diff --git a/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializer.java
index 38be684d1e..5435b7d4a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializer.java
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ private void populateExpression(
 
   private void validate(LogicalExpression logicalExpression) {
     if (logicalExpression.getTotalIdComparisonExpressionCount() > 1) {
-      throw new JsonApiException(
-          ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER, ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER.getMessage());
+      throw ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER.toApiException();
     }
     for (LogicalExpression subLogicalExpression : logicalExpression.logicalExpressions) {
       validate(subLogicalExpression);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/exception/ErrorCode.java b/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/exception/ErrorCode.java
index 61655d353a..d50a151c16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/exception/ErrorCode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/exception/ErrorCode.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public enum ErrorCode {
   FILTER_UNRESOLVABLE("Unable to resolve the filter"),
 
   FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER(
-      "Should only have one _id filter, document id cannot be restricted by more than one relation if it includes an Equal"),
+      "Cannot have more than one _id equals filter clause: use $in operator instead"),
 
   FILTER_FIELDS_LIMIT_VIOLATION("Filter fields size limitation violated"),
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/service/operation/model/impl/ExpressionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/service/operation/model/impl/ExpressionBuilder.java
index 525784d9f9..92ae3806e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/service/operation/model/impl/ExpressionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/service/operation/model/impl/ExpressionBuilder.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.api.model.command.clause.filter.ComparisonExpression;
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.api.model.command.clause.filter.LogicalExpression;
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.exception.ErrorCode;
-import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.exception.JsonApiException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ private static List<Expression<BuiltCondition>> buildExpressionWithId(
       Expression<BuiltCondition> expressionWithoutId,
       List<DBFilterBase.IDFilter> idFilters) {
     if (idFilters.size() > 1) {
-      throw new JsonApiException(
-          ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER, ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER.getMessage());
+      throw ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER.toApiException();
     }
     if (idFilters.isEmpty()
         && additionalIdFilter == null) { // no idFilters in filter clause and no additionalIdFilter
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializerTest.java b/src/test/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializerTest.java
index 6b14784e24..e83ef161ed 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/stargate/sgv2/jsonapi/api/model/command/deserializers/FilterClauseDeserializerTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import io.stargate.sgv2.common.testprofiles.NoGlobalResourcesTestProfile;
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.api.model.command.clause.filter.*;
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.config.OperationsConfig;
+import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.exception.ErrorCode;
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.exception.JsonApiException;
 import io.stargate.sgv2.jsonapi.service.shredding.model.DocumentId;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
@@ -1493,8 +1494,7 @@ public void multipleIdFilterAndOr() throws Exception {
           .satisfies(
               t -> {
                 assertThat(t.getMessage())
-                    .isEqualTo(
-                        "Should only have one _id filter, document id cannot be restricted by more than one relation if it includes an Equal");
+                    .isEqualTo(ErrorCode.FILTER_MULTIPLE_ID_FILTER.getMessage());
               });
     }