diff --git a/chain/messagepool/check.go b/chain/messagepool/check.go
index a2021578660..17829057a0e 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/check.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/check.go
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) CheckReplaceMessages(ctx context.Context, replace []*type
 			msgMap[m.From] = mmap
 			mset, ok, err := mp.getPendingMset(ctx, m.From)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warnf("errored while getting pending mset: %w", err)
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("errored while getting pending mset: %w", err)
 			}
 			if ok {
 				count += len(mset.msgs)
@@ -154,8 +153,7 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) checkMessages(ctx context.Context, msgs []*types.Message,
 			mp.lk.RLock()
 			mset, ok, err := mp.getPendingMset(ctx, m.From)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warnf("errored while getting pending mset: %w", err)
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("errored while getting pending mset: %w", err)
 			}
 			if ok && !interned {
 				st = &actorState{nextNonce: mset.nextNonce, requiredFunds: mset.requiredFunds}
diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
index 4dcb6eb9b75..81a65dd06bc 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
@@ -749,8 +749,7 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) checkMessage(ctx context.Context, m *types.SignedMessage)
 	}
 
 	if err := mp.VerifyMsgSig(m); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("signature verification failed: %s", err)
-		return err
+		return xerrors.Errorf("signature verification failed: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -969,13 +968,11 @@ func (mp *MessagePool) addLocked(ctx context.Context, m *types.SignedMessage, st
 	}
 
 	if _, err := mp.api.PutMessage(ctx, m); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("mpooladd cs.PutMessage failed: %s", err)
-		return err
+		return xerrors.Errorf("mpooladd cs.PutMessage failed: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	if _, err := mp.api.PutMessage(ctx, &m.Message); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("mpooladd cs.PutMessage failed: %s", err)
-		return err
+		return xerrors.Errorf("mpooladd cs.PutMessage failed: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// Note: If performance becomes an issue, making this getOrCreatePendingMset will save some work