?;
                     msg.is_dc_message = row.get("msgrmsg")?;
 
                     let text;
@@ -937,7 +940,7 @@ pub async fn get_msg_info(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> String {
     }
 
     ret += "\n";
-    if let Some(err) = msg.param.get(Param::Error) {
+    if let Some(err) = &msg.error {
         ret += &format!("Error: {}", err)
     }
 
@@ -1251,27 +1254,33 @@ pub async fn exists(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> bool {
 
 pub async fn set_msg_failed(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId, error: Option<impl AsRef<str>>) {
     if let Ok(mut msg) = Message::load_from_db(context, msg_id).await {
+        let error = error.map(|e| e.as_ref().to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
         if msg.state.can_fail() {
             msg.state = MessageState::OutFailed;
-        }
-        if let Some(error) = error {
-            msg.param.set(Param::Error, error.as_ref());
-            warn!(context, "{} failed: {}", msg_id, error.as_ref());
+            warn!(context, "{} failed: {}", msg_id, error);
+        } else {
+            warn!(
+                context,
+                "{} seems to have failed ({}), but state is {}", msg_id, error, msg.state
+            )
         }
 
-        if context
+        match context
             .sql
             .execute(
-                "UPDATE msgs SET state=?, param=? WHERE id=?;",
-                paramsv![msg.state, msg.param.to_string(), msg_id],
+                "UPDATE msgs SET state=?, error=? WHERE id=?;",
+                paramsv![msg.state, error, msg_id],
             )
             .await
-            .is_ok()
         {
-            context.emit_event(Event::MsgFailed {
+            Ok(_) => context.emit_event(Event::MsgFailed {
                 chat_id: msg.chat_id,
                 msg_id,
-            });
+            }),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(context, "{:?}", e);
+                println!("{:?}", e)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/param.rs b/src/param.rs
index 7e2d8f08c..d5c79e8d8 100644
--- a/src/param.rs
+++ b/src/param.rs
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ pub enum Param {
     /// For Messages
     Arg4 = b'H',
 
-    /// For Messages
-    Error = b'L',
-
     /// For Messages
     AttachGroupImage = b'A',
 
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 3f3ee9a40..7e7346f10 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ async fn open(
                  timestamp INTEGER DEFAULT 0, \
                  type INTEGER DEFAULT 0, \
                  state INTEGER DEFAULT 0, \
+                 error TEXT DEFAULT '', \
                  msgrmsg INTEGER DEFAULT 1, \
                  bytes INTEGER DEFAULT 0, \
                  txt TEXT DEFAULT '', \
@@ -1241,6 +1242,15 @@ async fn open(
                 .await?;
             sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "dbversion", 63).await?;
         }
+        if dbversion < 64 {
+            info!(context, "[migration] v63");
+            sql.execute(
+                "ALTER TABLE chats ADD COLUMN error TEXT DEFAULT '';",
+                paramsv![],
+            )
+            .await?;
+            sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "dbversion", 64).await?;
+        }
 
         // (2) updates that require high-level objects
         // (the structure is complete now and all objects are usable)