diff --git a/src/error-demo/error-demo.cc b/src/error-demo/error-demo.cc
index 437a761c4..2c4f2da6e 100644
--- a/src/error-demo/error-demo.cc
+++ b/src/error-demo/error-demo.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ int main()
         logger->logEI(e.info());
     }
 
+
+    // ErrorInfo constructor
+    try {
+        auto e = Error("generic error");
+        throw DemoError(e.info());
+    } catch (Error &e) {
+        logger->logEI(e.info());
+    }
+
+
     // For completeness sake, info through vomit levels.
     // But this is maybe a heavy format for those.
     logger->logEI(
diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
index 4b7385c6b..97e34a75d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::narFromPath(const StorePath & storePath, Sink & sink)
     try {
         getFile(info->url, *decompressor);
     } catch (NoSuchBinaryCacheFile & e) {
-        throw SubstituteGone(e.what());
+        throw SubstituteGone(e.info());
     }
 
     decompressor->finish();
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 0f8126aee..cc336e460 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void RemoteStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
             } catch (Error & e) {
                 // Ugly backwards compatibility hack.
                 if (e.msg().find("is not valid") != std::string::npos)
-                    throw InvalidPath(e.what());
+                    throw InvalidPath(e.info());
                 throw;
             }
             if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 17) {
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.hh b/src/libutil/error.hh
index 03e43241f..48e6311bd 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/error.hh
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class BaseError : public std::exception
 protected:
     string prefix_; // used for location traces etc.
     ErrorInfo err;
+
     std::optional<string> what_;
     const string& calcWhat()
     {
@@ -107,18 +108,18 @@ public:
                 .hint = hintfmt(args...)
               }
         , status(status)
-    {  }
+    { }
 
     template<typename... Args>
     BaseError(const Args & ... args)
         : err { .level = lvlError,
                 .hint = hintfmt(args...)
               }
-    {  }
+    { }
 
     BaseError(ErrorInfo e)
         : err(e)
-    {  }
+    { }
 
     virtual const char* sname() const { return "BaseError"; }