diff --git a/database/src/error.rs b/database/src/error.rs
index 5c6734d..a0b7a87 100644
--- a/database/src/error.rs
+++ b/database/src/error.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error(transparent)]
     QueryError(#[from] diesel::result::Error),
 
+    #[error("Missing item dependency ({0} {1})")]
+    MissingItem(&'static str, String),
+
     #[error(transparent)]
     SendError(#[from] std::sync::mpsc::SendError<super::thread::Action>),
 
diff --git a/database/src/medium.rs b/database/src/medium.rs
index 534f6b7..bcf1ac1 100644
--- a/database/src/medium.rs
+++ b/database/src/medium.rs
@@ -256,22 +256,18 @@ impl Database {
 
         let recording = self
             .get_recording(&recording_id)?
-            .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                "Failed to get recording ({}) for track ({}).",
-                recording_id,
-                row.id,
-            )))?;
+            .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("recording", recording_id))?;
 
         let mut part_indices = Vec::new();
 
-        let work_parts = row
-            .work_parts
-            .split(',');
+        let work_parts = row.work_parts.split(',');
 
         for part_index in work_parts {
             if !part_index.is_empty() {
-                let index = str::parse(part_index)
-                    .or(Err(Error::Other(format!("Failed to parse part index from '{}'.", row.work_parts))))?;
+                let index = str::parse(part_index).or(Err(Error::Other(format!(
+                    "Failed to parse part index from '{}'.",
+                    row.work_parts
+                ))))?;
 
                 part_indices.push(index);
             }
diff --git a/database/src/recordings.rs b/database/src/recordings.rs
index 0fefbe6..ec1fdc1 100644
--- a/database/src/recordings.rs
+++ b/database/src/recordings.rs
@@ -218,47 +218,31 @@ impl Database {
                 person: match row.person {
                     Some(id) => Some(
                         self.get_person(&id)?
-                            .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                                "Failed to get person ({}) for recording ({}).",
-                                id,
-                                row.id,
-                            )))?
+                            .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("person", id))?,
                     ),
                     None => None,
                 },
                 ensemble: match row.ensemble {
                     Some(id) => Some(
                         self.get_ensemble(&id)?
-                            .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                                "Failed to get ensemble ({}) for recording ({}).",
-                                id,
-                                row.id,
-                            )))?
+                            .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("ensemble", id))?,
                     ),
                     None => None,
                 },
                 role: match row.role {
                     Some(id) => Some(
                         self.get_instrument(&id)?
-                            .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                                "Failed to get instrument ({}) for recording ({}).",
-                                id,
-                                row.id,
-                            )))?
+                            .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("instrument", id))?,
                     ),
                     None => None,
                 },
             });
         }
 
-        let work_id = &row.work;
+        let work_id = row.work;
         let work = self
-            .get_work(work_id)?
-            .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                "Failed to get work ({}) for recording ({}).",
-                work_id,
-                row.id,
-            )))?;
+            .get_work(&work_id)?
+            .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("work", work_id))?;
 
         let recording_description = Recording {
             id: row.id,
diff --git a/database/src/works.rs b/database/src/works.rs
index e6b3e30..f914b0d 100644
--- a/database/src/works.rs
+++ b/database/src/works.rs
@@ -206,14 +206,10 @@ impl Database {
             .load::<InstrumentationRow>(&self.connection)?;
 
         for instrumentation in instrumentations {
-            let id = &instrumentation.instrument;
+            let id = instrumentation.instrument;
             instruments.push(
-                self.get_instrument(id)?
-                    .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                        "Failed to get instrument ({}) for work ({}).",
-                        id,
-                        row.id,
-                    )))?
+                self.get_instrument(&id)?
+                    .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("instrument", id))?,
             );
         }
 
@@ -242,14 +238,10 @@ impl Database {
             });
         }
 
-        let person_id = &row.composer;
+        let person_id = row.composer;
         let person = self
-            .get_person(person_id)?
-            .ok_or(Error::Other(format!(
-                "Failed to get person ({}) for work ({}).",
-                person_id,
-                row.id,
-            )))?;
+            .get_person(&person_id)?
+            .ok_or(Error::MissingItem("person", person_id))?;
 
         Ok(Work {
             id: row.id,