diff --git a/latch/registry/table.py b/latch/registry/table.py
index eb574f55..87ce62bf 100644
--- a/latch/registry/table.py
+++ b/latch/registry/table.py
@@ -486,14 +486,22 @@ def upsert_record(self, name: str, **values: RegistryPythonValue) -> None:
         cols = self.table.get_columns()
 
         db_vals: Dict[str, DBValue] = {}
+        errs: List[str] = []
         for k, v in values.items():
             col = cols.get(k)
             if col is None:
                 raise NoSuchColumnError(k)
 
-            db_vals[k] = to_registry_literal(
-                v, col.upstream_type["type"], resolve_paths=False
-            )
+            try:
+                db_vals[k] = to_registry_literal(
+                    v, col.upstream_type["type"], resolve_paths=False
+                )
+            except RegistryTransformerException as e:
+		# todo(ayush): add a registry_type -> pretty string fn so we aren't printing json here
+                errs.append(f"Error converting field {repr(k)} with value {repr(v)} to type {col.upstream_type['type']}: {e}")
+
+        if len(errs) > 0:
+            raise RegistryTransformerException(f"Could not upsert record {name}:" + "\n".join(errs))
 
         self._record_mutations.append(_TableRecordsUpsertData(name, db_vals))