diff --git a/flow/cmd/validate_mirror.go b/flow/cmd/validate_mirror.go
index 87e34ad724..59fdc37d0a 100644
--- a/flow/cmd/validate_mirror.go
+++ b/flow/cmd/validate_mirror.go
@@ -29,35 +29,38 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) ValidateCDCMirror(
 
 	pgPeer, err := connpostgres.NewPostgresConnector(ctx, sourcePeerConfig)
 	if err != nil {
+		displayErr := fmt.Errorf("failed to create postgres connector: %v", err)
 		h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreateMirror, req.ConnectionConfigs.FlowJobName,
-			fmt.Sprintf("failed to create postgres connector: %v", err),
+			fmt.Sprint(displayErr),
 		)
 		return &protos.ValidateCDCMirrorResponse{
 			Ok: false,
-		}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create postgres connector: %v", err)
+		}, displayErr
 	}
 	defer pgPeer.Close()
 
 	// Check replication connectivity
 	err = pgPeer.CheckReplicationConnectivity(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
+		displayErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to establish replication connectivity: %v", err)
 		h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreateMirror, req.ConnectionConfigs.FlowJobName,
-			fmt.Sprintf("unable to establish replication connectivity: %v", err),
+			fmt.Sprint(displayErr),
 		)
 		return &protos.ValidateCDCMirrorResponse{
 			Ok: false,
-		}, fmt.Errorf("unable to establish replication connectivity: %v", err)
+		}, displayErr
 	}
 
 	// Check permissions of postgres peer
 	err = pgPeer.CheckReplicationPermissions(ctx, sourcePeerConfig.User)
 	if err != nil {
+		displayErr := fmt.Errorf("failed to check replication permissions: %v", err)
 		h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreateMirror, req.ConnectionConfigs.FlowJobName,
-			fmt.Sprintf("failed to check replication permissions: %v", err),
+			fmt.Sprint(displayErr),
 		)
 		return &protos.ValidateCDCMirrorResponse{
 			Ok: false,
-		}, fmt.Errorf("failed to check replication permissions: %v", err)
+		}, displayErr
 	}
 
 	// Check source tables
@@ -65,12 +68,13 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) ValidateCDCMirror(
 	for _, tableMapping := range req.ConnectionConfigs.TableMappings {
 		parsedTable, parseErr := utils.ParseSchemaTable(tableMapping.SourceTableIdentifier)
 		if parseErr != nil {
+			displayErr := fmt.Errorf("invalid source table identifier: %s", parseErr)
 			h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreateMirror, req.ConnectionConfigs.FlowJobName,
-				"invalid source table identifier: "+tableMapping.SourceTableIdentifier,
+				fmt.Sprint(displayErr),
 			)
 			return &protos.ValidateCDCMirrorResponse{
 				Ok: false,
-			}, fmt.Errorf("invalid source table identifier: %s", tableMapping.SourceTableIdentifier)
+			}, displayErr
 		}
 
 		sourceTables = append(sourceTables, parsedTable)
@@ -80,12 +84,13 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) ValidateCDCMirror(
 	if pubName != "" {
 		err = pgPeer.CheckSourceTables(ctx, sourceTables, pubName)
 		if err != nil {
+			displayErr := fmt.Errorf("provided source tables invalidated: %v", err)
 			h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreateMirror, req.ConnectionConfigs.FlowJobName,
-				fmt.Sprintf("provided source tables invalidated: %v", err),
+				fmt.Sprint(displayErr),
 			)
 			return &protos.ValidateCDCMirrorResponse{
 				Ok: false,
-			}, fmt.Errorf("provided source tables invalidated: %v", err)
+			}, displayErr
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go b/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go
index 698bc7670c..e83fbf305f 100644
--- a/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go
+++ b/flow/cmd/validate_peer.go
@@ -60,27 +60,27 @@ func (h *FlowRequestHandler) ValidatePeer(
 	validationConn, ok := conn.(connectors.ValidationConnector)
 	if ok {
 		validErr := validationConn.ValidateCheck(ctx)
+		displayErr := fmt.Sprintf("failed to validate peer %s: %v", req.Peer.Name, validErr)
 		h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreatePeer, req.Peer.Name,
-			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to validate peer %s: %v", req.Peer.Name, validErr),
+			displayErr,
 		)
 		if validErr != nil {
 			return &protos.ValidatePeerResponse{
-				Status: protos.ValidatePeerStatus_INVALID,
-				Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to validate %s peer %s: %v",
-					req.Peer.Type, req.Peer.Name, validErr),
+				Status:  protos.ValidatePeerStatus_INVALID,
+				Message: displayErr,
 			}, nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	connErr := conn.ConnectionActive(ctx)
 	if connErr != nil {
+		displayErr := fmt.Sprintf("failed to establish active connection to %s peer %s: %v", req.Peer.Type, req.Peer.Name, connErr)
 		h.alerter.LogNonFlowWarning(ctx, telemetry.CreatePeer, req.Peer.Name,
-			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to establish peer connection %s: %v", req.Peer.Name, connErr),
+			displayErr,
 		)
 		return &protos.ValidatePeerResponse{
-			Status: protos.ValidatePeerStatus_INVALID,
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to establish active connection to %s peer %s: %v",
-				req.Peer.Type, req.Peer.Name, connErr),
+			Status:  protos.ValidatePeerStatus_INVALID,
+			Message: displayErr,
 		}, nil
 	}