diff --git a/internal/processing/common/account.go b/internal/processing/common/account.go
index 05e974513..ae26e4ebd 100644
--- a/internal/processing/common/account.go
+++ b/internal/processing/common/account.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (p *Processor) GetTargetAccountBy(
 	// Fetch the target account from db.
 	target, err := getTargetFromDB()
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNoEntries) {
+		err := gtserror.Newf("error getting from db: %w", err)
 		return nil, false, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ func (p *Processor) GetTargetAccountBy(
 	// Check whether target account is visible to requesting account.
 	visible, err = p.visFilter.AccountVisible(ctx, requester, target)
 	if err != nil {
+		err := gtserror.Newf("error checking visibility: %w", err)
 		return nil, false, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -128,7 +130,8 @@ func (p *Processor) GetVisibleTargetAccount(
 	return target, nil
 }
 
-// GetAPIAccount fetches the appropriate API account model depending on whether requester = target.
+// GetAPIAccount fetches the appropriate API account
+// model depending on whether requester = target.
 func (p *Processor) GetAPIAccount(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	requester *gtsmodel.Account,
@@ -148,14 +151,15 @@ func (p *Processor) GetAPIAccount(
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		err := gtserror.Newf("error converting account: %w", err)
+		err := gtserror.Newf("error converting: %w", err)
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	return apiAcc, nil
 }
 
-// GetAPIAccountBlocked fetches the limited "blocked" account model for given target.
+// GetAPIAccountBlocked fetches the limited
+// "blocked" account model for given target.
 func (p *Processor) GetAPIAccountBlocked(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	targetAcc *gtsmodel.Account,
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ func (p *Processor) GetAPIAccountBlocked(
 ) {
 	apiAccount, err := p.converter.AccountToAPIAccountBlocked(ctx, targetAcc)
 	if err != nil {
-		err = gtserror.Newf("error converting account: %w", err)
+		err := gtserror.Newf("error converting: %w", err)
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 	return apiAccount, nil
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ func (p *Processor) GetAPIAccountSensitive(
 ) {
 	apiAccount, err := p.converter.AccountToAPIAccountSensitive(ctx, targetAcc)
 	if err != nil {
-		err = gtserror.Newf("error converting account: %w", err)
+		err := gtserror.Newf("error converting: %w", err)
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 	return apiAccount, nil
@@ -226,8 +230,7 @@ func (p *Processor) getVisibleAPIAccounts(
 ) []*apimodel.Account {
 	// Start new log entry with
 	// the above calling func's name.
-	l := log.
-		WithContext(ctx).
+	l := log.WithContext(ctx).
 		WithField("caller", log.Caller(calldepth+1))
 
 	// Preallocate slice according to expected length.
diff --git a/internal/processing/common/status.go b/internal/processing/common/status.go
index 34cef8ab8..dd83a2cc5 100644
--- a/internal/processing/common/status.go
+++ b/internal/processing/common/status.go
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ func (p *Processor) GetAPIStatus(
 // GetVisibleAPIStatuses converts a slice of statuses to API
 // model statuses, filtering according to visibility to requester
 // along with given filter context, filters and user mutes.
+//
+// Please note that all errors will be logged at ERROR level,
+// but will not be returned. Callers are likely to run into
+// show-stopping errors in the lead-up to this function.
 func (p *Processor) GetVisibleAPIStatuses(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	requester *gtsmodel.Account,
@@ -202,6 +206,13 @@ func (p *Processor) GetVisibleAPIStatuses(
 	filters []*gtsmodel.Filter,
 	userMutes []*gtsmodel.UserMute,
 ) []apimodel.Status {
+
+	// Start new log entry with
+	// the calling function name
+	// as a field in each entry.
+	l := log.WithContext(ctx).
+		WithField("caller", log.Caller(3))
+
 	// Compile mutes to useable user mutes for type converter.
 	compUserMutes := usermute.NewCompiledUserMuteList(userMutes)
 
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ func (p *Processor) GetVisibleAPIStatuses(
 			status,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf(ctx, "error checking visibility: %v", err)
+			l.Errorf("error checking visibility: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -232,7 +243,7 @@ func (p *Processor) GetVisibleAPIStatuses(
 			compUserMutes,
 		)
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, statusfilter.ErrHideStatus) {
-			log.Errorf(ctx, "error converting: %v", err)
+			l.Errorf("error converting: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}