diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
index b4e80b6f5..0097eee61 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Api
 
       rescue_from ActionController::ParameterMissing do |e|
         logger.error e.message
-        render_error 422, "Parameters missing or invalid: #{e.message}"
+        render_error 422, e.message.split("\n").first
       end
 
       def current_user
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/search_controller.rb
index 0f324099b..c769cfda5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/search_controller.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Api
         require_access_token %w[public:read]
       end
 
-      rescue_from ActionController::ParameterMissing, RuntimeError do |e|
+      rescue_from RuntimeError do |e|
         render_error 422, e.message
       end