diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
index 261979524..0afbaa369 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/input.go
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) AbortUpgrade(sid abi.SectorNumber) error {
 	m.startupWait.Wait()
 
 	log.Infow("aborting upgrade of sector", "sector", sid, "trigger", "user")
-	return m.sectors.Send(uint64(sid), SectorAbortUpgrade{})
+	return m.sectors.Send(uint64(sid), SectorAbortUpgrade{xerrors.New("triggered by user")})
 }
 
 func proposalCID(deal api.PieceDealInfo) cid.Cid {
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go b/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
index c32ac4c3a..244d3e721 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/states_failed.go
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) HandleRecoverDealIDs(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorIn
 }
 
 func (m *Sealing) handleSnapDealsRecoverDealIDs(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo) error {
-	return m.handleRecoverDealIDsOrFailWith(ctx, sector, SectorAbortUpgrade{})
+	return m.handleRecoverDealIDsOrFailWith(ctx, sector, SectorAbortUpgrade{xerrors.New("failed recovering deal ids")})
 }
 
 func recoveryPiecesToFix(ctx context.Context, api SealingAPI, sector SectorInfo, maddr address.Address) ([]int, int, error) {
diff --git a/extern/storage-sealing/states_replica_update.go b/extern/storage-sealing/states_replica_update.go
index 00b4738ab..cd3e43230 100644
--- a/extern/storage-sealing/states_replica_update.go
+++ b/extern/storage-sealing/states_replica_update.go
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleReplicaUpdateWait(ctx statemachine.Context, sector Secto
 	}
 
 	if !si.SealedCID.Equals(*sector.UpdateSealed) {
-		log.Errorf("mismatch of expected onchain sealed cid after replica update, expected %s got %s", sector.UpdateSealed, si.SealedCID)
-		return ctx.Send(SectorAbortUpgrade{})
+		return ctx.Send(SectorAbortUpgrade{xerrors.Errorf("mismatch of expected onchain sealed cid after replica update, expected %s got %s", sector.UpdateSealed, si.SealedCID)})
 	}
 	return ctx.Send(SectorReplicaUpdateLanded{})
 }