diff --git a/src/receive.c b/src/receive.c
index 3a5c1c431..239565e5d 100644
--- a/src/receive.c
+++ b/src/receive.c
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Create socket */
 	sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if (sd < 0)
-		error("Failed to create socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+		perror("Failed to create socket");
 
 	/* Bind socket */
 	if (bind(sd, (struct sockaddr *) &sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)))
-		error("Failed to bind socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+		perror("Failed to bind to socket");
 
 	struct msg m;
 	while (1) {
diff --git a/src/send.c b/src/send.c
index 4d05379d6..f5b0ee73a 100644
--- a/src/send.c
+++ b/src/send.c
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	};
 
 	/* Connect socket */
-	if (connect(sd, (struct sockaddr *) &sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))) {
-		error("Failed to connect socket: %s", strerror(errno));
-	}
+	if (connect(sd, (struct sockaddr *) &sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)))
+		perror("Failed to connect socket");
 
 	while (!feof(stdin)) {
 		msg_fscan(stdin, &msg);
diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c
index 8e3b8add5..6217f5379 100644
--- a/src/test.c
+++ b/src/test.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Create socket */
 	sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if (sd < 0)
-		error("Failed to create socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+		perror("Failed to create socket");
 
 	/* Bind socket */
 	if (bind(sd, (struct sockaddr *) &sa, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)))