diff --git a/tsweb/tsweb_test.go b/tsweb/tsweb_test.go
index c19c2c5bf..433fa1b7b 100644
--- a/tsweb/tsweb_test.go
+++ b/tsweb/tsweb_test.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestStdHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 
 		{
-			name:     "handler returns user visible error",
+			name:     "handler returns user-visible error",
 			rh:       handlerErr(0, vizerror.New("visible error")),
 			r:        req(bgCtx, "http://example.com/foo"),
 			wantCode: 500,
@@ -169,6 +169,24 @@ func TestStdHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 
+		{
+			name:     "handler returns user-visible error wrapped by private error",
+			rh:       handlerErr(0, fmt.Errorf("private internal error: %w", vizerror.New("visible error"))),
+			r:        req(bgCtx, "http://example.com/foo"),
+			wantCode: 500,
+			wantLog: AccessLogRecord{
+				When:       clock.Start,
+				Seconds:    1.0,
+				Proto:      "HTTP/1.1",
+				Host:       "example.com",
+				Method:     "GET",
+				RequestURI: "/foo",
+				Err:        "visible error",
+				Code:       500,
+			},
+		},
+
+
 		{
 			name:     "handler returns generic error",
 			rh:       handlerErr(0, testErr),
diff --git a/util/vizerror/vizerror.go b/util/vizerror/vizerror.go
index de087ed80..a1268739f 100644
--- a/util/vizerror/vizerror.go
+++ b/util/vizerror/vizerror.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ func (e Error) Error() string {
 	return e.err.Error()
 }
 
-// New returns an error that formats as the given text. Always returns a vizerror.Error.
+// New returns an error that formats as the given text. It always returns a vizerror.Error.
 func New(text string) error {
 	return Error{errors.New(text)}
 }
 
-// Errorf returns an Error with the specified format and values. Always returns a vizerror.Error.
+// Errorf returns an Error with the specified format and values. It always returns a vizerror.Error.
 func Errorf(format string, a ...any) error {
 	return Error{fmt.Errorf(format, a...)}
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (e Error) Unwrap() error {
 	return e.err
 }
 
-// Wrap err with a vizerror.Error.
+// Wrap wraps err with a vizerror.Error.
 func Wrap(err error) error {
 	if err == nil {
 		return nil