diff --git a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth-id6.c b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth-id6.c
index 84a8a315a..dd0bb9c37 100644
--- a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth-id6.c
+++ b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth-id6.c
@@ -111,14 +111,18 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_id6_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 
 	/* get default image */
 	fw = fu_firmware_get_bytes(firmware, error);
-	if (fw == NULL)
+	if (fw == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth-id6 module failed to get bytes: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	/* build each data packet */
 	data = g_bytes_get_data(fw, &len);
 	blocks = fu_wac_module_bluetooth_id6_parse_blocks(data, len, error);
-	if (blocks == NULL)
+	if (blocks == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth-id6 module failed to parse blocks: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	/* start, which will erase the module */
 	if (!fu_wac_module_set_feature(self,
@@ -126,8 +130,10 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_id6_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       blob_start,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_ERASE_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth-id6 module failed to erase: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* data */
@@ -148,8 +154,10 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_id6_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 					       blob_chunk,
 					       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 					       FU_WAC_MODULE_WRITE_TIMEOUT,
-					       error))
+					       error)) {
+			g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth-id6 module failed to write: ");
 			return FALSE;
+		}
 
 		/* update progress */
 		fu_progress_set_percentage_full(fu_progress_get_child(progress),
@@ -164,8 +172,10 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_id6_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       NULL,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_COMMIT_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth-id6 module failed to end: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* success */
diff --git a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c
index d839d1292..3f3fb3741 100644
--- a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c
+++ b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-bluetooth.c
@@ -136,14 +136,18 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 
 	/* get default image */
 	fw = fu_firmware_get_bytes(firmware, error);
-	if (fw == NULL)
+	if (fw == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth module failed to get bytes: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	/* build each data packet */
 	data = g_bytes_get_data(fw, &len);
 	blocks = fu_wac_module_bluetooth_parse_blocks(data, len, TRUE, error);
-	if (blocks == NULL)
+	if (blocks == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth module failed to parse: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	/* start, which will erase the module */
 	if (!fu_wac_module_set_feature(self,
@@ -151,8 +155,10 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       blob_start,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_ERASE_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth module failed to erase: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* data */
@@ -173,8 +179,10 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 					       blob_chunk,
 					       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 					       FU_WAC_MODULE_WRITE_TIMEOUT,
-					       error))
+					       error)) {
+			g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth module failed to write: ");
 			return FALSE;
+		}
 
 		/* update progress */
 		fu_progress_set_percentage_full(fu_progress_get_child(progress),
@@ -189,8 +197,10 @@ fu_wac_module_bluetooth_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       NULL,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_FINISH_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom bluetooth module failed to end: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* success */
diff --git a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-scaler.c b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-scaler.c
index a65cfbf7b..bd953507d 100644
--- a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-scaler.c
+++ b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-scaler.c
@@ -84,14 +84,18 @@ fu_wac_module_scaler_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 
 	/* get default image */
 	fw = fu_firmware_get_bytes(firmware, error);
-	if (fw == NULL)
+	if (fw == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom scaler module failed to get bytes: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	/* build each data packet */
 	data = g_bytes_get_data(fw, &len);
 	blocks = fu_wac_module_scaler_parse_blocks(data, len, error);
-	if (blocks == NULL)
+	if (blocks == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom scaler module failed to parse blocks: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	/* start, which will erase the module */
 	if (!fu_wac_module_set_feature(self,
@@ -99,8 +103,10 @@ fu_wac_module_scaler_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       blob_start,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_ERASE_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom scaler module failed to erase: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
@@ -122,8 +128,10 @@ fu_wac_module_scaler_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 					       blob_chunk,
 					       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 					       FU_WAC_MODULE_WRITE_TIMEOUT,
-					       error))
+					       error)) {
+			g_prefix_error(error, "wacom scaler module failed to write: ");
 			return FALSE;
+		}
 		/* update progress */
 		fu_progress_set_percentage_full(fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 						i + 1,
@@ -137,8 +145,10 @@ fu_wac_module_scaler_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       NULL,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_COMMIT_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom scaler module failed to end: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* success */
diff --git a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-touch.c b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-touch.c
index 47b9964b5..a49449e93 100644
--- a/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-touch.c
+++ b/plugins/wacom-usb/fu-wac-module-touch.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 
 	/* build each data packet */
 	fw = fu_firmware_get_bytes(firmware, error);
-	if (fw == NULL)
+	if (fw == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom touch module failed to get bytes: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	chunks = fu_chunk_array_new_from_bytes(fw,
 					       fu_firmware_get_addr(firmware),
 					       0x0,  /* page_sz */
@@ -54,8 +56,10 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       NULL,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_ERASE_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom touch module failed to erase: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* data */
@@ -77,8 +81,10 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				    fu_chunk_get_data_sz(chk),
 				    0x0, /* src */
 				    fu_chunk_get_data_sz(chk),
-				    error))
+				    error)) {
+			g_prefix_error(error, "wacom touch module failed to memcpy: ");
 			return FALSE;
+		}
 		blob_chunk = g_bytes_new(buf, sizeof(buf));
 		if (!fu_wac_module_set_feature(self,
 					       FU_WAC_MODULE_COMMAND_DATA,
@@ -103,8 +109,10 @@ fu_wac_module_touch_write_firmware(FuDevice *device,
 				       NULL,
 				       fu_progress_get_child(progress),
 				       FU_WAC_MODULE_FINISH_TIMEOUT,
-				       error))
+				       error)) {
+		g_prefix_error(error, "wacom touch module failed to end: ");
 		return FALSE;
+	}
 	fu_progress_step_done(progress);
 
 	/* success */