diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 4b133b82..405b34af 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -175,9 +175,8 @@ val awaitilityKVersion = "4.2.2"
 val testcontainersRedis = "1.6.4"
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation(platform(org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES)) {
-  } 
-
+  implementation(platform(org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES))
+  implementation("net.minidev:json-smart:2.4.10")
 
   detekt("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-cli:$detektVersion")
   detekt("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-formatting:$detektVersion")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/api/exceptions/CsmExceptionHandling.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/api/exceptions/CsmExceptionHandling.kt
index f72c91c7..3ed7f490 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/api/exceptions/CsmExceptionHandling.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/api/exceptions/CsmExceptionHandling.kt
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationServiceException
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.BadCredentialsException
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.InsufficientAuthenticationException
+import org.springframework.web.bind.MethodArgumentNotValidException
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseEntityExceptionHandler
+import org.springframework.web.util.BindErrorUtils
 
 @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
 @RestControllerAdvice
@@ -42,6 +44,26 @@ open class CsmExceptionHandling : ResponseEntityExceptionHandler() {
     return super.handleExceptionInternal(exception, problemDetail, headers, status, request)
   }
 
+  override fun handleMethodArgumentNotValid(
+    exception: MethodArgumentNotValidException,
+    headers: HttpHeaders,
+    status: HttpStatusCode,
+    request: WebRequest
+  ): ResponseEntity<Any>? {
+    val badRequestStatus = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST
+    val problemDetail = ProblemDetail.forStatus(badRequestStatus)
+    problemDetail.type = URI.create(httpStatusCodeTypePrefix + badRequestStatus.value())
+    val globalErrors = BindErrorUtils.resolveAndJoin(exception.globalErrors)
+    val fieldErrors = BindErrorUtils.resolveAndJoin(exception.fieldErrors)
+    if( globalErrors.isBlank() && fieldErrors.isBlank() ) {
+      problemDetail.detail = exception.message
+    } else {
+      problemDetail.detail = "$globalErrors $fieldErrors".trim()
+    }
+
+    return super.handleExceptionInternal(exception, problemDetail, headers, status, request)
+  }
+
   @ExceptionHandler
   fun handleIllegalArgumentException(exception: IllegalArgumentException): ProblemDetail {
     val badRequestStatus = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST