diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.delete.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.delete.ts
index 4e8760c..195aae5 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.delete.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{
   ]);
   if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-  const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, DeleteInvite);
+  const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, DeleteInvite);
 
   await prisma.invitation.delete({ where: { id: body.id } });
   return {};
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.post.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.post.ts
index 2ae9415..90ad5e7 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/auth/invitation/index.post.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{
   ]);
   if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-  const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, CreateInvite);
+  const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, CreateInvite);
 
   const invitation = await prisma.invitation.create({
     data: body,
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts
index fe9a650..d89ae76 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/game/image/index.delete.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 import objectHandler from "~/server/internal/objects";
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 
 const DeleteGameImage = type({
   gameId: "string",
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{
   const allowed = await aclManager.allowSystemACL(h3, ["game:image:delete"]);
   if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-  const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, DeleteGameImage);
+  const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, DeleteGameImage);
 
   const gameId = body.gameId;
   const imageId = body.imageId;
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.delete.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.delete.ts
index 08d182b..caf4242 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.delete.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{ body: typeof DeleteVersion }>(
     ]);
     if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-    const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, DeleteVersion);
+    const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, DeleteVersion);
 
     const gameId = body.id.toString();
     const version = body.versionName.toString();
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.patch.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.patch.ts
index 009c502..3833840 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.patch.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/game/version/index.patch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{ body: typeof UpdateVersionOrder }>(
     ]);
     if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-    const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, UpdateVersionOrder);
+    const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, UpdateVersionOrder);
     const gameId = body.id;
     // We expect an array of the version names for this game
     const versions = body.versions;
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/import/game/index.post.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/import/game/index.post.ts
index 6123346..4d4bd5b 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/import/game/index.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/import/game/index.post.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import libraryManager from "~/server/internal/library";
 import metadataHandler from "~/server/internal/metadata";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{ body: typeof ImportGameBody.infer }>(
     const allowed = await aclManager.allowSystemACL(h3, ["import:game:new"]);
     if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-    const { library, path, metadata } = await readValidatedBody(
+    const { library, path, metadata } = await readDropValidatedBody(
       h3,
       ImportGameBody,
     );
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/import/version/index.post.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/import/version/index.post.ts
index d52042b..8faf0d1 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/import/version/index.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/import/version/index.post.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 import libraryManager from "~/server/internal/library";
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
     onlySetup,
     delta,
     umuId,
-  } = await readValidatedBody(h3, ImportVersion);
+  } = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, ImportVersion);
 
   const platformParsed = parsePlatform(platform);
   if (!platformParsed)
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.delete.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.delete.ts
index eaef699..d852041 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.delete.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.delete.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{ body: typeof DeleteLibrarySource.infer }>(
     ]);
     if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-    const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, DeleteLibrarySource);
+    const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, DeleteLibrarySource);
 
     return await prisma.library.delete({
       where: {
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.patch.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.patch.ts
index 43dbeb5..be0ccc7 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.patch.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.patch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 import libraryManager from "~/server/internal/library";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{ body: typeof UpdateLibrarySource.infer }>(
     ]);
     if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-    const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, UpdateLibrarySource);
+    const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, UpdateLibrarySource);
 
     const source = await prisma.library.findUnique({ where: { id: body.id } });
     if (!source)
diff --git a/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.post.ts b/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.post.ts
index e44c5bd..f8522b4 100644
--- a/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/v1/admin/library/sources/index.post.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { type } from "arktype";
 import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
 import { LibraryBackend } from "~/prisma/client";
-import { throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
+import { readDropValidatedBody, throwingArktype } from "~/server/arktype";
 import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
 import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
 import libraryManager from "~/server/internal/library";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler<{ body: typeof CreateLibrarySource.infer }>(
     ]);
     if (!allowed) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
 
-    const body = await readValidatedBody(h3, CreateLibrarySource);
+    const body = await readDropValidatedBody(h3, CreateLibrarySource);
     const backend = Object.values(LibraryBackend).find(
       (e) => e == body.backend,
     );
diff --git a/server/arktype.ts b/server/arktype.ts
index 667c3d6..6a9316b 100644
--- a/server/arktype.ts
+++ b/server/arktype.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import { ArkErrors } from "arktype";
 import { configure } from "arktype/config";
+import type { H3Event } from "h3";
 
 export const throwingArktype = configure({
   onFail: (errors) => errors.throw(),
@@ -12,3 +14,24 @@ declare global {
     onFail: typeof throwingArktype.onFail;
   }
 }
+
+export async function readDropValidatedBody<T>(
+  event: H3Event,
+  validate: (data: object) => T,
+): Promise<T> {
+  const _body = await readBody(event);
+  try {
+    return validate(_body);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof ArkErrors) {
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        statusMessage: `Invalid request body: ${e.summary}`,
+      });
+    }
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 400,
+      statusMessage: `Invalid request body: ${e}`,
+    });
+  }
+}