diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/BuddyMemoryAllocator.cpp b/src/gpgmm/common/BuddyMemoryAllocator.cpp
index 809c4f5d..b29ee0fd 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/BuddyMemoryAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/BuddyMemoryAllocator.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace gpgmm {
         const uint64_t allocationSize = UpperPowerOfTwo(request.SizeInBytes);
 
         // Request cannot exceed memory size.
-        GPGMM_INVALID_IF(allocationSize > mMemorySize);
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(allocationSize > mMemorySize, "Allocation size exceeds memory size");
 
         // Attempt to sub-allocate a block of the requested size.
         std::unique_ptr<MemoryAllocationBase> subAllocation;
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/Error.h b/src/gpgmm/common/Error.h
index a2459899..83a20dc5 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/Error.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/Error.h
@@ -34,17 +34,18 @@
     {                                              \
         auto result = expr;                        \
         if (GPGMM_UNLIKELY(!result.IsSuccess())) { \
-            return {};                             \
+            return result.AcquireError();          \
         }                                          \
     }                                              \
     for (;;)                                       \
     break
 
-#define GPGMM_INVALID_IF(expr)  \
-    if (GPGMM_UNLIKELY(expr)) { \
-        return {};              \
-    }                           \
-    for (;;)                    \
+#define GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(expr, msg)                                  \
+    if (GPGMM_UNLIKELY(expr)) {                                           \
+        gpgmm::DebugLog() << msg;                                         \
+        return std::move(::gpgmm::ErrorCodeType(kInternalFailureResult)); \
+    }                                                                     \
+    for (;;)                                                              \
     break
 
 namespace gpgmm {
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ namespace gpgmm {
             return std::move(mResult);
         }
 
+        ErrorT&& AcquireError() {
+            return std::move(mErrorCode);
+        }
+
         bool IsSuccess() const {
             return mErrorCode == kInternalSuccessResult;
         }
@@ -129,6 +134,10 @@ namespace gpgmm {
             return mErrorCode == kInternalSuccessResult;
         }
 
+        ErrorT&& AcquireError() {
+            return std::move(mErrorCode);
+        }
+
       private:
         ErrorT mErrorCode;
     };
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp
index e0481ccb..fbb77569 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp
@@ -157,35 +157,31 @@ namespace gpgmm {
     }
 
     MaybeError MemoryAllocatorBase::ValidateRequest(const MemoryAllocationRequest& request) const {
-        ASSERT(request.SizeInBytes > 0 && request.Alignment > 0);
+        // Check for non-zero size and alignment.
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(request.SizeInBytes == 0, "Request cannot have zero size.");
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(request.Alignment == 0, "Request cannot have zero alignment.");
 
         // Check request size cannot overflow.
-        if (request.SizeInBytes > std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max() - (request.Alignment - 1)) {
-            DebugLog(MessageId::kSizeExceeded, this)
-                << "Requested size rejected due to overflow: " + std::to_string(request.SizeInBytes)
-                << " bytes.";
-            return std::move(ErrorCodeType(kInternalFailureResult));
-        }
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(
+            request.SizeInBytes > std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max() - (request.Alignment - 1),
+            "Requested size invalid due to overflow: " + std::to_string(request.SizeInBytes) +
+                " bytes.");
 
         // Check request size cannot overflow |this| memory allocator.
-        const uint64_t alignedSize = AlignTo(request.SizeInBytes, request.Alignment);
-        if (GetMemorySize() != kInvalidSize && alignedSize > GetMemorySize()) {
-            DebugLog(MessageId::kSizeExceeded, this)
-                << "Requested size exceeds memory size (" + std::to_string(alignedSize) + " vs " +
-                       std::to_string(GetMemorySize()) + " bytes).";
-            return std::move(ErrorCodeType(kInternalFailureResult));
-        }
+        const uint64_t requestedAlignedSize = AlignTo(request.SizeInBytes, request.Alignment);
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(
+            GetMemorySize() != kInvalidSize && requestedAlignedSize > GetMemorySize(),
+            "Requested size, after alignment, exceeds memory size (" +
+                std::to_string(requestedAlignedSize) + " vs " + std::to_string(GetMemorySize()) +
+                " bytes).");
 
         // Check request size has compatible alignment with |this| memory allocator.
         // Alignment value of 1 means no alignment required.
-        if (GetMemoryAlignment() == 0 ||
-            (GetMemoryAlignment() > 1 && !IsAligned(GetMemoryAlignment(), request.Alignment))) {
-            DebugLog(MessageId::kAlignmentMismatch, this)
-                << "Requested alignment exceeds memory alignment (" +
-                       std::to_string(request.Alignment) + " vs " +
-                       std::to_string(GetMemoryAlignment()) + " bytes).";
-            return std::move(ErrorCodeType(kInternalFailureResult));
-        }
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(
+            GetMemoryAlignment() == 0 ||
+                (GetMemoryAlignment() > 1 && !IsAligned(GetMemoryAlignment(), request.Alignment)),
+            "Requested alignment exceeds memory alignment (" + std::to_string(request.Alignment) +
+                " vs " + std::to_string(GetMemoryAlignment()) + " bytes).");
 
         return {};
     }
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/SlabMemoryAllocator.cpp b/src/gpgmm/common/SlabMemoryAllocator.cpp
index 3b789f9b..89b8ec77 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/SlabMemoryAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/SlabMemoryAllocator.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ namespace gpgmm {
 
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
 
-        GPGMM_INVALID_IF(request.SizeInBytes > mBlockSize);
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(request.SizeInBytes > mBlockSize,
+                              "Allocation size exceeded block size.");
 
         uint64_t slabSize =
             ComputeSlabSize(request.SizeInBytes, std::max(mMinSlabSize, mLastUsedSlabSize),
@@ -229,7 +230,8 @@ namespace gpgmm {
                 uint64_t newSlabSize = ComputeSlabSize(
                     request.SizeInBytes, static_cast<uint64_t>(slabSize * mSlabGrowthFactor),
                     request.AvailableForAllocation);
-                GPGMM_INVALID_IF(newSlabSize == kInvalidSize);
+
+                GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(newSlabSize == kInvalidSize, "Slab size was invalid.");
 
                 // If the new slab size exceeds the limit, then re-use the previous, smaller size.
                 if (newSlabSize > mMaxSlabSize) {
@@ -518,7 +520,8 @@ namespace gpgmm {
         GPGMM_RETURN_IF_ERROR(ValidateRequest(request));
 
         const uint64_t blockSize = AlignTo(request.SizeInBytes, request.Alignment);
-        GPGMM_INVALID_IF(blockSize > mMaxSlabSize);
+
+        GPGMM_RETURN_ERROR_IF(blockSize > mMaxSlabSize, "Block size exceeded max slab size.");
 
         // Create a slab allocator for the new entry.
         auto entry =