diff --git a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/RelyingPartyOverridesJsonSchemaValidatingControllerAdvice.groovy b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/RelyingPartyOverridesJsonSchemaValidatingControllerAdvice.groovy
index 934d7b1a7..e77097af6 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/RelyingPartyOverridesJsonSchemaValidatingControllerAdvice.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/RelyingPartyOverridesJsonSchemaValidatingControllerAdvice.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema
 
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.controller.ErrorResponse
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.frontend.EntityDescriptorRepresentation
 import mjson.Json
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler
-import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestBodyAdviceAdapter
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class RelyingPartyOverridesJsonSchemaValidatingControllerAdvice extends RequestB
     }
 
     @ExceptionHandler(JsonSchemaValidationFailedException)
-    final ResponseEntity<?> handleUserNotFoundException(JsonSchemaValidationFailedException ex, WebRequest request) {
-        new ResponseEntity<>([errors: ex.errors], HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+    final ResponseEntity<?> handleJsonSchemaValidationFailedException(JsonSchemaValidationFailedException ex) {
+        ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(new ErrorResponse("400", String.join('\n', ex.errors)))
     }
 
     @PostConstruct
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorController.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorController.java
index afde9d244..c3e76983e 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/EntityDescriptorController.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ private ResponseEntity<?> existingEntityDescriptorCheck(String entityId) {
             return ResponseEntity
                     .status(HttpStatus.CONFLICT)
                     .headers(headers)
-                    .body(String.format("The entity descriptor with entity id [%s] already exists.", entityId));
+                    .body(new ErrorResponse(String.valueOf(HttpStatus.CONFLICT.value()), String.format("The entity descriptor with entity id [%s] already exists.", entityId)));
         }
         //No existing entity descriptor, which is an OK condition indicated by returning a null conflict response
         return null;