diff --git a/hscontrol/policy/acls.go b/hscontrol/policy/acls.go
index 462e4a5f4bb..64697e33207 100644
--- a/hscontrol/policy/acls.go
+++ b/hscontrol/policy/acls.go
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ func LoadACLPolicyFromBytes(acl []byte) (*ACLPolicy, error) {
 
 	ast, err := hujson.Parse(acl)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing hujson, err: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	ast.Standardize()
 	acl = ast.Pack()
 
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(acl, &policy); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshalling policy, err: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if policy.IsZero() {