diff --git a/src/box/applier.cc b/src/box/applier.cc
index 33181fdbf3e1f60c702f58b4f9c5543d5756d091..60d64879570ddafe297660d033546b817765accd 100644
--- a/src/box/applier.cc
+++ b/src/box/applier.cc
@@ -835,7 +835,9 @@ apply_synchro_row(struct xrow_header *row)
 	 * before trying to commit. But that requires extra steps from the
 	 * transactions side, including the async ones.
 	 */
-	if (journal_write(&entry.base) != 0 || entry.base.res < 0) {
+	if (journal_write(&entry.base) != 0)
+		goto err;
+	if (entry.base.res < 0) {
 		diag_set(ClientError, ER_WAL_IO);
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/box/raft.c b/src/box/raft.c
index 6b52c98765771b41e39d61da70fd0b8e2b6c35f3..55dee4cb120e35c1973cc6f36f3a1e92e22adc5b 100644
--- a/src/box/raft.c
+++ b/src/box/raft.c
@@ -307,17 +307,19 @@ box_raft_write(struct raft *raft, const struct raft_msg *msg)
 	 * follows this pattern of 'protection'.
 	 */
 	bool cancellable = fiber_set_cancellable(false);
-	bool ok = (journal_write(entry) == 0 && entry->res >= 0);
+	bool is_err = journal_write(entry) != 0;
 	fiber_set_cancellable(cancellable);
-	if (!ok) {
+	if (is_err)
+		goto fail;
+	if (entry->res < 0) {
 		diag_set(ClientError, ER_WAL_IO);
-		diag_log();
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	region_truncate(region, svp);
 	return;
 fail:
+	diag_log();
 	/*
 	 * XXX: the stub is supposed to be removed once it is defined what to do
 	 * when a raft request WAL write fails.
diff --git a/src/box/txn.c b/src/box/txn.c
index 966dfafdfd6725ec50f11c9c11a44e49d5e470b9..7616309395bf570e8b6b16deef9e06e85323ef08 100644
--- a/src/box/txn.c
+++ b/src/box/txn.c
@@ -847,7 +847,6 @@ txn_commit_try_async(struct txn *txn)
 	fiber_set_txn(fiber(), NULL);
 	if (journal_write_try_async(req) != 0) {
 		fiber_set_txn(fiber(), txn);
-		diag_set(ClientError, ER_WAL_IO);
 		diag_log();
 		goto rollback;
 	}
@@ -904,12 +903,11 @@ txn_commit(struct txn *txn)
 	}
 
 	fiber_set_txn(fiber(), NULL);
-	if (journal_write(req) != 0 || req->res < 0) {
-		if (txn_has_flag(txn, TXN_WAIT_SYNC))
-			txn_limbo_abort(&txn_limbo, limbo_entry);
+	if (journal_write(req) != 0)
+		goto rollback_io;
+	if (req->res < 0) {
 		diag_set(ClientError, ER_WAL_IO);
-		diag_log();
-		goto rollback;
+		goto rollback_io;
 	}
 	if (txn_has_flag(txn, TXN_WAIT_SYNC)) {
 		if (txn_has_flag(txn, TXN_WAIT_ACK)) {
@@ -934,6 +932,10 @@ txn_commit(struct txn *txn)
 	txn_free(txn);
 	return 0;
 
+rollback_io:
+	diag_log();
+	if (txn_has_flag(txn, TXN_WAIT_SYNC))
+		txn_limbo_abort(&txn_limbo, limbo_entry);
 rollback:
 	assert(txn->fiber != NULL);
 	if (!txn_has_flag(txn, TXN_IS_DONE)) {
diff --git a/src/box/txn_limbo.c b/src/box/txn_limbo.c
index dae6d2df4aa68504a0a61df9da57486f2197228a..83b86387c0b1aafcc6af84e50d0561b57d014c56 100644
--- a/src/box/txn_limbo.c
+++ b/src/box/txn_limbo.c
@@ -335,21 +335,25 @@ txn_limbo_write_synchro(struct txn_limbo *limbo, uint16_t type, int64_t lsn,
 	journal_entry_create(entry, 1, xrow_approx_len(&row),
 			     journal_entry_fiber_wakeup_cb, fiber());
 
-	if (journal_write(entry) != 0 || entry->res < 0) {
+	if (journal_write(entry) != 0)
+		goto fail;
+	if (entry->res < 0) {
 		diag_set(ClientError, ER_WAL_IO);
-		diag_log();
-		/*
-		 * XXX: the stub is supposed to be removed once it is defined
-		 * what to do when a synchro request WAL write fails. One of
-		 * the possible solutions: log the error, keep the limbo
-		 * queue as is and probably put in rollback mode. Then
-		 * provide a hook to call manually when WAL problems are fixed.
-		 * Or retry automatically with some period.
-		 */
-		panic("Could not write a synchro request to WAL: "
-		      "lsn = %lld, type = %s\n", (long long)lsn,
-		      iproto_type_name(type));
+		goto fail;
 	}
+	return;
+fail:
+	diag_log();
+	/*
+	 * XXX: the stub is supposed to be removed once it is defined what to do
+	 * when a synchro request WAL write fails. One of the possible
+	 * solutions: log the error, keep the limbo queue as is and probably put
+	 * in rollback mode. Then provide a hook to call manually when WAL
+	 * problems are fixed. Or retry automatically with some period.
+	 */
+	panic("Could not write a synchro request to WAL: lsn = %lld, "
+	      "type = %s\n", (long long)lsn, iproto_type_name(type));
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/box/wal.c b/src/box/wal.c
index 5c52142ef0b5b79d3ba5bc3a54d32e2231ab31cc..25edbace64ab4ba42b898ad752451191dfc595eb 100644
--- a/src/box/wal.c
+++ b/src/box/wal.c
@@ -1244,6 +1244,7 @@ wal_write_async(struct journal *journal, struct journal_entry *entry)
 	struct wal_writer *writer = (struct wal_writer *) journal;
 
 	ERROR_INJECT(ERRINJ_WAL_IO, {
+		diag_set(ClientError, ER_WAL_IO);
 		goto fail;
 	});
 
@@ -1258,6 +1259,7 @@ wal_write_async(struct journal *journal, struct journal_entry *entry)
 		say_error("Aborting transaction %lld during "
 			  "cascading rollback",
 			  (long long)vclock_sum(&writer->vclock));
+		diag_set(ClientError, ER_CASCADE_ROLLBACK);
 		goto fail;
 	}