diff --git a/src/wallet/node_rpc_proxy.cpp b/src/wallet/node_rpc_proxy.cpp
index 21f75371b..346c052b5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/node_rpc_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/node_rpc_proxy.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_rpc_version(uint32_t &rpc_version
     m_daemon_rpc_mutex.lock();
     bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_rpc("/json_rpc", "get_version", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client, rpc_timeout);
     m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string("Failed to connect to daemon"), "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.status, "Failed to get daemon RPC version");
     m_rpc_version = resp_t.version;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_info() const
     bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_rpc("/json_rpc", "get_info", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client, rpc_timeout);
     m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
 
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string("Failed to connect to daemon"), "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.status, "Failed to get target blockchain height");
     m_height = resp_t.height;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_earliest_height(uint8_t version,
     req_t.version = version;
     bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_rpc("/json_rpc", "hard_fork_info", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client, rpc_timeout);
     m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string("Failed to connect to daemon"), "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.status, "Failed to get hard fork status");
     m_earliest_height[version] = resp_t.earliest_height;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_dynamic_base_fee_estimate(uint64_
     req_t.grace_blocks = grace_blocks;
     bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_rpc("/json_rpc", "get_fee_estimate", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client, rpc_timeout);
     m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string("Failed to connect to daemon"), "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.status, "Failed to get fee estimate");
     m_dynamic_base_fee_estimate = resp_t.fee;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ boost::optional<std::string> NodeRPCProxy::get_fee_quantization_mask(uint64_t &f
     req_t.grace_blocks = m_dynamic_base_fee_estimate_grace_blocks;
     bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_rpc("/json_rpc", "get_fee_estimate", req_t, resp_t, m_http_client, rpc_timeout);
     m_daemon_rpc_mutex.unlock();
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string(), "Failed to connect to daemon");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, std::string("Failed to connect to daemon"), "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, resp_t.status, "Failed to connect to daemon");
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(resp_t.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK, resp_t.status, "Failed to get fee estimate");
     m_dynamic_base_fee_estimate = resp_t.fee;