1 files changed, 16 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/status.go b/internal/db/bundb/status.go
index c34074dd6..25b773dfa 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/status.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/status.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) getStatus(ctx context.Context, lookup string, dbQuery func(*g
 func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	var (
 		err  error
-		errs = make(gtserror.MultiError, 0, 9)
+		errs = gtserror.NewMultiError(9)
 	)
 
 	if status.Account == nil {
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 			status.AccountID,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status author: %w", err))
+			errs.Appendf("error populating status author: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 			status.InReplyToID,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status parent: %w", err))
+			errs.Appendf("error populating status parent: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 				status.InReplyToID,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
-				errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status parent: %w", err))
+				errs.Appendf("error populating status parent: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 				status.InReplyToAccountID,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
-				errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status parent author: %w", err))
+				errs.Appendf("error populating status parent author: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 				status.BoostOfID,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
-				errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status boost: %w", err))
+				errs.Appendf("error populating status boost: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 				status.BoostOfAccountID,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
-				errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status boost author: %w", err))
+				errs.Appendf("error populating status boost author: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 			status.AttachmentIDs,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status attachments: %w", err))
+			errs.Appendf("error populating status attachments: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 			status.TagIDs,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status tags: %w", err))
+			errs.Appendf("error populating status tags: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 			status.MentionIDs,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status mentions: %w", err))
+			errs.Appendf("error populating status mentions: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -242,11 +241,15 @@ func (s *statusDB) PopulateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status)
 			status.EmojiIDs,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			errs.Append(fmt.Errorf("error populating status emojis: %w", err))
+			errs.Appendf("error populating status emojis: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return errs.Combine()
+	if err := errs.Combine(); err != nil {
+		return gtserror.Newf("%w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *statusDB) PutStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {