diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index f54a4c26..0d23e60d 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "PSRClassesInterface"
 uuid = "1eab49e5-27d8-4905-b9f6-327b6ea666c4"
-version = "0.17.2"
+version = "0.17.3"
 
 [deps]
 DBInterface = "a10d1c49-ce27-4219-8d33-6db1a4562965"
diff --git a/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/collection.jl b/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/collection.jl
index 5f092f6d..2e55054c 100644
--- a/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/collection.jl
+++ b/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/collection.jl
@@ -428,6 +428,15 @@ function _get_collection_time_series_files_tables(::SQLite.DB, collection_id::St
     return string(collection_id, "_time_series_files")
 end
 
+function _dimensions_of_time_series_group(collection::Collection, group_id::String)
+    time_series = collection.time_series
+    for (_, time_series_attribute) in time_series
+        if time_series_attribute.group_id == group_id
+            return time_series_attribute.dimension_names
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 function _validate_actions_on_foreign_key(
     collection_id::String,
     table_name::String,
diff --git a/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/create.jl b/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/create.jl
index 4ac58ac7..cc0d7463 100644
--- a/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/create.jl
+++ b/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/create.jl
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ function create_element!(
     catch e
         @error """
                Error creating element in collection \"$collection_id\"
-               error message: $(e.msg)
                """
         rethrow(e)
     end
diff --git a/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/validate.jl b/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/validate.jl
index 644bfcd7..b6bde3f9 100644
--- a/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/validate.jl
+++ b/src/PSRDatabaseSQLite/validate.jl
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ function _throw_if_data_does_not_match_group(
     df::DataFrame,
 )
     collection = _get_collection(db, collection_id)
+    dimensions_of_group = _dimensions_of_time_series_group(collection, group)
     dimensions_in_df = []
     attributes_in_df = []
 
@@ -371,9 +372,13 @@ function _throw_if_data_does_not_match_group(
         if column in keys(collection.time_series)
             # should be an attribute
             push!(attributes_in_df, column)
-        else
+        elseif column in dimensions_of_group
             # should be a dimension
             push!(dimensions_in_df, column)
+        else
+            psr_database_sqlite_error(
+                "Attribute \"$column\" is not an attribute or dimension of the time series group \"$group\".",
+            )
         end
     end