diff --git a/src/benchmark/executor.rs b/src/benchmark/executor.rs
index b32d80a..44eada9 100644
--- a/src/benchmark/executor.rs
+++ b/src/benchmark/executor.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::util::units::Second;
 
 use super::timing_result::TimingResult;
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
 use statistical::mean;
 
 pub trait Executor {
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ impl<'a> Executor for ShellExecutor<'a> {
             .stdin(Stdio::null())
             .stdout(stdout)
             .stderr(stderr);
-        let error_message = format!("Failed to run command '{}'", command.get_command_line());
 
         let wallclock_timer = WallClockTimer::start();
-        let result = execute_and_measure(command_builder, &error_message)?;
+        let result = execute_and_measure(command_builder)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to run command '{}'", command.get_command_line()))?;
         let mut time_real = wallclock_timer.stop();
 
         let mut time_user = result.user_time;
diff --git a/src/timer/mod.rs b/src/timer/mod.rs
index 473a0eb..1b42225 100644
--- a/src/timer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/timer/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::util::units::Second;
 
 use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus};
 
-use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use anyhow::Result;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 struct CPUTimes {
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ pub struct ExecuteResult {
 
 /// Execute the given command and return a timing summary
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
-pub fn execute_and_measure(mut command: Command, error_message: &str) -> Result<ExecuteResult> {
+pub fn execute_and_measure(mut command: Command) -> Result<ExecuteResult> {
     let cpu_timer = self::unix_timer::CPUTimer::start();
-    let status = command
-        .status()
-        .with_context(|| error_message.to_string())?;
+    let status = command.status()?;
     let (user_time, system_time) = cpu_timer.stop();
 
     Ok(ExecuteResult {
@@ -52,8 +50,8 @@ pub fn execute_and_measure(mut command: Command, error_message: &str) -> Result<
 
 /// Execute the given command and return a timing summary
 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub fn execute_and_measure(mut command: Command, error_message: &str) -> Result<ExecuteResult> {
-    let mut child = command.spawn().with_context(|| error_message.to_string())?;
+pub fn execute_and_measure(mut command: Command) -> Result<ExecuteResult> {
+    let mut child = command.spawn()?;
     let cpu_timer = self::windows_timer::CPUTimer::start_for_process(&child);
     let status = child.wait()?;