diff --git a/api/k8s/application/k8sApplicationRestHandler.go b/api/k8s/application/k8sApplicationRestHandler.go
index 2fb2d1c718..277d702c20 100644
--- a/api/k8s/application/k8sApplicationRestHandler.go
+++ b/api/k8s/application/k8sApplicationRestHandler.go
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ func (handler *K8sApplicationRestHandlerImpl) GetResource(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		request.AppIdentifier = appIdentifier
 		request.ClusterId = request.AppIdentifier.ClusterId
 		if request.DeploymentType == bean2.HelmInstalledType {
-			valid, err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest)
-			if err != nil || !valid {
-				handler.logger.Errorw("error in validating resource request", "err", err)
+			if err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest); err != nil {
 				common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
@@ -388,9 +386,7 @@ func (handler *K8sApplicationRestHandlerImpl) UpdateResource(w http.ResponseWrit
 		request.AppIdentifier = appIdentifier
 		request.ClusterId = appIdentifier.ClusterId
 		if request.DeploymentType == bean2.HelmAppType {
-			valid, err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest)
-			if err != nil || !valid {
-				handler.logger.Errorw("error in validating resource request", "err", err)
+			if err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest); err != nil {
 				common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
@@ -490,9 +486,7 @@ func (handler *K8sApplicationRestHandlerImpl) DeleteResource(w http.ResponseWrit
 		request.AppIdentifier = appIdentifier
 		request.ClusterId = appIdentifier.ClusterId
 		if request.DeploymentType == bean2.HelmInstalledType {
-			valid, err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest)
-			if err != nil || !valid {
-				handler.logger.Errorw("error in validating resource request", "err", err)
+			if err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest); err != nil {
 				common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
@@ -586,9 +580,7 @@ func (handler *K8sApplicationRestHandlerImpl) ListEvents(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		request.AppIdentifier = appIdentifier
 		request.ClusterId = appIdentifier.ClusterId
 		if request.DeploymentType == bean2.HelmInstalledType {
-			valid, err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest)
-			if err != nil || !valid {
-				handler.logger.Errorw("error in validating resource request", "err", err)
+			if err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest); err != nil {
 				common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
@@ -771,18 +763,8 @@ func generatePodLogsFilename(filename string) string {
 func (handler *K8sApplicationRestHandlerImpl) requestValidationAndRBAC(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, token string, request *k8s.ResourceRequestBean) {
 	if request.AppIdentifier != nil {
 		if request.DeploymentType == bean2.HelmInstalledType {
-			valid, err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest)
-			if err != nil || !valid {
-				handler.logger.Errorw("error in validating resource request", "err", err, "request.AppIdentifier", request.AppIdentifier, "request.K8sRequest", request.K8sRequest)
-				apiError := util2.ApiError{
-					InternalMessage: "failed to validate the resource with error " + err.Error(),
-					UserMessage:     "Failed to validate resource",
-				}
-				if !valid {
-					apiError.InternalMessage = "failed to validate the resource"
-					apiError.UserMessage = "requested Pod or Container doesn't exist"
-				}
-				common.WriteJsonResp(w, &apiError, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
+			if err := handler.k8sApplicationService.ValidateResourceRequest(r.Context(), request.AppIdentifier, request.K8sRequest); err != nil {
+				common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
 		} else if request.DeploymentType == bean2.ArgoInstalledType {
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/application/k8sApplicationService.go b/pkg/k8s/application/k8sApplicationService.go
index c94a3af3a8..da59604cd1 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/application/k8sApplicationService.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/application/k8sApplicationService.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type K8sApplicationService interface {
 	ValidateTerminalRequestQuery(r *http.Request) (*terminal.TerminalSessionRequest, *k8s.ResourceRequestBean, error)
 	DecodeDevtronAppId(applicationId string) (*bean3.DevtronAppIdentifier, error)
 	GetPodLogs(ctx context.Context, request *k8s.ResourceRequestBean) (io.ReadCloser, error)
-	ValidateResourceRequest(ctx context.Context, appIdentifier *bean.AppIdentifier, request *k8s2.K8sRequestBean) (bool, error)
+	ValidateResourceRequest(ctx context.Context, appIdentifier *bean.AppIdentifier, request *k8s2.K8sRequestBean) error
 	ValidateClusterResourceRequest(ctx context.Context, clusterResourceRequest *k8s.ResourceRequestBean,
 		rbacCallback func(clusterName string, resourceIdentifier k8s2.ResourceIdentifier) bool) (bool, error)
 	ValidateClusterResourceBean(ctx context.Context, clusterId int, manifest unstructured.Unstructured, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, rbacCallback func(clusterName string, resourceIdentifier k8s2.ResourceIdentifier) bool) bool
@@ -442,7 +442,24 @@ func (impl *K8sApplicationServiceImpl) ValidateClusterResourceBean(ctx context.C
 	return impl.validateResourceManifest(clusterBean.ClusterName, manifest, gvk, rbacCallback)
 }
 
-func (impl *K8sApplicationServiceImpl) ValidateResourceRequest(ctx context.Context, appIdentifier *bean.AppIdentifier, request *k8s2.K8sRequestBean) (bool, error) {
+func (impl *K8sApplicationServiceImpl) ValidateResourceRequest(ctx context.Context, appIdentifier *bean.AppIdentifier, request *k8s2.K8sRequestBean) error {
+	if valid, err := impl.validateResourceRequest(ctx, appIdentifier, request); err != nil || !valid {
+		if !valid {
+			impl.logger.Errorw("validation error in resource request", "request.AppIdentifier", appIdentifier, "request.K8sRequest", request)
+			err = &util.ApiError{
+				HttpStatusCode:  http.StatusBadRequest,
+				InternalMessage: "validation failed for the requested resource",
+				UserMessage:     fmt.Sprintf("resource %s: \"%s\" doesn't exist", request.ResourceIdentifier.GroupVersionKind.Kind, request.ResourceIdentifier.Name),
+			}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			impl.logger.Errorw("error in validating resource request", "err", err, "request.AppIdentifier", appIdentifier, "request.K8sRequest", request)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (impl *K8sApplicationServiceImpl) validateResourceRequest(ctx context.Context, appIdentifier *bean.AppIdentifier, request *k8s2.K8sRequestBean) (bool, error) {
 	app, err := impl.helmAppService.GetApplicationDetail(ctx, appIdentifier)
 	if err != nil {
 		impl.logger.Errorw("error in getting app detail", "err", err, "appDetails", appIdentifier)