diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index b488396..3f4f8d5 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+func errorName(err error) string {
+	return reflect.ValueOf(err).Type().Name()
+}
+
 // UserNameError is a base error for errors that deal with user names
 type UserNameError struct {
 	Name string
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 0575342..1681465 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ func wsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if err != nil {
 				switch err.(type) {
 				case UserFormatError, UserTakenError:
-					fmt.Printf("[handler] %v\n", err)
+					fmt.Printf("[handler|%s] %v\n", errorName(err), err)
 				case BannedUserError:
-					fmt.Printf("[BAN] %v\n", err)
+					fmt.Printf("[handler|%s] %v\n", errorName(err), err)
 					// close connection since banned users shouldn't be connecting
 					conn.Close()
 				default:
 					// for now all errors not caught need to be warned
-					fmt.Printf("[handler] %v\n", err)
+					fmt.Printf("[handler|uncaught] %v\n", err)
 					conn.Close()
 				}
 			}