diff --git a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
index e97a694a67f7..36482b407b68 100644
--- a/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
+++ b/x/distribution/keeper/delegation.go
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ func (k Keeper) CalculateDelegationRewards(ctx context.Context, val sdk.Validato
 		if stake.LTE(currentStake.Add(marginOfErr)) {
 			stake = currentStake
 		} else {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("calculated final stake for delegator %s greater than current stake"+
+			return sdk.DecCoins{}, fmt.Errorf("calculated final stake for delegator %s greater than current stake"+
 				"\n\tfinal stake:\t%s"+
 				"\n\tcurrent stake:\t%s",
-				del.GetDelegatorAddr(), stake, currentStake))
+				del.GetDelegatorAddr(), stake, currentStake)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go b/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go
index c68a9a9a982b..51e258fea960 100644
--- a/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go
+++ b/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func (k Keeper) HasValidatorSigningInfo(ctx context.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAd
 func (k Keeper) JailUntil(ctx context.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress, jailTime time.Time) error {
 	signInfo, err := k.ValidatorSigningInfo.Get(ctx, consAddr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "cannot jail validator that does not have any signing information")
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("cannot jail validator with consensus address %s that does not have any signing information", consAddr.String()))
 	}
 
 	signInfo.JailedUntil = jailTime
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (k Keeper) JailUntil(ctx context.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress, jailTim
 func (k Keeper) Tombstone(ctx context.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress) error {
 	signInfo, err := k.ValidatorSigningInfo.Get(ctx, consAddr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return types.ErrNoSigningInfoFound.Wrap("cannot tombstone validator that does not have any signing information")
+		return types.ErrNoSigningInfoFound.Wrap(fmt.Sprintf("cannot tombstone validator with consensus address %s that does not have any signing information", consAddr.String()))
 	}
 
 	if signInfo.Tombstoned {
diff --git a/x/staking/keeper/alias_functions.go b/x/staking/keeper/alias_functions.go
index c5dffdddbc60..fde1c5254e1e 100644
--- a/x/staking/keeper/alias_functions.go
+++ b/x/staking/keeper/alias_functions.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (k Keeper) IterateBondedValidatorsByPower(ctx context.Context, fn func(inde
 		address := iterator.Value()
 		validator, err := k.GetValidator(ctx, address)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("validator record not found for address: %X", address)
+			return fmt.Errorf("validator record not found for address: %s", sdk.ValAddress(address).String())
 		}
 		if validator.IsBonded() {
 			stop := fn(i, validator) // XXX is this safe will the validator unexposed fields be able to get written to?
diff --git a/x/staking/keeper/delegation.go b/x/staking/keeper/delegation.go
index 2fb46c9fa94c..5f8aab0fd9f0 100644
--- a/x/staking/keeper/delegation.go
+++ b/x/staking/keeper/delegation.go
@@ -216,9 +216,11 @@ func (k Keeper) GetDelegatorUnbonding(ctx context.Context, delegator sdk.AccAddr
 func (k Keeper) GetDelegatorBonded(ctx context.Context, delegator sdk.AccAddress) (math.Int, error) {
 	bonded := math.LegacyZeroDec()
 
+	var iterErr error
 	err := k.IterateDelegatorDelegations(ctx, delegator, func(delegation types.Delegation) bool {
 		validatorAddr, err := k.validatorAddressCodec.StringToBytes(delegation.ValidatorAddress)
 		if err != nil {
+			iterErr = err
 			return true
 		}
 		validator, err := k.GetValidator(ctx, validatorAddr)
@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@ func (k Keeper) GetDelegatorBonded(ctx context.Context, delegator sdk.AccAddress
 		}
 		return false
 	})
+	if iterErr != nil {
+		return bonded.RoundInt(), iterErr
+	}
 	return bonded.RoundInt(), err
 }
 
@@ -728,7 +733,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Delegate(
 		case validator.IsUnbonding(), validator.IsUnbonded():
 			sendName = types.NotBondedPoolName
 		default:
-			return math.LegacyZeroDec(), fmt.Errorf("invalid validator status")
+			return math.LegacyZeroDec(), fmt.Errorf("invalid validator status: %v", validator.Status)
 		}
 
 		bondDenom, err := k.BondDenom(ctx)
@@ -760,7 +765,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Delegate(
 				return math.LegacyDec{}, err
 			}
 		default:
-			return math.LegacyZeroDec(), fmt.Errorf("unknown token source bond status")
+			return math.LegacyZeroDec(), fmt.Errorf("unknown token source bond status: %v", tokenSrc)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -832,7 +837,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Unbond(
 		validator.TokensFromShares(delegation.Shares).TruncateInt().LT(validator.MinSelfDelegation) {
 		err = k.jailValidator(ctx, validator)
 		if err != nil {
-			return amount, err
+			return amount, fmt.Errorf("failed to get updated validator after jailing: %v", err)
 		}
 		validator, err = k.GetValidator(ctx, valbz)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -909,7 +914,7 @@ func (k Keeper) getBeginInfo(
 		return validator.UnbondingTime, validator.UnbondingHeight, false, nil
 
 	default:
-		return completionTime, height, false, fmt.Errorf("unknown validator status: %s", validator.Status)
+		return completionTime, height, false, fmt.Errorf("unknown validator status: %v", validator.Status)
 	}
 }