diff --git a/backend/src/app/http/errors.clj b/backend/src/app/http/errors.clj
index aa82cb354..35e58bbca 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/http/errors.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/http/errors.clj
@@ -55,13 +55,16 @@
    ::yres/body (ex-data err)})
 
 (defmethod handle-error :restriction
-  [err _ _]
+  [err request _]
   (let [{:keys [code] :as data} (ex-data err)]
     (if (= code :method-not-allowed)
       {::yres/status 405
        ::yres/body data}
-      {::yres/status 400
-       ::yres/body data})))
+
+      (binding [l/*context* (request->context request)]
+        (l/err :hint "restriction error" :data data)
+        {::yres/status 400
+         ::yres/body data}))))
 
 (defmethod handle-error :rate-limit
   [err _ _]
diff --git a/backend/src/app/loggers/database.clj b/backend/src/app/loggers/database.clj
index 476180be0..41584eddc 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/loggers/database.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/loggers/database.clj
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         :props   (pp/pprint-str props :length 50)
         :hint    (or (ex-message cause) @message)
         :trace   (or (::trace record)
-                     (ex/format-throwable cause :data? false :explain? false :header? false :summary? false))}
+                     (some-> cause (ex/format-throwable :data? false :explain? false :header? false :summary? false)))}
 
        (when-let [params (or (:request/params context) (:params context))]
          {:params (pp/pprint-str params :length 30 :level 13)})
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@
          {:explain explain})))))
 
 (defn error-record?
-  [{:keys [::l/level ::l/cause]}]
-  (and (= :error level)
-       (ex/exception? cause)))
+  [{:keys [::l/level]}]
+  (= :error level))
 
 (defn- handle-event
   [{:keys [::db/pool]} {:keys [::l/id] :as record}]