diff --git a/crates/core/src/chunking.rs b/crates/core/src/chunking.rs
index f9752888a6..804d91bb91 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/chunking.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/chunking.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use async_nats::jetstream::{
     object_store::{Config, ObjectStore},
     Context as JetstreamContext,
 };
-use futures::TryFutureExt;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt};
 use tracing::{debug, error, instrument};
 
@@ -73,16 +72,17 @@ impl ChunkEndpoint {
             .await
             .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e).context("failed to get object store"))?;
         debug!(invocation_id = %inv_id, "chunkify starting to receive");
-        let mut obj = store.get(inv_id).await.map_err(|e| {
-            anyhow!(e).context("failed to receive chunked stream for inv {inv_id}: {e}")
-        })?;
+        let mut obj = store
+            .get(inv_id)
+            .await
+            .context("failed to receive chunked stream")?;
         obj.read_to_end(&mut result)
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e).context("failed to read chunked stream for inv {inv_id}: {e}"))
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("failed to read chunked stream")?;
         if let Err(e) = store.delete(inv_id).await {
             // not deleting will be a non-fatal error for the receiver,
             // if all the bytes have been received
-            error!(invocation_id = %inv_id, error = %e, "failed to delete chunks for inv");
+            error!(invocation_id = %inv_id, error = %e, "failed to delete chunks");
         }
         Ok(result)
     }
diff --git a/crates/runtime/src/actor/module/wasmbus.rs b/crates/runtime/src/actor/module/wasmbus.rs
index 2e4a682c1f..07ab14b262 100644
--- a/crates/runtime/src/actor/module/wasmbus.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime/src/actor/module/wasmbus.rs
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ fn write_bytes<T>(
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip(store, err))]
-fn set_host_error(store: &mut wasmtime::Caller<'_, super::Ctx>, err: impl ToString) {
-    let err = err.to_string();
+fn set_host_error(store: &mut wasmtime::Caller<'_, super::Ctx>, err: String) {
     trace!(err, "set host error");
     store.data_mut().wasmbus.host_error = Some(err);
 }
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ async fn host_call(
             Ok(wasm::SUCCESS)
         }
         Err(err) => {
-            set_host_error(&mut store, err);
+            set_host_error(&mut store, format!("{err:#}"));
             Ok(wasm::ERROR)
         }
     }