diff --git a/src/cpr_data_access/search_adaptors.py b/src/cpr_data_access/search_adaptors.py
index 731c497..f298700 100644
--- a/src/cpr_data_access/search_adaptors.py
+++ b/src/cpr_data_access/search_adaptors.py
@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@
 from abc import ABC
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
+import logging
 
 from cpr_data_access.embedding import Embedder
-from cpr_data_access.exceptions import DocumentNotFoundError, FetchError
+from cpr_data_access.exceptions import DocumentNotFoundError, FetchError, QueryError
 from cpr_data_access.models.search import Hit, SearchParameters, SearchResponse
 from cpr_data_access.vespa import (
     build_yql,
     find_vespa_cert_paths,
     parse_vespa_response,
     split_document_id,
+    VespaErrorDetails,
 )
 from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
 from vespa.application import Vespa
+from vespa.exceptions import VespaError
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SearchAdapter(ABC):
@@ -91,7 +96,15 @@ def search(self, parameters: SearchParameters) -> SearchResponse:
             vespa_request_body["input.query(query_embedding)"] = embedding
 
         query_time_start = time.time()
-        vespa_response = self.client.query(body=vespa_request_body)
+        try:
+            vespa_response = self.client.query(body=vespa_request_body)
+        except VespaError as e:
+            err_details = VespaErrorDetails(e)
+            if err_details.is_invalid_query_parameter:
+                LOGGER.error(err_details.message)
+                raise QueryError(err_details.summary)
+            else:
+                raise e
         query_time_end = time.time()
 
         response = parse_vespa_response(
diff --git a/src/cpr_data_access/vespa.py b/src/cpr_data_access/vespa.py
index b5dec8c..091d7b3 100644
--- a/src/cpr_data_access/vespa.py
+++ b/src/cpr_data_access/vespa.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import yaml
 from vespa.io import VespaResponse
+from vespa.exceptions import VespaError
 
 from cpr_data_access.models.search import (
     Family,
@@ -65,7 +66,14 @@ def find_vespa_cert_paths() -> tuple[Path, Path]:
 
 def sanitize(user_input: str) -> str:
     """
-    Sanitize user input strings to limit possible YQL injection attacks
+    Sanitize user input strings
+
+    This is intended to limit possible YQL injection attacks. The query endpoint is not
+    as vulnerable as sql as updates/inserts/deletes in vespa are handled by a seperate
+    endpoint. The main purpose here is to mitigate vespas "INVALID_QUERY_PARAMETER"
+    errors. See vespa codebase for context on full list of errors:
+    https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/blob/dd94d619668210d09792597cbd218994058e923e
+    /container-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/container/protect/Error.java#L15C2-L15C2
 
     :param str user_input: a potentially hazardous user input string
     :return str: sanitized user input string
@@ -218,3 +226,39 @@ def parse_vespa_response(
         query_time_ms=None,
         total_time_ms=None,
     )
+
+
+class VespaErrorDetails:
+    """Wrapper for VespaError that parses the arguments"""
+
+    def __init__(self, e: VespaError) -> None:
+        self.e = e
+        self.code = None
+        self.summary = None
+        self.message = None
+        self.parse_args(self.e)
+
+    def parse_args(self, e: VespaError) -> None:
+        """
+        Gets the details of the first error
+
+        Args:
+            e (VespaError): An error from the vespa python sdk
+        """
+        for arg in e.args:
+            for error in arg:
+                self.code = error.get("code")
+                self.summary = error.get("summary")
+                self.message = error.get("message")
+                break
+
+    @property
+    def is_invalid_query_parameter(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Checks if an error is coming from vespa on query parameters, see:
+
+        https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/blob/0c55dc92a3bf889c67fac1ca855e6e33e1994904/
+        container-core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/container/protect/Error.java
+        """
+        INVALID_QUERY_PARAMETER = 4
+        return self.code == INVALID_QUERY_PARAMETER
diff --git a/tests/test_search_requests.py b/tests/test_search_requests.py
index ef04a8a..b76629a 100644
--- a/tests/test_search_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_search_requests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 
+from vespa.exceptions import VespaError
+
 from cpr_data_access.models.search import SearchParameters
-from cpr_data_access.vespa import build_yql, sanitize
+from cpr_data_access.vespa import build_yql, sanitize, VespaErrorDetails
 from cpr_data_access.exceptions import QueryError
 
 
@@ -117,3 +119,28 @@ def test_whether_year_ranges_appear_in_yql(
         assert include in yql
     for exclude in expected_exclude:
         assert exclude not in yql
+
+
+def test_vespa_error_details():
+    # With invalid query parameter code
+    err_object = [
+        {
+            "code": 4,
+            "summary": "test_summary",
+            "message": "test_message",
+            "stackTrace": None,
+        }
+    ]
+    err = VespaError(err_object)
+    details = VespaErrorDetails(err)
+
+    assert details.code == err_object[0]["code"]
+    assert details.summary == err_object[0]["summary"]
+    assert details.message == err_object[0]["message"]
+    assert details.is_invalid_query_parameter
+
+    # With other code
+    err_object = [{"code": 1}]
+    err = VespaError(err_object)
+    details = VespaErrorDetails(err)
+    assert not details.is_invalid_query_parameter