diff --git a/packages/code-gen/src/database/js-postgres.js b/packages/code-gen/src/database/js-postgres.js
index 1b49c54513..d64f2868be 100644
--- a/packages/code-gen/src/database/js-postgres.js
+++ b/packages/code-gen/src/database/js-postgres.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function wrapQueryPart(queryPart, validator, options) {
         
         if (error) {
           throw AppError.serverError({
-            message: "Database result did not pass the validators.",
+            message: "Database result did not pass the validators. When 'select' is used, you may want to use '.execRaw(sql)' instead of '.exec(sql)'.",
             validator: validator.name,
             error,
             databaseValue: queryResult[i],
diff --git a/packages/store/src/generated/common/database-helpers.js b/packages/store/src/generated/common/database-helpers.js
index 2b34588dce..2e987af827 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/generated/common/database-helpers.js
+++ b/packages/store/src/generated/common/database-helpers.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ export function wrapQueryPart(queryPart, validator, options) {
 
         if (error) {
           throw AppError.serverError({
-            message: "Database result did not pass the validators.",
+            message:
+              "Database result did not pass the validators. When 'select' is used, you may want to use '.execRaw(sql)' instead of '.exec(sql)'.",
             validator: validator.name,
             error,
             databaseValue: queryResult[i],