diff --git a/‎packages/pg/lib/native/query.js‎
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diff --git a/‎packages/pg/test/native/native-vs-js-error-tests.js‎
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@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ const errorFieldMap = {
   sqlState: 'code',
   statementPosition: 'position',
   messagePrimary: 'message',
+  messageDetail: 'detail',
+  messageHint: 'hint',
   context: 'where',
   schemaName: 'schema',
   tableName: 'table',
 
@@ -6,16 +6,41 @@ const NativeClient = require('../../lib/native')
 const client = new Client()
 const nativeClient = new NativeClient()
 
+// every field of an error the native client reports must be on the javascript one under the
+// same name, and with the same value
+const compare = (err, nativeErr) => {
+  for (const key in nativeErr) {
+    assert.equal(err[key], nativeErr[key], `Expected err.${key} to equal nativeErr.${key}`)
+  }
+}
+
+const bothFail = (text, cb) => {
+  client.query(text, (err) => {
+    nativeClient.query(text, (nativeErr) => {
+      compare(err, nativeErr)
+      cb()
+    })
+  })
+}
+
 client.connect()
 nativeClient.connect((err) => {
-  client.query('SELECT alsdkfj', (err) => {
-    client.end()
-
-    nativeClient.query('SELECT lkdasjfasd', (nativeErr) => {
-      for (const key in nativeErr) {
-        assert.equal(err[key], nativeErr[key], `Expected err.${key} to equal nativeErr.${key}`)
-      }
-      nativeClient.end()
+  assert(!err)
+  bothFail('SELECT alsdkfj', () => {
+    // a duplicate key carries a detail, a misspelt column a hint. A real table rather than a
+    // temp one, whose schema is named after the connection
+    const setup =
+      'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS native_vs_js_dup; CREATE TABLE native_vs_js_dup (id int PRIMARY KEY); INSERT INTO native_vs_js_dup VALUES (1)'
+    client.query(setup, (err) => {
+      assert(!err)
+      bothFail('INSERT INTO native_vs_js_dup VALUES (1)', () => {
+        bothFail('SELECT cols FROM (SELECT 1 AS col) t', () => {
+          client.query('DROP TABLE native_vs_js_dup', () => {
+            client.end()
+            nativeClient.end()
+          })
+        })
+      })
     })
   })
 })