diff --git a/classes/dbupdater.php b/classes/dbupdater.php
index 70cea881b..94307aea0 100644
--- a/classes/dbupdater.php
+++ b/classes/dbupdater.php
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ class DbUpdater {
 				$this->pdo->beginTransaction();
 
 				foreach ($lines as $line) {
-
-					if ($html_output)
-						print "<pre>$line</pre>";
-					else
-						print " * $line\n";
-
 					if (strpos($line, "--") !== 0 && $line) {
+
+						if ($html_output)
+							print "<pre>$line</pre>";
+						else
+							Debug::log("> $line");
+
 						try {
 							$this->pdo->query($line); // PDO returns errors as exceptions now
 						} catch (PDOException $e) {
 							if ($html_output) {
-								print "<div class='text-error'>Error: " . implode(", ", $this->pdo->errorInfo()) . "</div>";
+								print "<div class='text-error'>Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "</div>";
 							} else {
-								Debug::log("Error: " . implode(", ", $this->pdo->errorInfo()));
+								Debug::log("Error: " . $e->getMessage());
 							}
 
 							$this->pdo->rollBack();
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 9526c839b..81a0ec725 100755
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -320,40 +320,41 @@
 	}
 
 	if (isset($options["update-schema"])) {
-		Debug::log("checking for updates (" . DB_TYPE . ")...");
+		Debug::log("Checking for updates (" . DB_TYPE . ")...");
 
 		$updater = new DbUpdater(Db::pdo(), DB_TYPE, SCHEMA_VERSION);
 
 		if ($updater->isUpdateRequired()) {
-			Debug::log("schema update required, version " . $updater->getSchemaVersion() . " to " . SCHEMA_VERSION);
+			Debug::log("Schema update required, version " . $updater->getSchemaVersion() . " to " . SCHEMA_VERSION);
 
 			if (DB_TYPE == "mysql")
 				Debug::Log("READ THIS: Due to MySQL limitations, your database is not completely protected while updating.\n".
 					"Errors may put it in an inconsistent state requiring manual rollback.\nBACKUP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE CONTINUING.");
+			else
+				Debug::log("WARNING: please backup your database before continuing.");
 
-			Debug::log("WARNING: please backup your database before continuing.");
 			Debug::log("Type 'yes' to continue.");
 
 			if (read_stdin() != 'yes')
 				exit;
 
-			print "Performing updates to version " . SCHEMA_VERSION . "...\n";
+			Debug::log("Performing updates to version " . SCHEMA_VERSION);
 
 			for ($i = $updater->getSchemaVersion() + 1; $i <= SCHEMA_VERSION; $i++) {
-				Debug::log(" * Updating to version $i...");
+				Debug::log("* Updating to version $i...");
 
 				$result = $updater->performUpdateTo($i, false);
 
 				if ($result) {
-					print " * Completed.";
+					Debug::log("* Completed.");
 				} else {
-					print "One of the updates failed. Either retry the process or perform updates manually.";
+					Debug::log("One of the updates failed. Either retry the process or perform updates manually.");
 					return;
 				}
 
 			}
 		} else {
-			Debug::log("update not required.");
+			Debug::log("Update not required.");
 		}
 
 	}