diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
index 104734504..992faf479 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/LocalStatusSQLite.py
@@ -352,8 +352,14 @@ def savemessage(self, uid, content, flags, rtime, mtime=0, labels=set()):
         self.messagelist[uid] = {'uid': uid, 'flags': flags, 'time': rtime, 'mtime': mtime, 'labels': labels}
         flags = ''.join(sorted(flags))
         labels = ', '.join(sorted(labels))
-        self.__sql_write('INSERT INTO status (id,flags,mtime,labels) VALUES (?,?,?,?)',
-                         (uid,flags,mtime,labels))
+        try:
+            self.__sql_write('INSERT INTO status (id,flags,mtime,labels) VALUES (?,?,?,?)',
+                            (uid,flags,mtime,labels))
+        except Exception as e:
+            six.reraise(UserWarning,
+                        UserWarning("%s while inserting UID %s"%
+                            (str(e), str(uid))),
+                        exc_info()[2])
         return uid