diff --git a/examples/c_api/errors.c b/examples/c_api/errors.c
index 5116a7281ca..fcd9f83363c 100644
--- a/examples/c_api/errors.c
+++ b/examples/c_api/errors.c
@@ -31,22 +31,30 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <tiledb/tiledb.h>
+#include <tiledb/tiledb_experimental.h>
 
-void print_error(tiledb_ctx_t* ctx);
+void print_last_error(tiledb_ctx_t* ctx);
+void print_error(tiledb_error_t* err);
 
 int main() {
   // Create TileDB context
   tiledb_ctx_t* ctx;
-  tiledb_ctx_alloc(NULL, &ctx);
+  tiledb_error_t* err;
+  int rc = tiledb_ctx_alloc_with_error(NULL, &ctx, &err);
+  if (rc == TILEDB_OK)
+    printf("Context created successfully!\n");
+  else if (rc == TILEDB_ERR) {
+    print_error(err);
+    return 1;
+  }
 
   // Create a group. The code below creates a group `my_group` and prints a
   // message because (normally) it will succeed.
-  int rc = tiledb_group_create(ctx, "my_group");
+  tiledb_group_create(ctx, "my_group");
   if (rc == TILEDB_OK)
     printf("Group created successfully!\n");
   else if (rc == TILEDB_ERR)
-    print_error(ctx);
+    print_last_error(ctx);
 
   // Create the same group again. f we attempt to create the same group
   // `my_group` as shown below, TileDB will return an error and the example
@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ int main() {
   if (rc == TILEDB_OK)
     printf("Group created successfully!\n");
   else if (rc == TILEDB_ERR)
-    print_error(ctx);
+    print_last_error(ctx);
 
   // Clean up
   tiledb_ctx_free(&ctx);
@@ -63,16 +71,20 @@ int main() {
   return 0;
 }
 
-void print_error(tiledb_ctx_t* ctx) {
+void print_last_error(tiledb_ctx_t* ctx) {
   // Retrieve the last error that occurred
   tiledb_error_t* err = NULL;
   tiledb_ctx_get_last_error(ctx, &err);
 
+  print_error(err);
+
+  // Clean up
+  tiledb_error_free(&err);
+}
+
+void print_error(tiledb_error_t* err) {
   // Retrieve the error message by invoking `tiledb_error_message`.
   const char* msg;
   tiledb_error_message(err, &msg);
   printf("%s\n", msg);
-
-  // Clean up
-  tiledb_error_free(&err);
 }
diff --git a/tiledb/api/c_api/context/context_api.cc b/tiledb/api/c_api/context/context_api.cc
index f9a47f53408..7b58fc40692 100644
--- a/tiledb/api/c_api/context/context_api.cc
+++ b/tiledb/api/c_api/context/context_api.cc
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ capi_return_t tiledb_ctx_alloc(
   return TILEDB_OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Transparent forwarder to tiledb_ctx_alloc.
+ *
+ * Must be a separate function with its own name due to requirements of the
+ * CAPI_INTERFACE macro.
+ */
+capi_return_t tiledb_ctx_alloc_with_error(
+    tiledb_config_handle_t* config, tiledb_ctx_handle_t** ctx) {
+  return tiledb::api::tiledb_ctx_alloc(config, ctx);
+}
+
 void tiledb_ctx_free(tiledb_ctx_t** ctx) {
   ensure_output_pointer_is_valid(ctx);
   ensure_context_is_valid(*ctx);
@@ -150,11 +161,7 @@ CAPI_INTERFACE(
     tiledb_config_handle_t* config,
     tiledb_ctx_handle_t** ctx,
     tiledb_error_handle_t** error) {
-  /*
-   * Wrapped with the `api_entry_error` variation. Note that the same function
-   * is wrapped with `api_entry_plain` above.
-   */
-  return tiledb::api::api_entry_error<tiledb::api::tiledb_ctx_alloc>(
+  return tiledb::api::api_entry_error<tiledb::api::tiledb_ctx_alloc_with_error>(
       error, config, ctx);
 }