diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/joi-validator.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/joi-validator.ts
index ac8064a512..5047cdbbc1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/joi-validator.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/joi-validator.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Ctx } from "@budibase/types"
 
 function validate(
   schema: Joi.ObjectSchema | Joi.ArraySchema,
-  property: string
+  property: string,
+  opts: { errorPrefix: string } = { errorPrefix: `Invalid ${property}` }
 ) {
   // Return a Koa middleware function
   return (ctx: Ctx, next: any) => {
@@ -29,16 +30,26 @@ function validate(
 
     const { error } = schema.validate(params)
     if (error) {
-      ctx.throw(400, `Invalid ${property} - ${error.message}`)
+      let message = error.message
+      if (opts.errorPrefix) {
+        message = `Invalid ${property} - ${message}`
+      }
+      ctx.throw(400, message)
     }
     return next()
   }
 }
 
-export function body(schema: Joi.ObjectSchema | Joi.ArraySchema) {
-  return validate(schema, "body")
+export function body(
+  schema: Joi.ObjectSchema | Joi.ArraySchema,
+  opts?: { errorPrefix: string }
+) {
+  return validate(schema, "body", opts)
 }
 
-export function params(schema: Joi.ObjectSchema | Joi.ArraySchema) {
-  return validate(schema, "params")
+export function params(
+  schema: Joi.ObjectSchema | Joi.ArraySchema,
+  opts?: { errorPrefix: string }
+) {
+  return validate(schema, "params", opts)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
index 57a26dd6c7..b0ffd1e85c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ describe.each([
         await config.api.viewV2.create(newView, {
           status: 400,
           body: {
-            message: 'You can\'t make read only the required field "name"',
+            message:
+              'You can\'t make field "name" readonly because it is a required field.',
             status: 400,
           },
         })
@@ -1479,7 +1480,7 @@ describe.each([
             body: {
               status: 400,
               message:
-                'Invalid body - Required field "name" is missing in view "view a"',
+                'To make field "name" required, this field must be present and writable in views: view a.',
             },
           }
         )
@@ -1510,7 +1511,7 @@ describe.each([
             body: {
               status: 400,
               message:
-                'Invalid body - Required field "name" is missing in view "view a"',
+                'To make field "name" required, this field must be present and writable in views: view a.',
             },
           }
         )
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts
index 0a4eff4247..e2cc463f38 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const validateViewSchemas: CustomValidator<Table> = (table, helpers) => {
         )
         if (missingField) {
           return helpers.message({
-            custom: `Required field "${missingField}" is missing in view "${view.name}"`,
+            custom: `To make field "${missingField}" required, this field must be present and writable in views: ${view.name}.`,
           })
         }
       }
@@ -40,42 +40,49 @@ const validateViewSchemas: CustomValidator<Table> = (table, helpers) => {
 }
 
 export function tableValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    type: OPTIONAL_STRING.valid("table", "internal", "external"),
-    primaryDisplay: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    schema: Joi.object().required(),
-    name: Joi.string().required(),
-    views: Joi.object(),
-    rows: Joi.array(),
-  }).custom(validateViewSchemas).unknown(true))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      type: OPTIONAL_STRING.valid("table", "internal", "external"),
+      primaryDisplay: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      schema: Joi.object().required(),
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      views: Joi.object(),
+      rows: Joi.array(),
+    })
+      .custom(validateViewSchemas)
+      .unknown(true),
+    { errorPrefix: "" }
+  )
 }
 
 export function nameValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    name: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-  }))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      name: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+    })
+  )
 }
 
 export function datasourceValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    _id: Joi.string(),
-    _rev: Joi.string(),
-    type: OPTIONAL_STRING.allow("datasource_plus"),
-    relationships: Joi.array().items(Joi.object({
-      from: Joi.string().required(),
-      to: Joi.string().required(),
-      cardinality: Joi.valid("1:N", "1:1", "N:N").required()
-    })),
-  }).unknown(true))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      _id: Joi.string(),
+      _rev: Joi.string(),
+      type: OPTIONAL_STRING.allow("datasource_plus"),
+      relationships: Joi.array().items(
+        Joi.object({
+          from: Joi.string().required(),
+          to: Joi.string().required(),
+          cardinality: Joi.valid("1:N", "1:1", "N:N").required(),
+        })
+      ),
+    }).unknown(true)
+  )
 }
 
 function filterObject() {
-  // prettier-ignore
   return Joi.object({
     string: Joi.object().optional(),
     fuzzy: Joi.object().optional(),
@@ -92,17 +99,20 @@ function filterObject() {
 }
 
 export function internalSearchValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    tableId: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    query: filterObject(),
-    limit: OPTIONAL_NUMBER,
-    sort: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    sortOrder: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    sortType: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    paginate: Joi.boolean(),
-    bookmark: Joi.alternatives().try(OPTIONAL_STRING, OPTIONAL_NUMBER).optional(),
-  }))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      tableId: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      query: filterObject(),
+      limit: OPTIONAL_NUMBER,
+      sort: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      sortOrder: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      sortType: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      paginate: Joi.boolean(),
+      bookmark: Joi.alternatives()
+        .try(OPTIONAL_STRING, OPTIONAL_NUMBER)
+        .optional(),
+    })
+  )
 }
 
 export function externalSearchValidator() {
@@ -124,92 +134,110 @@ export function externalSearchValidator() {
 }
 
 export function datasourceQueryValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    endpoint: Joi.object({
-      datasourceId: Joi.string().required(),
-      operation: Joi.string().required().valid(...Object.values(DataSourceOperation)),
-      entityId: Joi.string().required(),
-    }).required(),
-    resource: Joi.object({
-      fields: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()).optional(),
-    }).optional(),
-    body: Joi.object().optional(),
-    sort: Joi.object().optional(),
-    filters: filterObject().optional(),
-    paginate: Joi.object({
-      page: Joi.string().alphanum().optional(),
-      limit: Joi.number().optional(),
-    }).optional(),
-  }))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      endpoint: Joi.object({
+        datasourceId: Joi.string().required(),
+        operation: Joi.string()
+          .required()
+          .valid(...Object.values(DataSourceOperation)),
+        entityId: Joi.string().required(),
+      }).required(),
+      resource: Joi.object({
+        fields: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()).optional(),
+      }).optional(),
+      body: Joi.object().optional(),
+      sort: Joi.object().optional(),
+      filters: filterObject().optional(),
+      paginate: Joi.object({
+        page: Joi.string().alphanum().optional(),
+        limit: Joi.number().optional(),
+      }).optional(),
+    })
+  )
 }
 
 export function webhookValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    live: Joi.bool(),
-    _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    name: Joi.string().required(),
-    bodySchema: Joi.object().optional(),
-    action: Joi.object({
-      type: Joi.string().required().valid(WebhookActionType.AUTOMATION),
-      target: Joi.string().required(),
-    }).required(),
-  }).unknown(true))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      live: Joi.bool(),
+      _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      bodySchema: Joi.object().optional(),
+      action: Joi.object({
+        type: Joi.string().required().valid(WebhookActionType.AUTOMATION),
+        target: Joi.string().required(),
+      }).required(),
+    }).unknown(true)
+  )
 }
 
 export function roleValidator() {
   const permLevelArray = Object.values(permissions.PermissionLevel)
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    name: Joi.string().regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/).required(),
-    // this is the base permission ID (for now a built in)
-    permissionId: Joi.string().valid(...Object.values(permissions.BuiltinPermissionID)).required(),
-    permissions: Joi.object()
-      .pattern(/.*/, [Joi.string().valid(...permLevelArray)])
-      .optional(),
-    inherits: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-  }).unknown(true))
+
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      name: Joi.string()
+        .regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/)
+        .required(),
+      // this is the base permission ID (for now a built in)
+      permissionId: Joi.string()
+        .valid(...Object.values(permissions.BuiltinPermissionID))
+        .required(),
+      permissions: Joi.object()
+        .pattern(/.*/, [Joi.string().valid(...permLevelArray)])
+        .optional(),
+      inherits: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+    }).unknown(true)
+  )
 }
 
 export function permissionValidator() {
   const permLevelArray = Object.values(permissions.PermissionLevel)
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.params(Joi.object({
-    level: Joi.string().valid(...permLevelArray).required(),
-    resourceId: Joi.string(),
-    roleId: Joi.string(),
-  }).unknown(true))
+
+  return auth.joiValidator.params(
+    Joi.object({
+      level: Joi.string()
+        .valid(...permLevelArray)
+        .required(),
+      resourceId: Joi.string(),
+      roleId: Joi.string(),
+    }).unknown(true)
+  )
 }
 
 export function screenValidator() {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    name: Joi.string().required(),
-    showNavigation: OPTIONAL_BOOLEAN,
-    width: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    routing: Joi.object({
-      route: Joi.string().required(),
-      roleId: Joi.string().required().allow(""),
-      homeScreen: OPTIONAL_BOOLEAN,
-    }).required().unknown(true),
-    props: Joi.object({
-      _id: Joi.string().required(),
-      _component: Joi.string().required(),
-      _children: Joi.array().required(),
-      _styles: Joi.object().required(),
-      type: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-      table: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-      layoutId: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    }).required().unknown(true),
-  }).unknown(true))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      showNavigation: OPTIONAL_BOOLEAN,
+      width: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      routing: Joi.object({
+        route: Joi.string().required(),
+        roleId: Joi.string().required().allow(""),
+        homeScreen: OPTIONAL_BOOLEAN,
+      })
+        .required()
+        .unknown(true),
+      props: Joi.object({
+        _id: Joi.string().required(),
+        _component: Joi.string().required(),
+        _children: Joi.array().required(),
+        _styles: Joi.object().required(),
+        type: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+        table: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+        layoutId: OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      })
+        .required()
+        .unknown(true),
+    }).unknown(true)
+  )
 }
 
 function generateStepSchema(allowStepTypes: string[]) {
-  // prettier-ignore
   return Joi.object({
     stepId: Joi.string().required(),
     id: Joi.string().required(),
@@ -219,33 +247,39 @@ function generateStepSchema(allowStepTypes: string[]) {
     icon: Joi.string().required(),
     params: Joi.object(),
     args: Joi.object(),
-    type: Joi.string().required().valid(...allowStepTypes),
+    type: Joi.string()
+      .required()
+      .valid(...allowStepTypes),
   }).unknown(true)
 }
 
 export function automationValidator(existing = false) {
-  // prettier-ignore
-  return auth.joiValidator.body(Joi.object({
-    _id: existing ? Joi.string().required() : OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    _rev: existing ? Joi.string().required() : OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    name: Joi.string().required(),
-    type: Joi.string().valid("automation").required(),
-    definition: Joi.object({
-      steps: Joi.array().required().items(generateStepSchema(["ACTION", "LOGIC"])),
-      trigger: generateStepSchema(["TRIGGER"]).allow(null),
-    }).required().unknown(true),
-  }).unknown(true))
+  return auth.joiValidator.body(
+    Joi.object({
+      _id: existing ? Joi.string().required() : OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      _rev: existing ? Joi.string().required() : OPTIONAL_STRING,
+      name: Joi.string().required(),
+      type: Joi.string().valid("automation").required(),
+      definition: Joi.object({
+        steps: Joi.array()
+          .required()
+          .items(generateStepSchema(["ACTION", "LOGIC"])),
+        trigger: generateStepSchema(["TRIGGER"]).allow(null),
+      })
+        .required()
+        .unknown(true),
+    }).unknown(true)
+  )
 }
 
 export function applicationValidator(opts = { isCreate: true }) {
-  // prettier-ignore
   const base: any = {
     _id: OPTIONAL_STRING,
     _rev: OPTIONAL_STRING,
     url: OPTIONAL_STRING,
     template: Joi.object({
       templateString: OPTIONAL_STRING,
-    })
+    }),
   }
 
   const appNameValidator = Joi.string()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
index 98871539c2..52ab323faa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/views/index.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async function guardViewSchema(
 
     if (viewSchemaField.readonly) {
       throw new HTTPError(
-        `You can't make read only the required field "${field.name}"`,
+        `You can't make field "${field.name}" readonly because it is a required field.`,
         400
       )
     }