diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.cpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.cpp
index ae6eee4374..b5c6977611 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ using SplitVec = std::vector<Split*>;
 
 struct Solution
 {
-    std::optional<const char*> abort;
+    const char* abort = nullptr;
+    gint abort_id = Autoclear::ABORT_NONE;
     SplitVec splits;
 };
 
@@ -124,7 +125,11 @@ subset_sum (SplitInfoVec::const_iterator iter,
         DEBUG ("SOLUTION FOUND: %s%s", path_to_str (path),
                solution.splits.empty() ? "" : " ABORT: AMBIGUOUS");
         if (!solution.splits.empty())
+        {
+            solution.abort_id = Autoclear::ABORT_MULTI;
             solution.abort = "Cannot uniquely clear splits. Found multiple possibilities.";
+            return;
+        }
         else
         {
             solution.splits.resize (path.size());
@@ -134,12 +139,13 @@ subset_sum (SplitInfoVec::const_iterator iter,
         }
     }
 
-    if (solution.abort || iter == end)
+    if (solution.abort_id != Autoclear::ABORT_NONE || iter == end)
         return;
 
     if (monitor.should_abort())
     {
         DEBUG ("ABORT: timeout");
+        solution.abort_id = Autoclear::ABORT_TIMEOUT;
         solution.abort = "Auto-clear exceeds allocated time";
         return;
     }
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ gnc_account_get_autoclear_splits (Account *account, gnc_numeric toclear_value,
     static GQuark autoclear_quark = g_quark_from_static_string ("autoclear");
     if (target == 0)
     {
-        g_set_error (error, autoclear_quark, 1, "%s",
+        g_set_error (error, autoclear_quark, Autoclear::ABORT_NOP, "%s",
                      "Account is already at Auto-Clear Balance.");
         return nullptr;
     }
@@ -229,13 +235,14 @@ gnc_account_get_autoclear_splits (Account *account, gnc_numeric toclear_value,
 
     if (solution.splits.empty())
     {
-        g_set_error (error, autoclear_quark, 1, "%s",
+        g_set_error (error, autoclear_quark, Autoclear::ABORT_UNREACHABLE, "%s",
                      "The selected amount cannot be cleared.");
         return nullptr;
     }
-    else if (solution.abort)
+    else if (solution.abort_id)
     {
-        g_set_error (error, autoclear_quark, 1, "%s", *solution.abort);
+        g_set_error (error, autoclear_quark,
+                     solution.abort_id, "%s", solution.abort);
         return nullptr;
     }
 
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.h b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.h
index dcdc42b185..e8d4966248 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.h
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-autoclear.h
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+typedef enum
+{
+    ABORT_NONE = 0,
+    ABORT_NOP,
+    ABORT_MULTI,
+    ABORT_TIMEOUT,
+    ABORT_UNREACHABLE,
+} Autoclear;
+
 /** Account splits are analysed; attempts to find a unique combination
  *  of uncleared splits which would set cleared balance to
  *  toclear_value. If this is not possible, GError will be error