diff --git a/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.c b/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.c
index 23ad394af..d30e6fb2d 100644
--- a/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.c
+++ b/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.c
@@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ after_fundchannel_complete(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc)
 			continue;
 
 		/* One of them failed, oh no.  */
-		return redo_multifundchannel(mfc, "fundchannel_complete");
+		return redo_multifundchannel(mfc, "fundchannel_complete",
+					     dest->error);
 	}
 
 	if (dest_count(mfc, OPEN_CHANNEL) > 0)
@@ -885,7 +886,8 @@ after_channel_start(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc)
 		return redo_multifundchannel(mfc,
 					     is_v2(dest) ?
 					     "openchannel_init" :
-					     "fundchannel_start");
+					     "fundchannel_start",
+					     dest->error);
 	}
 
 	/* Next step.  */
@@ -1406,7 +1408,7 @@ after_multiconnect(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc)
 			continue;
 
 		/* One of them failed, oh no. */
-		return redo_multifundchannel(mfc, "connect");
+		return redo_multifundchannel(mfc, "connect", dest->error);
 	}
 
 	return perform_fundpsbt(mfc);
@@ -1664,16 +1666,17 @@ post_cleanup_redo_multifundchannel(struct multifundchannel_redo *redo)
 
 struct command_result *
 redo_multifundchannel(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc,
-		      const char *failing_method)
+		      const char *failing_method,
+		      const char *why)
 {
 	struct multifundchannel_redo *redo;
 
 	assert(mfc->pending == 0);
 
 	plugin_log(mfc->cmd->plugin, LOG_DBG,
-		   "mfc %"PRIu64": trying redo despite '%s' failure; "
-		   "will cleanup for now.",
-		   mfc->id, failing_method);
+		   "mfc %"PRIu64": trying redo despite '%s' failure (%s);"
+		   " will cleanup for now.",
+		   mfc->id, failing_method, why);
 
 	redo = tal(mfc, struct multifundchannel_redo);
 	redo->mfc = mfc;
diff --git a/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.h b/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.h
index 0dab8a6f8..f0d190548 100644
--- a/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.h
+++ b/plugins/spender/multifundchannel.h
@@ -270,5 +270,6 @@ multifundchannel_finished(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc);
 
 struct command_result *
 redo_multifundchannel(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc,
-		      const char *failing_method);
+		      const char *failing_method,
+		      const char *why);
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_PLUGINS_SPENDER_MULTIFUNDCHANNEL_H */
diff --git a/plugins/spender/openchannel.c b/plugins/spender/openchannel.c
index d7dc55057..14e9617a1 100644
--- a/plugins/spender/openchannel.c
+++ b/plugins/spender/openchannel.c
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ perform_openchannel_update(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc)
 
 		if (dest->state == MULTIFUNDCHANNEL_FAILED)
 			return redo_multifundchannel(mfc,
-						     "openchannel_update");
+						     "openchannel_update",
+						     dest->error);
 
 		if (dest->state == MULTIFUNDCHANNEL_SECURED ||
 			dest->state == MULTIFUNDCHANNEL_SIGNED) {
@@ -845,10 +846,11 @@ perform_openchannel_update(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc)
 		if (!update_parent_psbt(mfc, dest, dest->psbt,
 					dest->updated_psbt,
 					&mfc->psbt)) {
-			fail_destination(dest, "Unable to update parent "
-					 "with node's PSBT");
+			fail_destination(dest, "\"Unable to update parent "
+					 "with node's PSBT\"");
 			return redo_multifundchannel(mfc,
-						     "openchannel_init_parent");
+						     "openchannel_init_parent",
+						     dest->error);
 		}
 		/* Get everything sorted correctly */
 		psbt_sort_by_serial_id(mfc->psbt);
@@ -869,10 +871,11 @@ perform_openchannel_update(struct multifundchannel_command *mfc)
 			continue;
 
 		if (!update_node_psbt(mfc, mfc->psbt, &dest->psbt)) {
-			fail_destination(dest, "Unable to node PSBT"
-					 " with parent PSBT");
+			fail_destination(dest, "\"Unable to node PSBT"
+					 " with parent PSBT\"");
 			return redo_multifundchannel(mfc,
-						     "openchannel_init_node");
+						     "openchannel_init_node",
+						     dest->error);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -955,8 +958,8 @@ openchannel_init_ok(struct command *cmd,
 	if (!update_parent_psbt(dest->mfc, dest, dest->psbt,
 				dest->updated_psbt, &mfc->psbt)) {
 		fail_destination(dest,
-				 take(tal_fmt(NULL, "Unable to update parent"
-					      " with node's PSBT")));
+				 take(tal_fmt(NULL, "\"Unable to update parent"
+					      " with node's PSBT\"")));
 	}
 
 	/* Clone updated-psbt to psbt, so original changeset