diff --git a/qlite/src/delete_builder.vala b/qlite/src/delete_builder.vala
index e7e3b784..45e09dc7 100644
--- a/qlite/src/delete_builder.vala
+++ b/qlite/src/delete_builder.vala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DeleteBuilder : StatementBuilder {
 
     public void perform() {
         if (prepare().step() != DONE) {
-            error(@"SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
+            critical(@"SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/qlite/src/insert_builder.vala b/qlite/src/insert_builder.vala
index b66464a6..8b14b33f 100644
--- a/qlite/src/insert_builder.vala
+++ b/qlite/src/insert_builder.vala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class InsertBuilder : StatementBuilder {
 
     public int64 perform() {
         if (prepare().step() != DONE) {
-            error(@"SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
+            critical(@"SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
         }
         return db.last_insert_rowid();
     }
diff --git a/qlite/src/update_builder.vala b/qlite/src/update_builder.vala
index f675a85c..0bf83aee 100644
--- a/qlite/src/update_builder.vala
+++ b/qlite/src/update_builder.vala
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class UpdateBuilder : StatementBuilder {
     public void perform() {
         if (fields.length == 0) return;
         if (prepare().step() != DONE) {
-            error("SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
+            critical("SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/qlite/src/upsert_builder.vala b/qlite/src/upsert_builder.vala
index 54ba9924..6d29b288 100644
--- a/qlite/src/upsert_builder.vala
+++ b/qlite/src/upsert_builder.vala
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class UpsertBuilder : StatementBuilder {
 
     public int64 perform() {
         if (prepare_update().step() != DONE || prepare_insert().step() != DONE) {
-            error(@"SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
+            critical(@"SQLite error: %d - %s", db.errcode(), db.errmsg());
         }
         return db.last_insert_rowid();
     }