diff --git a/backend/src/app/binfile/v1.clj b/backend/src/app/binfile/v1.clj
index 5f1834cb74..be65b423c9 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/binfile/v1.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/binfile/v1.clj
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@
 (defn write-export!
   [{:keys [::bfc/include-libraries ::bfc/embed-assets] :as cfg}]
   (when (and include-libraries embed-assets)
-    (throw (IllegalArgumentException.
-            "the `include-libraries` and `embed-assets` are mutally excluding options")))
+    (ex/raise :type :validation
+              :code :incompatible-options
+              :hint "the `include-libraries` and `embed-assets` are mutually exclusive options"))
 
   (write-export cfg))
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj b/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj
index d8bab4d25c..cc488f6ab8 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/binfile/v3.clj
@@ -222,8 +222,9 @@
   [{:keys [::bfc/embed-assets ::bfc/include-libraries] :as cfg} file-id]
 
   (when (and include-libraries embed-assets)
-    (throw (IllegalArgumentException.
-            "the `include-libraries` and `embed-assets` are mutally excluding options")))
+    (ex/raise :type :validation
+              :code :incompatible-options
+              :hint "the `include-libraries` and `embed-assets` are mutually exclusive options"))
 
   (let [detach? (and (not embed-assets) (not include-libraries))]
     (db/tx-run! cfg (fn [cfg]