diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c
index e1ddc1217..f520b44aa 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ char 			*server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 2)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_local_state'\"");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_local_state'\". Expected 2 columns."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}
 
@@ -389,6 +390,13 @@ char 			*server_string;
 				if (mysql_query(database->con, "SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'wsrep_sst_method'") == 0
 					&& (result = mysql_store_result(database->con)) != NULL)
 				{
+				    		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 2)
+						{
+						    mysql_free_result(result);
+						    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'wsrep_sst_method'\". Expected 2 columns."
+							    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
+						    return;
+						}
 					while ((row = mysql_fetch_row(result)))
 					{
 						if (strncmp(row[1], "xtrabackup", 10) == 0)
@@ -409,7 +417,8 @@ char 			*server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 2)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_local_index'\"");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_local_index'\". Expected 2 columns."
+							    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c
index 970fd0d31..e70b3684a 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) != 1)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for 'SELECT @@server_id'.");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for 'SELECT @@server_id'. Expected 1 column."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}
 
@@ -403,8 +404,9 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 			if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 42)
 			{
 			    mysql_free_result(result);
-			    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: SHOW ALL SLAVES STATUS "
-				    "returned less than the expected amount of rows.");
+			    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: \"SHOW ALL SLAVES STATUS\" "
+				    "returned less than the expected amount of columns. Expected 42 columns"
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 			    return;
 			}
 
@@ -450,8 +452,19 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 			if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 40)
 			{
 			    mysql_free_result(result);
-			    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: SHOW SLAVE STATUS "
-				    "returned less than the expected amount of rows.");
+
+			    if(server_version < 5*10000 + 5*100)
+			    {
+				skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: \"SHOW SLAVE STATUS\" "
+					" for MySQL 5.1 does not have master_server_id, replication tree cannot be resolved."
+					" MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
+			    }
+			    else
+			    {
+				skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: \"SHOW SLAVE STATUS\" "
+					"returned less than the expected amount of columns. Expected 40 columns."
+					" MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
+			    }
 			    return;
 			}
 
@@ -489,7 +502,8 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 2)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for \"SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'read_only'\"");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'read_only'\". Expected 2 columns."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
index 4c5f57ab6..d2fa7acbd 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) != 1)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for 'SELECT @@server_id'.");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SELECT @@server_id\". Expected 1 columns."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}
                 while ((row = mysql_fetch_row(result)))
@@ -443,8 +444,9 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 			if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 42)
 			{
 			    mysql_free_result(result);
-			    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: SHOW ALL SLAVES STATUS "
-				    "returned less than the expected amount of rows.");
+			    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: \"SHOW ALL SLAVES STATUS\" "
+				    "returned less than the expected amount of columns. Expected 42 columns."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 			    return;
 			}
 
@@ -489,8 +491,18 @@ char 		  *server_string;
 			if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 40)
 			{
 			    mysql_free_result(result);
-			    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: SHOW SLAVE STATUS "
-				    "returned less than the expected amount of rows.");
+			    if(server_version < 5*10000 + 5*100)
+			    {
+				skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: \"SHOW SLAVE STATUS\" "
+					" for MySQL 5.1 does not have master_server_id, replication tree cannot be resolved."
+					" MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
+			    }
+			    else
+			    {
+				skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: \"SHOW SLAVE STATUS\" "
+					"returned less than the expected amount of columns. Expected 40 columns."
+					" MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
+			    }
 			    return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c b/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c
index ed218d43e..a5d0b2455 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ char 			*server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 2)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ndb_number_of_ready_data_nodes'\"");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ndb_number_of_ready_data_nodes'\". Expected 2 columns."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}
 
@@ -345,7 +346,8 @@ char 			*server_string;
 		if(mysql_field_count(database->con) < 2)
 		{
 		    mysql_free_result(result);
-		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Malformed result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ndb_cluster_node_id'\"");
+		    skygw_log_write(LE,"Error: Unexpected result for \"SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Ndb_cluster_node_id'\". Expected 2 columns."
+				    " MySQL Version: %s",version_str);
 		    return;
 		}