diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/external.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/external.ts
index 5e77dc1dc6..6f09bf4a61 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/external.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export async function updateTable(
     return table
   } catch (err: any) {
     if (err instanceof Error) {
-      throw err
+      ctx.throw(400, err.message)
     } else {
       ctx.throw(err.status || 500, err?.message || err)
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts
index ba5614edca..9bfa0ecd27 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/internal/sqs.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ export async function search(
     if (err.status === 400 && msg?.match(MISSING_COLUMN_REGEX)) {
       return { rows: [] }
     }
-    // throw new Error(`Unable to search by SQL - ${msg}`, { cause: err })
-    throw err
+    throw new Error(`Unable to search by SQL - ${msg}`, { cause: err })
   }
 }