diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index 13a4d47..759a9a2 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSH_THREAD client_test(void* args)
     if (userPrivateKey != NULL)
         free(userPrivateKey);
     if (ret != WS_SUCCESS)
-        err_sys("Closing stream failed. Connection could have been closed by peer");
+        err_sys("Closing client stream failed. Connection could have been closed by peer");
 
 #if defined(HAVE_ECC) && defined(FP_ECC) && defined(HAVE_THREAD_LS)
     wc_ecc_fp_free();  /* free per thread cache */
diff --git a/examples/portfwd/portfwd.c b/examples/portfwd/portfwd.c
index 1c06b13..23fa059 100644
--- a/examples/portfwd/portfwd.c
+++ b/examples/portfwd/portfwd.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSH_THREAD portfwd_worker(void* args)
 
     ret = wolfSSH_shutdown(ssh);
     if (ret != WS_SUCCESS)
-        err_sys("Closing stream failed.");
+        err_sys("Closing port forward stream failed.");
 
     WCLOSESOCKET(sshFd);
     WCLOSESOCKET(listenFd);
diff --git a/examples/scpclient/scpclient.c b/examples/scpclient/scpclient.c
index 8e31cb7..eec1a92 100644
--- a/examples/scpclient/scpclient.c
+++ b/examples/scpclient/scpclient.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSH_THREAD scp_client(void* args)
     wolfSSH_free(ssh);
     wolfSSH_CTX_free(ctx);
     if (ret != WS_SUCCESS)
-        err_sys("Closing stream failed. Connection could have been closed by peer");
+        err_sys("Closing scp stream failed. Connection could have been closed by peer");
 
 #if defined(HAVE_ECC) && defined(FP_ECC) && defined(HAVE_THREAD_LS)
     wc_ecc_fp_free();  /* free per thread cache */