diff --git a/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/path_map.py b/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/path_map.py
index 37b1b71..715f83a 100644
--- a/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/path_map.py
+++ b/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/path_map.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def provide(self, data_set: DataSetT) -> Generator[Parameters[DataSetT] | Except
                 if param_name in self.validator.required_param_names:
                     query_error = AttributeError(f"{attr_path} not provided")
                     query_error.__cause__ = error
-                    yield error
+                    yield query_error
                     skip = True
                     break
                 value = self.validator.signature.parameters[param_name].default
diff --git a/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/query_map.py b/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/query_map.py
index 8bbd077..13d1930 100644
--- a/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/query_map.py
+++ b/src/pvframework/mapped_validators/query_map.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def provide(self, data_set: DataSetT) -> Generator[Parameters[DataSetT] | Except
                 if isinstance(param_value, Exception):
                     assert param_name in self.validator.optional_param_names, (
                         "If the parameter is required but not supplied you should yield an exception "
-                        "in `paran_sets` directly. The dictionary of parameters should only contain exceptions if"
+                        "in `param_sets` directly. The dictionary of parameters should only contain exceptions if"
                         "they are negligible aka the parameter is optional."
                     )
                     parameter_dict[param_name] = Parameter(
diff --git a/unittests/test_validation.py b/unittests/test_validation.py
index 13d941a..1fcdc35 100644
--- a/unittests/test_validation.py
+++ b/unittests/test_validation.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ async def test_unprovided_but_required(self):
         validation_summary = await validation_manager.validate(dataset_instance)
 
         assert validation_summary.num_errors_total == 1
-        assert "'z.z' does not exist" in str(validation_summary.all_errors[0])
+        assert "z.z not provided" in str(validation_summary.all_errors[0])
 
     async def test_multiple_validator_registration(self):
         global finishing_order