diff --git a/lib/go/transformations/CHANGELOG.md b/lib/go/transformations/CHANGELOG.md
index 188d064..c89cb92 100644
--- a/lib/go/transformations/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/lib/go/transformations/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # @grafana/infinity-transformations
 
+## 1.0.3
+
+- ⚙️ **Chore**: improved error messages
+
 ## 1.0.2
 
 - ⚙️ **Chore**: improved error messages
diff --git a/lib/go/transformations/errors.go b/lib/go/transformations/errors.go
index 11667c7..4a1cc80 100644
--- a/lib/go/transformations/errors.go
+++ b/lib/go/transformations/errors.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var (
 	ErrSummarizeByFieldNotFound = errors.New("summarize by field not found. Not applying summarize")
 	ErrNotUniqueFieldNames = errors.New("field names are not unique. Not applying filter")
 	ErrEvaluatingFilterExpression = errors.New("error evaluating filter expression")
-	ErrInvalidToken = errors.New("invalid token")
+	ErrInvalidFilterExpression = errors.New("invalid filter expression")
 	
 	ErrMergeTransformationNoFrameSupplied = errors.New("no frames supplied for merge frame transformation")
 	ErrMergeTransformationDifferentFields = errors.New("unable to merge fields due to different fields")
diff --git a/lib/go/transformations/filterExpression.go b/lib/go/transformations/filterExpression.go
index 018fd3b..8b1f17d 100644
--- a/lib/go/transformations/filterExpression.go
+++ b/lib/go/transformations/filterExpression.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ func ApplyFilter(frame *data.Frame, filterExpression string) (*data.Frame, error
 	}
 	parsedExpression, err := govaluate.NewEvaluableExpressionWithFunctions(filterExpression, ExpressionFunctions)
 	if err != nil {
+		if checkIfInvalidFilterExpression(err) {
+			return frame, fmt.Errorf("%w. %w", ErrInvalidFilterExpression, err)
+		}
 		return frame, err
 	}
 	fieldKeys := map[string]bool{}
@@ -75,3 +78,10 @@ func ApplyFilter(frame *data.Frame, filterExpression string) (*data.Frame, error
 	}
 	return filteredFrame, nil
 }
+
+
+func checkIfInvalidFilterExpression(err error) bool {
+	// Check if the error is due to an invalid token
+	// This error is not exported by the govaluate library, so we need to check the error message
+	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Invalid token:")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/go/transformations/package.json b/lib/go/transformations/package.json
index 0ee007f..9b67c30 100644
--- a/lib/go/transformations/package.json
+++ b/lib/go/transformations/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@grafana/infinity-transformations",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "scripts": {
     "tidy": "go mod tidy",
     "test:backend": "go test -v  ./..."