diff --git a/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style.py b/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style.py
index b1bb7dd3f..f4d5de034 100644
--- a/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style.py
+++ b/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style.py
@@ -73,14 +73,20 @@ def get_layer_file(workspace, layername):
 
 def get_style_type_from_file_storage(file_storage):
     if file_storage:
-        xml = file_storage.read()
-        file_storage.seek(0)
-        xml_tree = etree.fromstring(xml)
-        root_tag = xml_tree.tag
-        root_attribute = etree.QName(root_tag).localname
-        result = next((sd for sd in layer.STYLE_TYPES_DEF if sd.root_element == root_attribute), None)
-        if not result:
-            raise LaymanError(46)
+        try:
+            xml = file_storage.read()
+            file_storage.seek(0)
+            xml_tree = etree.fromstring(xml)
+            root_tag = xml_tree.tag
+            root_attribute = etree.QName(root_tag).localname
+            result = next((sd for sd in layer.STYLE_TYPES_DEF if sd.root_element == root_attribute), None)
+            if not result:
+                raise LaymanError(46, {
+                    'message': f"Unknown root element.",
+                    'expected': f"Root element is one of {[sd.root_element for sd in layer.STYLE_TYPES_DEF if sd.root_element]}",
+                })
+        except etree.XMLSyntaxError as exc:
+            raise LaymanError(46, "Unable to parse style file.",) from exc
     else:
         result = layer.NO_STYLE_DEF
     return result
diff --git a/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style_test.py b/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style_test.py
index 205a3be77..8e7aa53fd 100644
--- a/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style_test.py
+++ b/src/layman/layer/filesystem/input_style_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import lxml
 import pytest
 from werkzeug.datastructures import FileStorage
 
@@ -23,15 +22,21 @@ def test_get_style_type_from_xml_file(file_path,
     assert detected_type.code == expected_type
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('file_path, expected_error, expected_code', [
-    ('sample/style/no_style.xml', LaymanError, 46),
-    ('test_tools/data/thumbnail/countries_wms_blue.png', lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError, 4),
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('file_path, expected_error, expected_code, expected_data', [
+    ('sample/style/no_style.xml', LaymanError, 46, {
+        'message': 'Unknown root element.',
+        'expected': "Root element is one of ['StyledLayerDescriptor', 'qgis']",
+    }),
+    ('sample/style/generic-invalid.xml', LaymanError, 46, 'Unable to parse style file.'),
+    ('test_tools/data/thumbnail/countries_wms_blue.png', LaymanError, 46, 'Unable to parse style file.'),
 ])
 def test_get_style_type_from_xml_file_errors(file_path,
                                              expected_error,
-                                             expected_code):
+                                             expected_code,
+                                             expected_data):
     with pytest.raises(expected_error) as exc_info:
         with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
             file = FileStorage(file)
             input_style.get_style_type_from_file_storage(file)
     assert exc_info.value.code == expected_code
+    assert exc_info.value.data == expected_data