diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/exceptions/ValidatorHelper.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/exceptions/ValidatorHelper.java
index 98df5af521..44d168e4e0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/exceptions/ValidatorHelper.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/exceptions/ValidatorHelper.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public static <V extends ConstraintViolation<?>> void failOnError(Logger log, Se
 		final Optional<String> violationString = createViolationsString(violations, log.isTraceEnabled());
 
 		if (violationString.isPresent()){
-			throw new ValidationException();
+			throw new ValidationException(violationString.get());
 		}
 	}