diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Displayers/JsonValidationDisplayer.php b/app/Exceptions/Displayers/JsonValidationDisplayer.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c3ee86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Displayers/JsonValidationDisplayer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Cachet.
+ *
+ * (c) Alt Three Services Limited
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Exceptions\Displayers;
+
+use AltThree\Validator\ValidationException;
+use Exception;
+use GrahamCampbell\Exceptions\Displayers\DisplayerInterface;
+use GrahamCampbell\Exceptions\Displayers\JsonDisplayer;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
+
+class JsonValidationDisplayer extends JsonDisplayer implements DisplayerInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the error response associated with the given exception.
+     *
+     * @param \Exception $exception
+     * @param string     $id
+     * @param int        $code
+     * @param string[]   $headers
+     *
+     * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
+     */
+    public function display(Exception $exception, $id, $code, array $headers)
+    {
+        $info = $this->info->generate($exception, $id, 400);
+
+        $error = ['id' => $id, 'status' => $info['code'], 'title' => $info['name'], 'detail' => $info['detail'], 'meta' => ['details' => $exception->getMessageBag()->all()]];
+
+        return new JsonResponse(['errors' => [$error]], 400, array_merge($headers, ['Content-Type' => $this->contentType()]));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Can we display the exception?
+     *
+     * @param \Exception $original
+     * @param \Exception $transformed
+     * @param int        $code
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function canDisplay(Exception $original, Exception $transformed, $code)
+    {
+        return $transformed instanceof ValidationException;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentController.php
index 47710feb..f01dc53b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentController.php
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Component\RemoveComponentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Component\UpdateComponentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Component;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Tag;
-use Exception;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ComponentController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('group_id'),
                 (bool) Binput::get('enabled', true)
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ComponentController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('group_id'),
                 (bool) Binput::get('enabled', true)
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentGroupController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentGroupController.php
index 1d0a1702..2c378e73 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentGroupController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentGroupController.php
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\ComponentGroup\AddComponentGroupCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\ComponentGroup\RemoveComponentGroupCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\ComponentGroup\UpdateComponentGroupCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\ComponentGroup;
-use Exception;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ComponentGroupController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('name'),
                 Binput::get('order', 0)
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ComponentGroupController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('name'),
                 Binput::get('order', 0)
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/IncidentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/IncidentController.php
index c0d482a2..f373a9c6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/IncidentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/IncidentController.php
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\RemoveIncidentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\ReportIncidentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\UpdateIncidentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
-use Exception;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class IncidentController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('template'),
                 Binput::get('vars')
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class IncidentController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('template'),
                 Binput::get('vars')
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php
index 15b1fb45..88b199c6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricController.php
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\AddMetricCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\RemoveMetricCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\UpdateMetricCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Metric;
-use Exception;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class MetricController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('display_chart'),
                 Binput::get('places', 2)
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class MetricController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('display_chart'),
                 Binput::get('places', 2)
             ));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricPointController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricPointController.php
index 1c615ab4..9dc59a58 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricPointController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/MetricPointController.php
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\RemoveMetricPointCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\UpdateMetricPointCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Metric;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\MetricPoint;
-use Exception;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class MetricPointController extends AbstractApiController
                 Binput::get('value'),
                 Binput::get('timestamp'))
             );
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SubscriberController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SubscriberController.php
index 0f5d75ab..1adbd23e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SubscriberController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SubscriberController.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Http\Controllers\Api;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Subscriber\SubscribeSubscriberCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Subscriber\UnsubscribeSubscriberCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber;
-use Exception;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\BadRequestHttpException;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SubscriberController extends AbstractApiController
     {
         try {
             $subscriber = $this->dispatch(new SubscribeSubscriberCommand(Binput::get('email'), Binput::get('verify', false)));
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (QueryException $e) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException();
         }
 
diff --git a/config/exceptions.php b/config/exceptions.php
index ecc20d59..06dcaffe 100644
--- a/config/exceptions.php
+++ b/config/exceptions.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ return [
     */
 
     'displayers' => [
+        'CachetHQ\Cachet\Exceptions\Displayers\JsonValidationDisplayer',
         'CachetHQ\Cachet\Exceptions\Displayers\RedirectDisplayer',
         'GrahamCampbell\Exceptions\Displayers\DebugDisplayer',
         'GrahamCampbell\Exceptions\Displayers\HtmlDisplayer',