diff --git a/src/executor_asio.cpp b/src/executor_asio.cpp
index 8c084a4..4cdbc7c 100644
--- a/src/executor_asio.cpp
+++ b/src/executor_asio.cpp
@@ -622,8 +622,6 @@ struct watcher_impl {
       : ctx{strand.ref->ctx}, strand_{strand.ref->strand_},
         fd_{*ctx->asio, fd} {}
 
-  ~watcher_impl() { fd_.release(); }
-
   void wait_read(watcher::handler h) {
     if (!read_in_progress_) {
       read_in_progress_ = true;
diff --git a/src/thespian.zig b/src/thespian.zig
index 5a5c80f..136937d 100644
--- a/src/thespian.zig
+++ b/src/thespian.zig
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ pub const file_descriptor = struct {
     const Self = @This();
 
     pub fn init(tag_: []const u8, fd: i32) !Self {
-        return .{ .handle = c.thespian_file_descriptor_create(tag_.ptr, fd) orelse return error.ThespianFileDescriptorInitFailed };
+        return .{ .handle = c.thespian_file_descriptor_create(tag_.ptr, fd) orelse return log_last_error(error.ThespianFileDescriptorInitFailed) };
     }
 
     pub fn wait_write(self: *const Self) !void {