diff --git a/xos/xos/apibase.py b/xos/xos/apibase.py
index 69da468..81f58e8 100644
--- a/xos/xos/apibase.py
+++ b/xos/xos/apibase.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied as RestFrameworkPermissionDenied
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied as DjangoPermissionDenied
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
 
 class XOSProgrammingError(APIException):
     status_code=400
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@
             response=Response({'detail': {"error": "PermissionDenied", "specific_error": str(exc), "fields": {}}}, status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
             response.exception=True
             return response
+        elif isinstance(exc, DjangoValidationError):
+            response=Response({'detail': {"error": "ValidationError", "specific_error": str(exc), "fields": {}}}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+            response.exception=True
+            return response
         else:
             return super(XOSRetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView, self).handle_exception(exc)
 
@@ -129,6 +134,10 @@
             response=Response({'detail': {"error": "PermissionDenied", "specific_error": str(exc), "fields": {}}}, status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
             response.exception=True
             return response
+        elif isinstance(exc, DjangoValidationError):
+            response=Response({'detail': {"error": "ValidationError", "specific_error": str(exc), "fields": {}}}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+            response.exception=True
+            return response
         else:
             return super(XOSListCreateAPIView, self).handle_exception(exc)