diff --git a/src/Controller/Api/EntryRestController.php b/src/Controller/Api/EntryRestController.php
index b043449a5..001afe00b 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Api/EntryRestController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Api/EntryRestController.php
@@ -798,9 +798,12 @@ class EntryRestController extends WallabagRestController
 
         $errors = $validator->validate($entry);
         if (\count($errors) > 0) {
-            $errorsString = (string) $errors;
+            $errorsString = '';
+            foreach ($errors as $error) {
+                $errorsString .= $error->getMessage() . "\n";
+            }
 
-            return $this->sendResponse($errorsString);
+            throw new BadRequestHttpException($errorsString);
         }
 
         $this->entityManager->persist($entry);
diff --git a/tests/Controller/Api/EntryRestControllerTest.php b/tests/Controller/Api/EntryRestControllerTest.php
index df9a6927f..e148d0c08 100644
--- a/tests/Controller/Api/EntryRestControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Controller/Api/EntryRestControllerTest.php
@@ -614,10 +614,10 @@ class EntryRestControllerTest extends WallabagApiTestCase
             'public' => 1,
         ]);
 
-        $this->assertSame(200, $this->client->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertSame(400, $this->client->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
 
         $content = json_decode($this->client->getResponse()->getContent(), true);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('The url \'"wallabagIsAwesome"\' is not a valid url', $content);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('The url \'"wallabagIsAwesome"\' is not a valid url', $content['message']);
     }
 
     public function testPostEntry()