diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go
index eb20441f53..ecd0fc1f15 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory/aws.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (fact AWSFactory) CreateDB(ctx context.Context, nbf *types.NomsBinFormat, u
 
 	db = datas.NewDatabase(cs)
 
-	return db, err
+	return db, nil
 }
 
 func (fact AWSFactory) newChunkStore(ctx context.Context, nbf *types.NomsBinFormat, urlObj *url.URL, params map[string]string) (chunks.ChunkStore, error) {
diff --git a/go/store/nbs/dynamo_manifest.go b/go/store/nbs/dynamo_manifest.go
index a2a5a4be56..6f12c62830 100644
--- a/go/store/nbs/dynamo_manifest.go
+++ b/go/store/nbs/dynamo_manifest.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (dm dynamoManifest) ParseIfExists(ctx context.Context, stats *Stats, readHo
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, manifestContents{}, err
+		return false, manifestContents{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get dynamo table: '%s' - %w", dm.table, err)
 	}
 
 	// !exists(dbAttr) => unitialized store