diff --git a/iamf/cli/cli_util.cc b/iamf/cli/cli_util.cc
index 6e21c47b..7a949c75 100644
--- a/iamf/cli/cli_util.cc
+++ b/iamf/cli/cli_util.cc
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ absl::Status GetCommonSampleRateAndBitDepth(
     bool& requires_resampling) {
   requires_resampling = false;
   if (sample_rates.empty() || bit_depths.empty()) {
-    return absl::InvalidArgumentError("");
+    return absl::InvalidArgumentError(
+        "Expected at least one sample rate and bit depth.");
   }
 
   if (sample_rates.size() == 1) {
diff --git a/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/audio_element_generator.cc b/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/audio_element_generator.cc
index e1bbe236..84b0e299 100644
--- a/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/audio_element_generator.cc
+++ b/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/audio_element_generator.cc
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ absl::Status CollectDcgLabels(
       coupled_substream_labels->push_back("Ltf4");
       coupled_substream_labels->push_back("Rtf4");
     } else {
-      LOG(ERROR) << "Unsupported number of height channels: "
-                 << accumulated_channels.height;
-      return InvalidArgumentError("");
+      return InvalidArgumentError(
+          absl::StrCat("Unsupported number of height channels: ",
+                       accumulated_channels.height));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/mix_presentation_generator.cc b/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/mix_presentation_generator.cc
index ef465327..d60e4277 100644
--- a/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/mix_presentation_generator.cc
+++ b/iamf/cli/proto_to_obu/mix_presentation_generator.cc
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ absl::Status MixPresentationGenerator::CopyUserAnchoredLoudness(
         obu_anchor_element = kAnchorElementAlbum;
         break;
       default:
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Unknown anchor_element: "
-                   << metadata_anchor_element.anchor_element();
-        return absl::InvalidArgumentError("");
+        return absl::InvalidArgumentError(
+            absl::StrCat("Unknown anchor_element= ",
+                         metadata_anchor_element.anchor_element()));
     }
 
     int16_t obu_anchored_loudness;
diff --git a/iamf/obu/param_definitions.cc b/iamf/obu/param_definitions.cc
index 1e255533..c0903bc4 100644
--- a/iamf/obu/param_definitions.cc
+++ b/iamf/obu/param_definitions.cc
@@ -217,9 +217,8 @@ absl::Status ParamDefinition::Validate() const {
 
   absl::Status status = absl::OkStatus();
   if (parameter_rate_ == 0) {
-    LOG(ERROR) << "Parameter rate should not be zero. Parameter ID= "
-               << parameter_id;
-    status = absl::InvalidArgumentError("");
+    status = absl::InvalidArgumentError(absl::StrCat(
+        "Parameter rate should not be zero. Parameter ID= ", parameter_id));
   }
 
   // Fields below are conditional on `param_definition_mode == 1`. Otherwise