diff --git a/backend/src/configValidator.ts b/backend/src/configValidator.ts
index d6499fc3..e66f97c5 100644
--- a/backend/src/configValidator.ts
+++ b/backend/src/configValidator.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BaseConfig, ConfigValidationError, GuildPluginBlueprint, PluginConfigManager } from "knub";
-import { ZodError } from "zod/v4";
+import { z, ZodError } from "zod/v4";
 import { availableGuildPlugins } from "./plugins/availablePlugins.js";
 import { zZeppelinGuildConfig } from "./types.js";
 import { formatZodIssue } from "./utils/formatZodIssue.js";
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function validateGuildConfig(config: any): Promise<string | null> {
         await configManager.init();
       } catch (err) {
         if (err instanceof ZodError) {
-          return `${pluginName}: ${err.issues.map(formatZodIssue).join("\n")}`;
+          return `${pluginName}:\n${z.prettifyError(err)}`;
         }
         if (err instanceof ConfigValidationError) {
           return `${pluginName}: ${err.message}`;
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/dashboard/GuildConfigEditor.vue b/dashboard/src/components/dashboard/GuildConfigEditor.vue
index 191892ad..2c833062 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/dashboard/GuildConfigEditor.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/dashboard/GuildConfigEditor.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <div v-else>
     <div v-if="errors.length" class="bg-gray-800 py-2 px-3 rounded shadow-md mb-4">
       <div class="font-semibold">Errors:</div>
-      <div v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</div>
+      <pre v-for="error in errors">{{ error }}</pre>
     </div>
 
     <div class="flex items-center flex-wrap">