diff --git a/internal/context/workspace/domain/workflow/event_handlers.go b/internal/context/workspace/domain/workflow/event_handlers.go
index 9023c58..cd0fbd0 100644
--- a/internal/context/workspace/domain/workflow/event_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/context/workspace/domain/workflow/event_handlers.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (h *WorkflowVersionAddedHandler) validateWorkflowFiles(ctx context.Context,
 	validateResult, err := exec.Exec(ctx, CommandExecuteTimeout, "java", "-jar", h.womtoolPath, "validate", path.Join(baseDir, mainWorkflowPath), "-l")
 	if err != nil {
 		applog.Errorw("fail to validate workflow", "err", err, "result", string(validateResult))
-		return apperrors.NewInternalError(fmt.Errorf("validate workflow failed"))
+		return apperrors.NewValidateFailedError(fmt.Errorf("please check if there are any syntax errors in your workflow"))
 	}
 	validateResultLines := strings.Split(string(validateResult), "\n")
 	applog.Infow("validate result", "result", validateResultLines)
diff --git a/pkg/errors/code.go b/pkg/errors/code.go
index 7cf561e..69e4baa 100644
--- a/pkg/errors/code.go
+++ b/pkg/errors/code.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	InternalCode
 	TemporaryDisabledCode
 	TimeoutCode
+	ValidateFailedCode
 )
 
 // hertz code.
diff --git a/pkg/errors/errors.go b/pkg/errors/errors.go
index 4f94b5a..a307af2 100644
--- a/pkg/errors/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/errors/errors.go
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ func NewInternalError(err error) *AppError {
 	}
 }
 
+func NewValidateFailedError(err error) *AppError {
+	return &AppError{
+		Code:    ValidateFailedCode,
+		Message: "validate failed",
+		Inner:   err,
+	}
+}
+
 func NewHertzBindError(err error) *AppError {
 	return &AppError{
 		Code:    BindErrorCode,