diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a0ab06371..92563269b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "mustache": "^3.1.0",
     "neo4j-driver": "~1.7.6",
     "neo4j-graphql-js": "^2.10.2",
-    "neode": "^0.3.3",
+    "neode": "^0.3.6",
     "node-fetch": "~2.6.0",
     "nodemailer": "^6.4.2",
     "nodemailer-html-to-text": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/backend/src/models/User.spec.js b/backend/src/models/User.spec.js
index 332e6a3ea..433cc5a6f 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/User.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/User.spec.js
@@ -70,15 +70,11 @@ describe('slug', () => {
     })
 
     it(' ', async () => {
-      await expect(createUser({ slug: 'matt rider' })).rejects.toThrow(
-        /fails to match the required pattern/,
-      )
+      await expect(createUser({ slug: 'matt rider' })).rejects.toThrow('ERROR_VALIDATION')
     })
 
     it('ä', async () => {
-      await expect(createUser({ slug: 'mätt' })).rejects.toThrow(
-        /fails to match the required pattern/,
-      )
+      await expect(createUser({ slug: 'mätt' })).rejects.toThrow('ERROR_VALIDATION')
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.js
index 9d5d5f09a..1a6bda1c8 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/registration.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default {
       `,
         { nonce, email },
       )
-      const emailAddress = await neode.hydrateFirst(result, 'email', neode.model('Email'))
+      const emailAddress = await neode.hydrateFirst(result, 'email', neode.model('EmailAddress'))
       if (!emailAddress) throw new UserInputError('Invalid email or nonce')
       args = await fileUpload(args, { file: 'avatarUpload', url: 'avatar' })
       args = await encryptPassword(args)
diff --git a/backend/src/server.js b/backend/src/server.js
index 91b9a13aa..122f23683 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.js
+++ b/backend/src/server.js
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ const createServer = options => {
     schema: middleware(schema),
     debug: !!CONFIG.DEBUG,
     tracing: !!CONFIG.DEBUG,
+    formatError: error => {
+      if (error.message === 'ERROR_VALIDATION') {
+        return new Error(error.originalError.details.map(d => d.message))
+      }
+      return error
+    },
   }
   const server = new ApolloServer(Object.assign({}, defaults, options))
 
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 26d19e2a0..bdb40cb3c 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -6152,7 +6152,7 @@ neo-async@^2.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neo-async/-/neo-async-2.6.1.tgz#ac27ada66167fa8849a6addd837f6b189ad2081c"
   integrity sha512-iyam8fBuCUpWeKPGpaNMetEocMt364qkCsfL9JuhjXX6dRnguRVOfk2GZaDpPjcOKiiXCPINZC1GczQ7iTq3Zw==
 
-neo4j-driver@^1.7.3, neo4j-driver@^1.7.5, neo4j-driver@~1.7.6:
+neo4j-driver@^1.7.3, neo4j-driver@^1.7.6, neo4j-driver@~1.7.6:
   version "1.7.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neo4j-driver/-/neo4j-driver-1.7.6.tgz#eccb135a71eba9048c68717444593a6424cffc49"
   integrity sha512-6c3ALO3vYDfUqNoCy8OFzq+fQ7q/ab3LCuJrmm8P04M7RmyRCCnUtJ8IzSTGbiZvyhcehGK+azNDAEJhxPV/hA==
@@ -6174,14 +6174,14 @@ neo4j-graphql-js@^2.10.2:
     lodash "^4.17.15"
     neo4j-driver "^1.7.3"
 
-neode@^0.3.3:
-  version "0.3.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neode/-/neode-0.3.3.tgz#a539830cce6f6e4825462f6cb03f2969a0003f1b"
-  integrity sha512-pArHG1hD2kVwrzLlz6B1+IgdOJRQj/BgR6KzH6DlVzSA6geoZRe68fbpvmOJtzyPU7iuUYxXVk87PpPM1A7dlg==
+neode@^0.3.6:
+  version "0.3.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/neode/-/neode-0.3.6.tgz#7daf791eff6d170e52c338ea2e5cca6fdc6bfbe3"
+  integrity sha512-jCskCPobtHpsIIYQD72h5lRjMJEX70KwIeqgpt1VOLI+d1zJZvUlDkcOKgarAW0fmwtHIrPOP6mLPe5G/ZG9+g==
   dependencies:
     "@hapi/joi" "^15.1.0"
     dotenv "^4.0.0"
-    neo4j-driver "^1.7.5"
+    neo4j-driver "^1.7.6"
     uuid "^3.3.2"
 
 next-tick@^1.0.0:
@@ -7509,6 +7509,11 @@ serve-static@1.14.1:
   version "1.14.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.14.1.tgz#666e636dc4f010f7ef29970a88a674320898b2f9"
   integrity sha512-JMrvUwE54emCYWlTI+hGrGv5I8dEwmco/00EvkzIIsR7MqrHonbD9pO2MOfFnpFntl7ecpZs+3mW+XbQZu9QCg==
+  dependencies:
+    encodeurl "~1.0.2"
+    escape-html "~1.0.3"
+    parseurl "~1.3.3"
+    send "0.17.1"
 
 set-blocking@^2.0.0, set-blocking@~2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"