diff --git a/bin/service/web_services.py b/bin/service/web_services.py
index 71821d15fe3..ce395d3cd67 100644
--- a/bin/service/web_services.py
+++ b/bin/service/web_services.py
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ class db(netsvc.Service):
         try:
             try:
                 cr.execute('DROP DATABASE ' + db_name)
-            except:
+            except Exception, e:
                 logger.notifyChannel("web-services", netsvc.LOG_ERROR,
-                    'DROP DB: %s failed' % (db_name,))
-                raise
+                        'DROP DB: %s failed:\n%s' % (db_name, e))
+                raise Exception("Couldn't drop database %s: %s" % (db_name, e))
             else:
                 logger.notifyChannel("web-services", netsvc.LOG_INFO,
                     'DROP DB: %s' % (db_name))
diff --git a/bin/sql_db.py b/bin/sql_db.py
index ccf57d0c718..4286a98da2f 100644
--- a/bin/sql_db.py
+++ b/bin/sql_db.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class PoolManager(object):
         if db_name not in PoolManager._pools:
             logger = netsvc.Logger()
             try:
-                logger.notifyChannel('dbpool', netsvc.LOG_INFO, 'Connecting to %s' % (db_name.lower()))
+                logger.notifyChannel('dbpool', netsvc.LOG_INFO, 'Connecting to %s' % (db_name,))
                 PoolManager._pools[db_name] = ConnectionPool(ThreadedConnectionPool(0, PoolManager.maxconn, PoolManager.dsn(db_name)), db_name)
             except Exception, e:
                 logger.notifyChannel('dbpool', netsvc.LOG_CRITICAL, 'Unable to connect to %s: %r' % (db_name, e))
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class PoolManager(object):
 
     def close(db_name):
         if db_name is PoolManager._pools:
+            logger.notifyChannel('dbpool', netsvc.LOG_INFO, 'Closing all connections to %s' % (db_name,))
             PoolManager._pools[db_name].closeall()
             del PoolManager._pools[db_name]
     close = staticmethod(close)