diff --git a/cmd/eventstore/delete.go b/cmd/eventstore/delete.go
index c40fefd..440325f 100644
--- a/cmd/eventstore/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/eventstore/delete.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ var delete_ = &cli.Command{
 			f := nostr.Filter{IDs: []string{line}}
 			ch, err := db.QueryEvents(ctx, f)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error querying for %s: %s", f, err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error querying for %s: %s\n", f, err)
 				hasError = true
 			}
 			for evt := range ch {
 				if err := db.DeleteEvent(ctx, evt); err != nil {
-					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error deleting")
+					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error deleting %s: %s\n", evt, err)
 					hasError = true
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/eventstore/query.go b/cmd/eventstore/query.go
index f724c54..b33e068 100644
--- a/cmd/eventstore/query.go
+++ b/cmd/eventstore/query.go
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ var query = &cli.Command{
 		for line := range getStdinLinesOrFirstArgument(c) {
 			filter := nostr.Filter{}
 			if err := easyjson.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &filter); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "invalid filter '%s' received from stdin: %s", line, err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "invalid filter '%s': %s\n", line, err)
 				hasError = true
 				continue
 			}
 
 			ch, err := db.QueryEvents(ctx, filter)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error querying: %s", err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error querying: %s\n", err)
 				hasError = true
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/eventstore/save.go b/cmd/eventstore/save.go
index 8e1b2da..b7b0f7b 100644
--- a/cmd/eventstore/save.go
+++ b/cmd/eventstore/save.go
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ var save = &cli.Command{
 		for line := range getStdinLinesOrFirstArgument(c) {
 			var event nostr.Event
 			if err := easyjson.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &event); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "invalid event '%s' received from stdin: %s", line, err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "invalid event '%s': %s\n", line, err)
 				hasError = true
 				continue
 			}
 
 			if err := db.SaveEvent(ctx, &event); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to save event '%s': %s", line, err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to save event '%s': %s\n", line, err)
 				hasError = true
 				continue
 			}
 
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "saved %s", event.ID)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "saved %s\n", event.ID)
 		}
 
 		if hasError {