diff --git a/packages/rust/libsql-client/Cargo.toml b/packages/rust/libsql-client/Cargo.toml
index f4ba9002..3b5e1219 100644
--- a/packages/rust/libsql-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/rust/libsql-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libsql-client"
-version = "0.5.7"
+version = "0.5.9"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "HTTP-based client for libSQL and sqld"
diff --git a/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/connect_from_env.rs b/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/connect_from_env.rs
index 92c6d399..dc6dcf63 100644
--- a/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/connect_from_env.rs
+++ b/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/connect_from_env.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,30 @@
-use libsql_client::{connect, Connection, QueryResult, Statement, Value};
+use anyhow::Result;
+use libsql_client::{connect, params, Connection, QueryResult, ResultSet, Statement};
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 
-fn result_to_string(result: QueryResult) -> String {
+fn result_to_string(query_result: QueryResult) -> Result<String> {
     let mut ret = String::new();
-    match result {
-        QueryResult::Error((msg, _)) => return format!("Error: {msg}"),
-        QueryResult::Success((result, _)) => {
-            for column in &result.columns {
-                ret += &format!("| {column:16} |");
-            }
-            ret += "\n| -------------------------------------------------------- |\n";
-            for row in result.rows {
-                for column in &result.columns {
-                    ret += &format!("| {:16} |", row.cells[column].to_string());
-                }
-                ret += "\n";
-            }
+    let ResultSet { columns, rows } = query_result.into_result_set()?;
+    for column in &columns {
+        ret += &format!("| {column:16} |");
+    }
+    ret += "\n| -------------------------------------------------------- |\n";
+    for row in rows {
+        for column in &columns {
+            ret += &format!("| {:16} |", row.cells[column].to_string());
         }
-    };
-    ret
+        ret += "\n";
+    }
+    Ok(ret)
 }
 
 // Bumps a counter for one of the geographic locations picked at random.
-async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> String {
+async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> Result<String> {
     // Recreate the tables if they do not exist yet
     db.batch([
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS counter(country TEXT, city TEXT, value, PRIMARY KEY(country, city)) WITHOUT ROWID",
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS coordinates(lat INT, long INT, airport TEXT, PRIMARY KEY (lat, long))"
-    ]).await.ok();
+    ]).await?;
 
     // For demo purposes, let's pick a pseudorandom location
     const FAKE_LOCATIONS: &[(&str, &str, &str, f64, f64)] = &[
@@ -44,6 +41,7 @@ async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> String {
     db.transaction([
         Statement::with_params(
             "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO counter VALUES (?, ?, 0)",
+            // Parameters that have a single type can be passed as a regular slice
             &[country, city],
         ),
         Statement::with_params(
@@ -52,29 +50,24 @@ async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> String {
         ),
         Statement::with_params(
             "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO coordinates VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
-            &[
-                Value::Real(latitude),
-                Value::Real(longitude),
-                airport.into(),
-            ],
+            // Parameters with different types can be passed to a convenience macro - params!()
+            params!(latitude, longitude, airport),
         ),
     ])
-    .await
-    .ok();
+    .await?;
 
-    let counter_response = match db.execute("SELECT * FROM counter").await {
-        Ok(resp) => resp,
-        Err(e) => return format!("Error: {e}"),
-    };
-    let scoreboard = result_to_string(counter_response);
+    let counter_response = db.execute("SELECT * FROM counter").await?;
+    let scoreboard = result_to_string(counter_response)?;
     let html = format!("Scoreboard:\n{scoreboard}");
-    html
+    Ok(html)
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     let db = connect().unwrap();
-    let response = bump_counter(db).await;
+    let response = bump_counter(db)
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| format!("Error: {e}"));
     println!(
         "Connection parameters: backend={:?} url={:?}\n{response}",
         std::env::var("LIBSQL_CLIENT_BACKEND"),
diff --git a/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/select.rs b/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/select.rs
index 1a1e89f7..c954aacf 100644
--- a/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/select.rs
+++ b/packages/rust/libsql-client/examples/select.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,30 @@
-use libsql_client::{params, Connection, QueryResult, Statement};
+use anyhow::Result;
+use libsql_client::{params, Connection, QueryResult, ResultSet, Statement};
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 
-fn result_to_string(result: QueryResult) -> String {
+fn result_to_string(query_result: QueryResult) -> Result<String> {
     let mut ret = String::new();
-    match result {
-        QueryResult::Error((msg, _)) => return format!("Error: {msg}"),
-        QueryResult::Success((result, _)) => {
-            for column in &result.columns {
-                ret += &format!("| {column:16} |");
-            }
-            ret += "\n| -------------------------------------------------------- |\n";
-            for row in result.rows {
-                for column in &result.columns {
-                    ret += &format!("| {:16} |", row.cells[column].to_string());
-                }
-                ret += "\n";
-            }
+    let ResultSet { columns, rows } = query_result.into_result_set()?;
+    for column in &columns {
+        ret += &format!("| {column:16} |");
+    }
+    ret += "\n| -------------------------------------------------------- |\n";
+    for row in rows {
+        for column in &columns {
+            ret += &format!("| {:16} |", row.cells[column].to_string());
         }
-    };
-    ret
+        ret += "\n";
+    }
+    Ok(ret)
 }
 
 // Bumps a counter for one of the geographic locations picked at random.
-async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> String {
+async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> Result<String> {
     // Recreate the tables if they do not exist yet
     db.batch([
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS counter(country TEXT, city TEXT, value, PRIMARY KEY(country, city)) WITHOUT ROWID",
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS coordinates(lat INT, long INT, airport TEXT, PRIMARY KEY (lat, long))"
-    ]).await.ok();
+    ]).await?;
 
     // For demo purposes, let's pick a pseudorandom location
     const FAKE_LOCATIONS: &[(&str, &str, &str, f64, f64)] = &[
@@ -57,24 +54,22 @@ async fn bump_counter(db: impl Connection) -> String {
             params!(latitude, longitude, airport),
         ),
     ])
-    .await
-    .ok();
+    .await?;
 
-    let counter_response = match db.execute("SELECT * FROM counter").await {
-        Ok(resp) => resp,
-        Err(e) => return format!("Error: {e}"),
-    };
-    let scoreboard = result_to_string(counter_response);
+    let counter_response = db.execute("SELECT * FROM counter").await?;
+    let scoreboard = result_to_string(counter_response)?;
     let html = format!("Scoreboard:\n{scoreboard}");
-    html
+    Ok(html)
 }
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     match libsql_client::reqwest::Connection::connect_from_env() {
         Ok(remote_db) => {
-            let response = bump_counter(remote_db).await;
-            println!("Remote:\n{response}");
+            match bump_counter(remote_db).await {
+                Ok(response) => println!("Remote:\n{response}"),
+                Err(e) => println!("Remote database query failed: {e}"),
+            };
         }
         Err(e) => println!("Failed to fetch from a remote database: {e}"),
     }
@@ -82,6 +77,8 @@ async fn main() {
     let mut path_buf = std::env::temp_dir();
     path_buf.push("libsql_client_test_db.db");
     let local_db = libsql_client::local::Connection::connect(path_buf.as_path()).unwrap();
-    let response = bump_counter(local_db).await;
-    println!("Local:\n{response}");
+    match bump_counter(local_db).await {
+        Ok(response) => println!("Local:\n{response}"),
+        Err(e) => println!("Local database query failed: {e}"),
+    };
 }
diff --git a/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/lib.rs b/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/lib.rs
index b12fbbf9..f252745d 100644
--- a/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,21 @@ pub enum QueryResult {
     Success((ResultSet, Meta)),
 }
 
-pub fn parse_columns(columns: Vec<serde_json::Value>, result_idx: usize) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+impl QueryResult {
+    /// Transforms a query result into [`anyhow::Result<ResultSet>`]
+    /// for convenient chaining with the `?` iterator.
+    pub fn into_result_set(self) -> Result<ResultSet> {
+        match self {
+            QueryResult::Success((result_set, _)) => Ok(result_set),
+            QueryResult::Error((msg, _)) => Err(anyhow!("Querying database failed: {msg}")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn parse_columns(
+    columns: Vec<serde_json::Value>,
+    result_idx: usize,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
     let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(columns.len());
     for (idx, column) in columns.into_iter().enumerate() {
         match column {
@@ -74,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn parse_columns(columns: Vec<serde_json::Value>, result_idx: usize) -> Resu
     Ok(result)
 }
 
-pub fn parse_value(
+pub(crate) fn parse_value(
     cell: serde_json::Value,
     result_idx: usize,
     row_idx: usize,
@@ -98,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn parse_value(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse_rows(
+pub(crate) fn parse_rows(
     rows: Vec<serde_json::Value>,
     columns: &Vec<String>,
     result_idx: usize,
@@ -127,7 +141,7 @@ pub fn parse_rows(
     Ok(result)
 }
 
-pub fn parse_query_result(result: serde_json::Value, idx: usize) -> Result<QueryResult> {
+pub(crate) fn parse_query_result(result: serde_json::Value, idx: usize) -> Result<QueryResult> {
     match result {
         serde_json::Value::Object(obj) => {
             if let Some(err) = obj.get("error") {
diff --git a/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/reqwest.rs b/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/reqwest.rs
index 37b0efd8..32a2a6b0 100644
--- a/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/reqwest.rs
+++ b/packages/rust/libsql-client/src/reqwest.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl Connection {
         let user = match std::env::var("LIBSQL_CLIENT_USER") {
             Ok(user) => user,
             Err(_) => {
-                return Ok(Connection::connect_from_url(&url::Url::parse(&url)?)?);
+                return Connection::connect_from_url(&url::Url::parse(&url)?);
             }
         };
         let pass = std::env::var("LIBSQL_CLIENT_PASS").map_err(|_| {