diff --git a/dcapi/boinc/wu.C b/dcapi/boinc/wu.C
index 2780455835..851c1200ea 100644
--- a/dcapi/boinc/wu.C
+++ b/dcapi/boinc/wu.C
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ int DC_addWUInput(DC_Workunit *wu, const char *logicalFileName, const char *URL,
 			ret = _DC_copyFile(URL, file->path);
 			if (ret)
 			{
+				DC_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to copy the input file %s to %s",
+					URL, file->path);
 				_DC_destroyPhysicalFile(file);
 				return ret;
 			}
diff --git a/dcapi/condor/condor_master.c b/dcapi/condor/condor_master.c
index ea2747a72e..1dbfdd35dd 100644
--- a/dcapi/condor/condor_master.c
+++ b/dcapi/condor/condor_master.c
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ DC_addWUInput(DC_Workunit *wu,
 		ret= _DC_copyFile(URL, file->path);
 		if (ret)
 		{
-			DC_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to link %s to %s: %s",
-			       URL, file->path, strerror(errno));
+			DC_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to copy %s to %s",
+			       URL, file->path);
 			_DC_destroyPhysicalFile(file);
 			return(DC_ERR_BADPARAM);	/* XXX */
 		}
diff --git a/dcapi/condor/condor_slave.c b/dcapi/condor/condor_slave.c
index fa00b75c63..a1f81066aa 100644
--- a/dcapi/condor/condor_slave.c
+++ b/dcapi/condor/condor_slave.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int DC_sendResult(const char *logicalFileName,
 	if ((ret= _DC_copyFile(path, fn)) != DC_OK)
 	{
 		DC_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to copy subresult file %s to "
-		       "%s: %s", path, fn, strerror(errno));
+		       "%s", path, fn);
 		free(fn);
 		return(ret);
 	}
diff --git a/dcapi/condor/condor_utils.c b/dcapi/condor/condor_utils.c
index 0d286a3e6c..63fe59de3b 100644
--- a/dcapi/condor/condor_utils.c
+++ b/dcapi/condor/condor_utils.c
@@ -220,12 +220,11 @@ _DC_create_message(char *box,
 		if (message)
 			fprintf(f, "%s", message);
 		else if (msgfile)
-			{
-				if ((ret= _DC_copyFile(msgfile, fn)) != 0)
-					DC_log(LOG_ERR, "copyFile(%s,%s) "
-					       "error: %s", msgfile, fn,
-					       strerror(errno));
-			}
+		{
+			if (_DC_copyFile(msgfile, fn))
+				DC_log(LOG_ERR, "copyFile(%s,%s) error",
+				       msgfile, fn);
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			DC_log(LOG_WARNING, "No message specified for "
diff --git a/dcapi/local/local_client.c b/dcapi/local/local_client.c
index 9df4ef5f19..479ab49172 100644
--- a/dcapi/local/local_client.c
+++ b/dcapi/local/local_client.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int DC_sendResult(const char *logicalFileName, const char *path, DC_FileMode fil
 	if ((ret= _DC_copyFile(path, fn)) != DC_OK)
 	{
 		DC_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to copy subresult file %s to "
-		       "%s: %s", path, fn, strerror(errno));
+		       "%s", path, fn);
 		free(fn);
 		return(ret);
 	}
diff --git a/dcapi/local/local_utils.c b/dcapi/local/local_utils.c
index d91541e31f..457c5452a4 100644
--- a/dcapi/local/local_utils.c
+++ b/dcapi/local/local_utils.c
@@ -224,12 +224,11 @@ _DC_create_message(char *box,
 		if (message)
 			fprintf(f, "%s", message);
 		else if (msgfile)
-			{
-				if ((ret= _DC_copyFile(msgfile, fn)) != 0)
-					DC_log(LOG_ERR, "copyFile(%s,%s) "
-					       "error: %s", msgfile, fn,
-					       strerror(errno));
-			}
+		{
+			if (_DC_copyFile(msgfile, fn))
+				DC_log(LOG_ERR, "copyFile(%s,%s) error",
+				       msgfile, fn);
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			DC_log(LOG_WARNING, "No message specified for "