2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 595e91e..6080f8f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 dgit (0.21~~iwj) unstable; urgency=low
 
+  * Use failedcmd to report errors when ssh psql fails.  Closes:#734281.
   * Add `Testsuite: autopkgtest' to debian/control.  (This will only have
     the right effect with recent enought dpkg, and will generate a warning
     with earlier versions of dpkg.
diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index 61af3b8..94454d3 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ sub sshpsql ($$) {
 	printdebug("$debugprefix>|$_|\n");
 	push @rows, $_;
     }
-    $!=0; $?=0; close P or die "$! $?";
+    $!=0; $?=0; close P or failedcmd @cmd;
     @rows or die;
     my $nrows = pop @rows;
     $nrows =~ s/^\((\d+) rows?\)$/$1/ or die "$nrows ?";