diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_syncToAvalon.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_syncToAvalon.py
index d907407ac6..9b8176a088 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_syncToAvalon.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_syncToAvalon.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class SyncToAvalon(BaseAction):
             fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
             log_message = "{}/{}/Line: {}".format(exc_type, fname, exc_tb.tb_lineno)
             self.log.error('Error during syncToAvalon: {}'.format(log_message))
-            message = 'Unexpected Error!!! (Please check Log for more information)'
+            message = 'Unexpected Error - Please check Log for more information'
 
         if len(message) > 0:
             message = "Unable to sync: {}".format(message)
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/ftrack_utils.py b/pype/ftrack/ftrack_utils.py
index 68c9be6bfb..10a1ee8ef3 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/ftrack_utils.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/ftrack_utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pype import lib
 import avalon.io as io
 import avalon.api
 import avalon
-from avalon.vendor import toml
+from avalon.vendor import toml, jsonschema
 from app.api import Logger
 
 log = Logger.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def get_data(parent, entity, session, custom_attributes):
     return data
 
 def avalon_check_name(entity, inSchema = None):
+    ValidationError = jsonschema.ValidationError
     alright = True
     name = entity['name']
     if " " in name: