diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h
index 085da10..775a8e5 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Database.h
@@ -247,10 +247,8 @@ public:
 
     /// Return the numeric result code for the most recent failed API call (if any).
     int getErrorCode() const noexcept; // nothrow
-
     /// Return the extended numeric result code for the most recent failed API call (if any).
     int getExtendedErrorCode() const noexcept; // nothrow
-
     /// Return UTF-8 encoded English language explanation of the most recent failed API call (if any).
     const char* errmsg() const noexcept; // nothrow
 
diff --git a/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h b/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
index a3344aa..511d989 100644
--- a/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
+++ b/include/SQLiteCpp/Statement.h
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ public:
     {
         return mbDone;
     }
+
     /// Return the numeric result code for the most recent failed API call (if any).
     int getErrorCode() const noexcept; // nothrow
     /// Return the extended numeric result code for the most recent failed API call (if any).
diff --git a/tests/Database_test.cpp b/tests/Database_test.cpp
index f87dba3..4124486 100644
--- a/tests/Database_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/Database_test.cpp
@@ -220,16 +220,19 @@ TEST(Database, execException) {
     EXPECT_THROW(db.exec("INSERT INTO test VALUES (NULL, \"first\",  3)"), SQLite::Exception);
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_ERROR, db.getErrorCode());
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_ERROR, db.getExtendedErrorCode());
+    EXPECT_STREQ("no such table: test", db.errmsg());
 
     // Create a new table
     db.exec("CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, value TEXT, weight INTEGER)");
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_OK, db.getErrorCode());
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_OK, db.getExtendedErrorCode());
+    EXPECT_STREQ("not an error", db.errmsg());
 
     // exception with SQL error: "table test has 3 columns but 2 values were supplied"
     EXPECT_THROW(db.exec("INSERT INTO test VALUES (NULL,  3)"), SQLite::Exception);
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_ERROR, db.getErrorCode());
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_ERROR, db.getExtendedErrorCode());
+    EXPECT_STREQ("table test has 3 columns but 2 values were supplied", db.errmsg());
 
     // exception with SQL error: "No row to get a column from"
     EXPECT_THROW(db.execAndGet("SELECT weight FROM test WHERE value=\"first\""), SQLite::Exception);
@@ -242,6 +245,7 @@ TEST(Database, execException) {
     EXPECT_THROW(db.exec("INSERT INTO test VALUES (NULL, \"first\", 123, 0.123)"), SQLite::Exception);
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_ERROR, db.getErrorCode());
     EXPECT_EQ(SQLITE_ERROR, db.getExtendedErrorCode());
+    EXPECT_STREQ("table test has 3 columns but 4 values were supplied", db.errmsg());
 }
 
 // TODO: test Database::createFunction()