diff --git a/src/Effect.Postgres.Error.Common.purs b/src/Effect.Postgres.Error.Common.purs
index e2e4892..bdb8350 100644
--- a/src/Effect.Postgres.Error.Common.purs
+++ b/src/Effect.Postgres.Error.Common.purs
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ module Effect.Postgres.Error.Common where
 
 import Prelude
 
+import Data.Array as Array
 import Data.Array.NonEmpty (NonEmptyArray)
+import Data.Foldable (fold)
 import Data.Generic.Rep (class Generic)
+import Data.Maybe (maybe)
+import Data.Newtype (wrap)
 import Data.Postgres.Query (Query)
 import Data.Show.Generic (genericShow)
+import Data.String as String
 import Effect.Exception as Effect
 import Foreign (MultipleErrors)
 
@@ -21,7 +26,23 @@ data Error
 
 derive instance Generic Error _
 instance Show Error where
-  show = genericShow
+  show = toString
+
+toString :: Error -> String
+toString =
+  let
+    indent n s = fold $ ((fold $ Array.replicate n "  ") <> _) <$> String.split (wrap "\n") s
+    jsError n e =
+      indent n (Effect.message e)
+      <> maybe "" (\s -> "\n" <> indent n s) (Effect.stack e)
+  in
+    case _ of
+      Deserializing q es -> "Deserializing " <> show q <> "\n" <> indent 1 (show es)
+      Serializing es -> "Serializing" <> "\n" <> indent 1 (show es)
+      Executing q e -> "Executing " <> show q <> "\n" <> jsError 1 e
+      Connecting e -> "Connecting\n" <> jsError 1 e
+      Disconnecting e -> "Disconnecting\n" <> jsError 1 e
+      Other e -> "Other\n" <> jsError 1 e
 
 toException' :: Error -> Effect.Error
 toException' = Effect.error <<< show