diff --git a/block/blkverify.c b/block/blkverify.c
index 1e8e6d9..3c63528 100644
--- a/block/blkverify.c
+++ b/block/blkverify.c
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@
     opts = qemu_opts_create_nofail(&runtime_opts);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
     if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -137,20 +136,21 @@
     /* Parse the raw image filename */
     raw = qemu_opt_get(opts, "x-raw");
     if (raw == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Could not retrieve raw image filename");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
 
     ret = bdrv_file_open(&bs->file, raw, NULL, flags, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         goto fail;
     }
 
     /* Open the test file */
     filename = qemu_opt_get(opts, "x-image");
     if (filename == NULL) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Could not retrieve test image filename");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@
     s->test_file = bdrv_new("");
     ret = bdrv_open(s->test_file, filename, NULL, flags, NULL, &local_err);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         bdrv_unref(s->test_file);
         s->test_file = NULL;
         goto fail;