diff --git a/src/busctl/busctl.c b/src/busctl/busctl.c
index e702f9366a..43850c6c23 100644
--- a/src/busctl/busctl.c
+++ b/src/busctl/busctl.c
@@ -975,7 +975,8 @@ static int introspect(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
 
                 r = sd_bus_call_method(bus, argv[1], argv[2], "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "GetAll", &error, &reply, "s", m->interface);
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return log_error_errno(r, "%s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to get all properties on interface %s: %s",
+                                               m->interface, bus_error_message(&error, r));
 
                 r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(reply, 'a', "{sv}");
                 if (r < 0)
@@ -1181,7 +1182,12 @@ static int monitor(int argc, char **argv, int (*dump)(sd_bus_message *m, FILE *f
                 return r;
 
         /* upgrade connection; it's not used for anything else after this call */
-        r = sd_bus_message_new_method_call(bus, &message, "org.freedesktop.DBus", "/org/freedesktop/DBus", "org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring", "BecomeMonitor");
+        r = sd_bus_message_new_method_call(bus,
+                                           &message,
+                                           "org.freedesktop.DBus",
+                                           "/org/freedesktop/DBus",
+                                           "org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring",
+                                           "BecomeMonitor");
         if (r < 0)
                 return bus_log_create_error(r);
 
@@ -1229,7 +1235,8 @@ static int monitor(int argc, char **argv, int (*dump)(sd_bus_message *m, FILE *f
 
         r = sd_bus_call(bus, message, arg_timeout, &error, NULL);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "%s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Call to org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring.BecomeMonitor failed: %s",
+                                       bus_error_message(&error, r));
 
         r = sd_bus_get_unique_name(bus, &unique_name);
         if (r < 0)
@@ -1987,7 +1994,7 @@ static int call(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
 
         r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, arg_timeout, &error, &reply);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "%s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Call failed: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
 
         r = sd_bus_message_is_empty(reply);
         if (r < 0)
@@ -2089,7 +2096,9 @@ static int get_property(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
 
                 r = sd_bus_call_method(bus, argv[1], argv[2], "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Get", &error, &reply, "ss", argv[3], *i);
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return log_error_errno(r, "%s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to get property %s on interface %s: %s",
+                                               *i, argv[3],
+                                               bus_error_message(&error, r));
 
                 r = sd_bus_message_peek_type(reply, &type, &contents);
                 if (r < 0)
@@ -2173,7 +2182,9 @@ static int set_property(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
 
         r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, arg_timeout, &error, NULL);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "%s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to set property %s on interface %s: %s",
+                                       argv[4], argv[3],
+                                       bus_error_message(&error, r));
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
index d18c578177..ae643cacc7 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
@@ -1437,16 +1437,22 @@ int bus_process_object(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_message *m) {
                 return 0;
 
         if (sd_bus_message_is_method_call(m, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Get") ||
-            sd_bus_message_is_method_call(m, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Set"))
+            sd_bus_message_is_method_call(m, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Set")) {
+                const char *interface = NULL, *property = NULL;
+
+                (void) sd_bus_message_rewind(m, true);
+                (void) sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, 's', &interface);
+                (void) sd_bus_message_read_basic(m, 's', &property);
+
                 r = sd_bus_reply_method_errorf(
                                 m,
                                 SD_BUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY,
-                                "Unknown property or interface.");
-        else
+                                "Unknown interface %s or property %s.", strnull(interface), strnull(property));
+        } else
                 r = sd_bus_reply_method_errorf(
                                 m,
                                 SD_BUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_METHOD,
-                                "Unknown method '%s' or interface '%s'.", m->member, m->interface);
+                                "Unknown method %s or interface %s.", m->member, m->interface);
 
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/network/networkctl.c b/src/network/networkctl.c
index a074dae758..b265f1f056 100644
--- a/src/network/networkctl.c
+++ b/src/network/networkctl.c
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@ static int acquire_link_bitrates(sd_bus *bus, LinkInfo *link) {
                         "org.freedesktop.network1.Link",
                         "BitRates");
         if (r < 0) {
-                if (sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, BUS_ERROR_SPEED_METER_INACTIVE))
-                        return 0;
-                return log_error_errno(r, "%s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                bool quiet = sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, SD_BUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY) ||
+                             sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, BUS_ERROR_SPEED_METER_INACTIVE);
+
+                return log_full_errno(quiet ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_WARNING,
+                                      r, "Failed to query link bit rates: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
         }
 
         r = sd_bus_message_enter_container(reply, 'v', "(dd)");