diff --git a/internal/errkind/errkind_test.go b/internal/errkind/errkind_test.go
index cba5ce5..d9bb6d6 100644
--- a/internal/errkind/errkind_test.go
+++ b/internal/errkind/errkind_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ func TestOf_ReducesAnErrorToAKindAndNeverItsText(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type sqlErr struct{}
+
+func (sqlErr) Error() string {
+	return `ERROR: invalid input syntax for type json: "Anders ansvarar för virket"`
+}
+func (sqlErr) SQLState() string { return "22P02" }
+
+func TestOf_ADatabaseErrorIsReducedToItsSQLStateNeverItsMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	// A Postgres error can quote the offending value, which for a transcript row is
+	// transcript text. The five-character SQLSTATE is a fixed vocabulary (fourth review).
+	err := fmt.Errorf("store: complete upload: %w", sqlErr{})
+
+	got := errkind.Of(err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "sql_22P02", got)
+	assert.NotContains(t, got, "Anders")
+}
+
 func TestOf_AKindCarriesNoWordFromTheError(t *testing.T) {
 	err := fmt.Errorf("convert /spool/upload-555: %w", errors.New("Anders ansvarar för virket"))