diff --git a/libs/labelbox/pyproject.toml b/libs/labelbox/pyproject.toml
index ad581245b..835e168c3 100644
--- a/libs/labelbox/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/labelbox/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm>=4.66.2",
     "geojson>=3.1.0",
     "mypy==1.10.1",
-    "lbox-clients==1.0.0",
+    "lbox-clients==1.1.0",
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
diff --git a/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/client.py b/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/client.py
index 78ebe53c6..cccd23be1 100644
--- a/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/client.py
+++ b/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/client.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import urllib.parse
 from collections import defaultdict
 from types import MappingProxyType
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union, overload
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Union, overload
 
 import lbox.exceptions
 import requests
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ def execute(
         experimental=False,
         error_log_key="message",
         raise_return_resource_not_found=False,
+        error_handlers: Optional[
+            Dict[str, Callable[[requests.models.Response], None]]
+        ] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Executes a GraphQL query.
 
@@ -167,6 +170,8 @@ def execute(
             variables (dict): Variables to pass to the query.
             raise_return_resource_not_found (bool): If True, raise a
                 ResourceNotFoundError if the query returns None.
+            error_handlers (dict): A dictionary mapping graphql error code to handler functions.
+                Allows a caller to handle specific errors reporting in a custom way or produce more user-friendly readable messages
 
         Returns:
             dict: The response from the server.
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@ def execute(
             experimental=experimental,
             error_log_key=error_log_key,
             raise_return_resource_not_found=raise_return_resource_not_found,
+            error_handlers=error_handlers,
         )
 
     def upload_file(self, path: str) -> str:
diff --git a/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/schema/labeling_service.py b/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/schema/labeling_service.py
index 571ef8099..0b7dab6bd 100644
--- a/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/schema/labeling_service.py
+++ b/libs/labelbox/src/labelbox/schema/labeling_service.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import json
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any
 
-from lbox.exceptions import ResourceNotFoundError
+from lbox.exceptions import LabelboxError, ResourceNotFoundError
 
 from labelbox.schema.labeling_service_dashboard import LabelingServiceDashboard
 from labelbox.schema.labeling_service_status import LabelingServiceStatus
@@ -105,12 +106,24 @@ def request(self) -> "LabelingService":
             query_str,
             {"projectId": self.project_id},
             raise_return_resource_not_found=True,
+            error_handlers={"MALFORMED_REQUEST": self._raise_readable_errors},
         )
         success = result["validateAndRequestProjectBoostWorkforce"]["success"]
         if not success:
             raise Exception("Failed to start labeling service")
         return LabelingService.get(self.client, self.project_id)
 
+    def _raise_readable_errors(self, response):
+        errors = response.json().get("errors", [])
+        if errors:
+            message = errors[0].get(
+                "errors", json.dumps([{"error": "Unknown error"}])
+            )
+            error_messages = [error["error"] for error in message]
+        else:
+            error_messages = ["Uknown error"]
+        raise LabelboxError(". ".join(error_messages))
+
     @classmethod
     def getOrCreate(cls, client, project_id: Cuid) -> "LabelingService":
         """
diff --git a/libs/lbox-clients/pyproject.toml b/libs/lbox-clients/pyproject.toml
index 1ad53b2c9..91ee3ac79 100644
--- a/libs/lbox-clients/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/lbox-clients/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lbox-clients"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 description = "This module contains client sdk uses to conntect to the Labelbox API and backends"
 authors = [
     { name = "Labelbox", email = "engineering@labelbox.com" }
diff --git a/libs/lbox-clients/src/lbox/request_client.py b/libs/lbox-clients/src/lbox/request_client.py
index 35464f812..5e32f90dd 100644
--- a/libs/lbox-clients/src/lbox/request_client.py
+++ b/libs/lbox-clients/src/lbox/request_client.py
@@ -304,7 +304,13 @@ def get_error_status_code(error: dict) -> int:
         malformed_request_error = check_errors(
             ["MALFORMED_REQUEST"], "extensions", "code"
         )
+
+        error_code = "MALFORMED_REQUEST"
         if malformed_request_error is not None:
+            if error_handlers and error_code in error_handlers:
+                handler = error_handlers[error_code]
+                handler(response)
+                return None
             raise exceptions.MalformedQueryException(
                 malformed_request_error[error_log_key]
             )