diff --git a/dns.go b/dns.go
index e09b99a7..c8180171 100644
--- a/dns.go
+++ b/dns.go
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ func (e *Error) Error() string {
 		return "dns: <nil>"
 	}
 	if e.Name == "" {
-		return e.Err
+		return "dns:" + e.Err
 	}
-	return e.Name + ": " + e.Err
+	return "dns: " + e.Name + ": " + e.Err
 
 }
 
diff --git a/msg.go b/msg.go
index 656cac0f..aa2eda80 100644
--- a/msg.go
+++ b/msg.go
@@ -26,37 +26,37 @@ import (
 const maxCompressionOffset = 2 << 13 // We have 14 bits for the compression pointer
 
 var (
-	ErrUnpack      error = &Error{Err: "dns: unpacking failed"}
-	ErrPack        error = &Error{Err: "dns: packing failed"}
-	ErrId          error = &Error{Err: "dns: id mismatch"}
-	ErrBuf         error = &Error{Err: "dns: buffer size too large"}
-	ErrShortRead   error = &Error{Err: "dns: short read"}
-	ErrConn        error = &Error{Err: "dns: conn holds both UDP and TCP connection"}
-	ErrConnEmpty   error = &Error{Err: "dns: conn has no connection"}
-	ErrServ        error = &Error{Err: "dns: no servers could be reached"}
-	ErrKey         error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad key"}
-	ErrPrivKey     error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad private key"}
-	ErrKeySize     error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad key size"}
-	ErrKeyAlg      error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad key algorithm"}
-	ErrAlg         error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad algorithm"}
-	ErrTime        error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad time"}
-	ErrNoSig       error = &Error{Err: "dns: no signature found"}
-	ErrSig         error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad signature"}
-	ErrSecret      error = &Error{Err: "dns: no secrets defined"}
-	ErrSigGen      error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad signature generation"}
-	ErrAuth        error = &Error{Err: "dns: bad authentication"}
-	ErrSoa         error = &Error{Err: "dns: no SOA"}
-	ErrHandle      error = &Error{Err: "dns: handle is nil"}
-	ErrChan        error = &Error{Err: "dns: channel is nil"}
-	ErrName        error = &Error{Err: "dns: type not found for name"}
-	ErrRRset       error = &Error{Err: "dns: invalid rrset"}
-	ErrDenialNsec3 error = &Error{Err: "dns: no NSEC3 records"}
-	ErrDenialCe    error = &Error{Err: "dns: no matching closest encloser found"}
-	ErrDenialNc    error = &Error{Err: "dns: no covering NSEC3 found for next closer"}
-	ErrDenialSo    error = &Error{Err: "dns: no covering NSEC3 found for source of synthesis"}
-	ErrDenialBit   error = &Error{Err: "dns: type not denied in NSEC3 bitmap"}
-	ErrDenialWc    error = &Error{Err: "dns: wildcard exist, but closest encloser is denied"}
-	ErrDenialHdr   error = &Error{Err: "dns: message rcode conflicts with message content"}
+	ErrUnpack      error = &Error{Err: "unpacking failed"}
+	ErrPack        error = &Error{Err: "packing failed"}
+	ErrId          error = &Error{Err: "id mismatch"}
+	ErrBuf         error = &Error{Err: "buffer size too large"}
+	ErrShortRead   error = &Error{Err: "short read"}
+	ErrConn        error = &Error{Err: "conn holds both UDP and TCP connection"}
+	ErrConnEmpty   error = &Error{Err: "conn has no connection"}
+	ErrServ        error = &Error{Err: "no servers could be reached"}
+	ErrKey         error = &Error{Err: "bad key"}
+	ErrPrivKey     error = &Error{Err: "bad private key"}
+	ErrKeySize     error = &Error{Err: "bad key size"}
+	ErrKeyAlg      error = &Error{Err: "bad key algorithm"}
+	ErrAlg         error = &Error{Err: "bad algorithm"}
+	ErrTime        error = &Error{Err: "bad time"}
+	ErrNoSig       error = &Error{Err: "no signature found"}
+	ErrSig         error = &Error{Err: "bad signature"}
+	ErrSecret      error = &Error{Err: "no secrets defined"}
+	ErrSigGen      error = &Error{Err: "bad signature generation"}
+	ErrAuth        error = &Error{Err: "bad authentication"}
+	ErrSoa         error = &Error{Err: "no SOA"}
+	ErrHandle      error = &Error{Err: "handle is nil"}
+	ErrChan        error = &Error{Err: "channel is nil"}
+	ErrName        error = &Error{Err: "type not found for name"}
+	ErrRRset       error = &Error{Err: "invalid rrset"}
+	ErrDenialNsec3 error = &Error{Err: "no NSEC3 records"}
+	ErrDenialCe    error = &Error{Err: "no matching closest encloser found"}
+	ErrDenialNc    error = &Error{Err: "no covering NSEC3 found for next closer"}
+	ErrDenialSo    error = &Error{Err: "no covering NSEC3 found for source of synthesis"}
+	ErrDenialBit   error = &Error{Err: "type not denied in NSEC3 bitmap"}
+	ErrDenialWc    error = &Error{Err: "wildcard exist, but closest encloser is denied"}
+	ErrDenialHdr   error = &Error{Err: "message rcode conflicts with message content"}
 )
 
 // A manually-unpacked version of (id, bits).