diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/help/validate_scene_settings.xml b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/help/validate_scene_settings.xml
index 6dc51d9953..36fa90456e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/help/validate_scene_settings.xml
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/help/validate_scene_settings.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This error is shown when for example resolution in the scene doesn't match to re
 Either value in the database or in the scene is wrong.
 </detail>
 </error>
-<error id="secondary">
+<error id="file_not_found">
 <title>Scene file doesn't exist</title>
 <description>
 ## Scene file doesn't exist
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py
index 2c8c1b4312..491e07b6c4 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from avalon import api
 import pyblish.api
 import openpype.api
 from avalon import aftereffects
-from openpype.pipeline import PublishValidationError
+from openpype.pipeline import PublishXmlValidationError
 
 
 class ValidateInstanceAssetRepair(pyblish.api.Action):
@@ -56,6 +56,5 @@ class ValidateInstanceAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             f"as current context {current_asset}."
         )
 
-        # assert instance_asset == current_asset, msg
         if instance_asset != current_asset:
-            raise PublishValidationError(msg, "Subset context", DESCRIPTION)
\ No newline at end of file
+            raise PublishXmlValidationError(self, msg)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py
index 50e55599e2..0e7a54005a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py
@@ -126,8 +126,12 @@ class ValidateSceneSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         if invalid_settings:
             invalid_keys_str = ",".join(invalid_keys)
+            break_str = "<br/>"
+            invalid_setting_str = "<b>Found invalid settings:</b><br/>{}".\
+                format(break_str.join(invalid_settings))
+
             formatting_data = {
-                "invalid_setting_str": msg,
+                "invalid_setting_str": invalid_setting_str,
                 "invalid_keys_str": invalid_keys_str
             }
             raise PublishXmlValidationError(self, msg,
@@ -141,5 +145,5 @@ class ValidateSceneSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             formatting_data = {
                 "scene_url": scene_url
             }
-            raise PublishXmlValidationError(self, msg,
+            raise PublishXmlValidationError(self, msg, key="file_not_found",
                                             formatting_data=formatting_data)