diff --git a/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalBLAKE2b.cs b/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalBLAKE2b.cs
index 16dd458..311208d 100644
--- a/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalBLAKE2b.cs
+++ b/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalBLAKE2b.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private unsafe void Initialize(ReadOnlySpan<byte> key)
         fixed (byte* k = key)
         {
             int ret = crypto_generichash_init(ref _state, k, (nuint)key.Length, (nuint)_hashSize);
-            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error initializing hash."); }
+            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error initializing hash function state."); }
         }
     }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public unsafe void Update(ReadOnlySpan<byte> message)
         fixed (byte* m = message)
         {
             int ret = crypto_generichash_update(ref _state, m, (ulong)message.Length);
-            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error updating hash."); }
+            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error updating hash function state."); }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalEd25519ph.cs b/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalEd25519ph.cs
index d98f4e4..a265e5b 100644
--- a/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalEd25519ph.cs
+++ b/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalEd25519ph.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public IncrementalEd25519ph()
     private void Initialize()
     {
         int ret = crypto_sign_init(ref _state);
-        if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error initializing signature scheme."); }
+        if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error initializing signature scheme state."); }
     }
 
     public unsafe void Update(ReadOnlySpan<byte> message)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public unsafe void Update(ReadOnlySpan<byte> message)
         fixed (byte* m = message)
         {
             int ret = crypto_sign_update(ref _state, m, (ulong)message.Length);
-            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error updating signature scheme."); }
+            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error updating signature scheme state."); }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalPoly1305.cs b/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalPoly1305.cs
index e457887..41b11ee 100644
--- a/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalPoly1305.cs
+++ b/src/Geralt/Crypto/IncrementalPoly1305.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ private unsafe void Initialize(ReadOnlySpan<byte> oneTimeKey)
         fixed (byte* k = oneTimeKey)
         {
             int ret = crypto_onetimeauth_init(ref _state, k);
-            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error initializing message authentication code."); }
+            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error initializing message authentication code state."); }
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public unsafe void Update(ReadOnlySpan<byte> message)
         fixed (byte* m = message)
         {
             int ret = crypto_onetimeauth_update(ref _state, m, (ulong)message.Length);
-            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error updating message authentication code."); }
+            if (ret != 0) { throw new CryptographicException("Error updating message authentication code state."); }
         }
     }