diff --git a/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
index 63db87fb5..53d46bf2f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/6.x.x.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  - Fixed a bunch of POD errors.
  - Fixed some errors in the search engine indexer related to the new GUID
    system.
+ - Added extra debug to SQL errors on fatality.
 
 
 6.2.1
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/SQL.pm b/lib/WebGUI/SQL.pm
index 549802bf7..64fa55e14 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/SQL.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/SQL.pm
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ A list of values to be used in the placeholders defined in the prepared statemen
 
 sub execute {
 	my $self = shift;
-	$self->{_sth}->execute(@_) or WebGUI::ErrorHandler::fatalError("Couldn't execute prepared statement: ". DBI->errstr);
+	my $sql = shift;
+	$self->{_sth}->execute or WebGUI::ErrorHandler::fatalError("Couldn't execute prepared statement: $sql   Root cause: ". DBI->errstr);
 }
 
 
@@ -734,7 +735,7 @@ sub read {
 	my $sql = shift;
 	my $dbh = shift;
 	my $sth = WebGUI::SQL->prepare($sql, $dbh);
-	$sth->execute;
+	$sth->execute($sql);
 	return $sth;
 }