diff --git a/internal/resource/http/http.go b/internal/resource/http/http.go
index 8692a3a0339..fd5d6adb797 100644
--- a/internal/resource/http/http.go
+++ b/internal/resource/http/http.go
@@ -82,14 +82,18 @@ func (h *resourceHandler) handleWrite(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ct
 	var req writeRequest
 	// convert req body to writeRequest
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("Failed to decode request body", "error", err)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		w.Write([]byte("Request body didn't follow schema."))
+		w.Write([]byte("Request body format is invalid"))
+		return
 	}
 	// convert data struct to proto message
 	data := h.reg.Proto.ProtoReflect().New().Interface()
 	if err := protojson.Unmarshal(req.Data, data); err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("Failed to unmarshal to proto message", "error", err)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		w.Write([]byte("Request body didn't follow schema."))
+		w.Write([]byte("Request body didn't follow the resource schema"))
+		return
 	}
 	// proto message to any
 	anyProtoMsg, err := anypb.New(data)
diff --git a/internal/resource/http/http_test.go b/internal/resource/http/http_test.go
index 1b2f19528b0..7510650237e 100644
--- a/internal/resource/http/http_test.go
+++ b/internal/resource/http/http_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package http
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ func TestResourceHandler_InputValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		request              *http.Request
 		response             *httptest.ResponseRecorder
 		expectedResponseCode int
+		expectedErrorMessage string
 	}
 	client := svctest.RunResourceService(t, demo.RegisterTypes)
 	resourceHandler := resourceHandler{
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ func TestResourceHandler_InputValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			`)),
 			response:             httptest.NewRecorder(),
 			expectedResponseCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectedErrorMessage: "rpc error: code = InvalidArgument desc = resource.id.name is required",
 		},
 		{
 			description: "wrong schema",
@@ -86,12 +89,21 @@ func TestResourceHandler_InputValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			`)),
 			response:             httptest.NewRecorder(),
 			expectedResponseCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectedErrorMessage: "Request body didn't follow the resource schema",
+		},
+		{
+			description:          "invalid request body",
+			request:              httptest.NewRequest("PUT", "/keith-urban?partition=default&peer_name=local&namespace=default", strings.NewReader("bad-input")),
+			response:             httptest.NewRecorder(),
+			expectedResponseCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectedErrorMessage: "Request body format is invalid",
 		},
 		{
 			description:          "no id",
 			request:              httptest.NewRequest("DELETE", "/?partition=default&peer_name=local&namespace=default", strings.NewReader("")),
 			response:             httptest.NewRecorder(),
 			expectedResponseCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectedErrorMessage: "rpc error: code = InvalidArgument desc = id.name is required",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -99,7 +111,15 @@ func TestResourceHandler_InputValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			resourceHandler.ServeHTTP(tc.response, tc.request)
 
+			response := tc.response.Result()
+
+			defer response.Body.Close()
+
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(tc.response.Body)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
 			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedResponseCode, tc.response.Result().StatusCode)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedErrorMessage, string(b))
 		})
 	}
 }