diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/CloneCollectionItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/CloneCollectionItem/index.js
index 9e3e9ecd..1d076f89 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/CloneCollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/CloneCollectionItem/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
 import Modal from 'components/Modal';
@@ -19,8 +20,13 @@ const CloneCollectionItem = ({ collection, item, onClose }) => {
       name: Yup.string().min(1, 'must be atleast 1 characters').max(50, 'must be 50 characters or less').required('name is required')
     }),
     onSubmit: (values) => {
-      dispatch(cloneItem(values.name, item.uid, collection.uid));
-      onClose();
+      dispatch(cloneItem(values.name, item.uid, collection.uid))
+        .then(() => {
+          onClose();
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occured while cloning the request')
+        });
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewFolder/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewFolder/index.js
index 3f1318d1..f72a4df0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewFolder/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewFolder/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const NewFolder = ({ collection, item, onClose }) => {
     onSubmit: (values) => {
       dispatch(newFolder(values.folderName, collection.uid, item ? item.uid : null))
         .then(() => onClose())
-        .catch(() => toast.error('An error occured while adding the request'));
+        .catch((err) => toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occured while adding the request'));
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
index d1714764..f9b173c9 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collection, item, isEphermal, onClose }) => {
             );
             onClose();
           })
-          .catch(() => toast.error('An error occured while adding the request'));
+          .catch((err) => toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occured while adding the request'));
       } else {
         dispatch(
           newHttpRequest({
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collection, item, isEphermal, onClose }) => {
           })
         )
           .then(() => onClose())
-          .catch(() => toast.error('An error occured while adding the request'));
+          .catch((err) => toast.error(err ? err.message : 'An error occured while adding the request'));
       }
     }
   });
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index a833a904..71785884 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import trim from 'lodash/trim';
+import find from 'lodash/find';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import filter from 'lodash/filter';
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export const newFolder = (folderName, collectionUid, itemUid) => (dispatch, getS
           .then(() => resolve())
           .catch((error) => reject(error));
       } else {
-        return reject(new Error('folder with same name already exists'));
+        return reject(new Error('Duplicate folder names under same parent folder are not allowed'));
       }
     } else {
       const currentItem = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ export const newFolder = (folderName, collectionUid, itemUid) => (dispatch, getS
             .then(() => resolve())
             .catch((error) => reject(error));
         } else {
-          return reject(new Error('folder with same name already exists'));
+          return reject(new Error('Duplicate folder names under same parent folder are not allowed'));
         }
       } else {
         return reject(new Error('unable to find parent folder'));
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ export const cloneItem = (newName, itemUid, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getStat
           .then(resolve)
           .catch(reject);
       } else {
-        return reject(new Error(`${requestName} already exists in collection`));
+        return reject(new Error('Duplicate request names are not allowed under the same folder'));
       }
     } else {
       const reqWithSameNameExists = find(parentItem.items, (i) => i.type !== 'folder' && trim(i.filename) === trim(filename));
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ export const cloneItem = (newName, itemUid, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getStat
           .then(resolve)
           .catch(reject);
       } else {
-        return reject(new Error(`${requestName} already exists in the folder`));
+        return reject(new Error('Duplicate request names are not allowed under the same folder'));
       }
     }
   });
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ export const newHttpRequest = (params) => (dispatch, getState) => {
 
         ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:new-request', fullName, item).then(resolve).catch(reject);
       } else {
-        return reject(new Error(`${requestName} already exists in collection`));
+        return reject(new Error('Duplicate request names are not allowed under the same folder'));
       }
     } else {
       const currentItem = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ export const newHttpRequest = (params) => (dispatch, getState) => {
 
           ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:new-request', fullName, item).then(resolve).catch(reject);
         } else {
-          return reject(new Error(`${requestName} already exists in the folder`));
+          return reject(new Error('Duplicate request names are not allowed under the same folder'));
         }
       }
     }