diff --git a/internal/target/repository_tcp_target.go b/internal/target/repository_tcp_target.go
index 776198e30..9903917aa 100644
--- a/internal/target/repository_tcp_target.go
+++ b/internal/target/repository_tcp_target.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (r *Repository) CreateTcpTarget(ctx context.Context, target *TcpTarget, opt
 			var targetOplogMsg oplog.Message
 			returnedTarget = t.Clone()
 			if err := w.Create(ctx, returnedTarget, db.NewOplogMsg(&targetOplogMsg)); err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrap(err, op)
+				return errors.Wrap(err, op, errors.WithMsg("unable to create target"))
 			}
 			msgs = append(msgs, &targetOplogMsg)
 			if len(newHostSets) > 0 {