diff --git a/rattail_fabric/postgresql.py b/rattail_fabric/postgresql.py
index 2fee05f..0794f27 100644
--- a/rattail_fabric/postgresql.py
+++ b/rattail_fabric/postgresql.py
@@ -191,5 +191,5 @@ def clone_db(name, owner, download, user='rattail', force=False, workdir=None):
 
     # restore database on target server
     run('gunzip --force {}.sql.gz'.format(name))
-    sudo('sudo -u postgres psql --file={0}.sql {0}'.format(name), shell=False)
+    sudo('sudo -u postgres psql --echo-errors --file={0}.sql {0}'.format(name), shell=False)
     run('rm {}.sql'.format(name))