diff --git a/src/object_store.cpp b/src/object_store.cpp
index 94c309e8..565d5ac0 100644
--- a/src/object_store.cpp
+++ b/src/object_store.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void ObjectStore::verify_schema(Schema const& actual_schema, Schema& target_sche
         errors.insert(errors.end(), more_errors.begin(), more_errors.end());
     }
     if (errors.size()) {
-        throw SchemaValidationException(errors);
+        throw SchemaMismatchException(errors);
     }
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +524,16 @@ DuplicatePrimaryKeyValueException::DuplicatePrimaryKeyValueException(std::string
 SchemaValidationException::SchemaValidationException(std::vector<ObjectSchemaValidationException> const& errors) :
     m_validation_errors(errors)
 {
-    m_what ="Migration is required due to the following errors: ";
+    m_what = "Schema validation failed due to the following errors: ";
+    for (auto const& error : errors) {
+        m_what += std::string("\n- ") + error.what();
+    }
+}
+
+SchemaMismatchException::SchemaMismatchException(std::vector<ObjectSchemaValidationException> const& errors) :
+m_validation_errors(errors)
+{
+    m_what = "Migration is required due to the following errors: ";
     for (auto const& error : errors) {
         m_what += std::string("\n- ") + error.what();
     }
diff --git a/src/object_store.hpp b/src/object_store.hpp
index bfbc6acc..28b75c89 100644
--- a/src/object_store.hpp
+++ b/src/object_store.hpp
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ namespace realm {
         std::vector<ObjectSchemaValidationException> m_validation_errors;
     };
 
+    class SchemaMismatchException : public ObjectStoreException {
+    public:
+        SchemaMismatchException(std::vector<ObjectSchemaValidationException> const& errors);
+        std::vector<ObjectSchemaValidationException> const& validation_errors() const { return m_validation_errors; }
+    private:
+        std::vector<ObjectSchemaValidationException> m_validation_errors;
+    };
+
     class ObjectSchemaValidationException : public ObjectStoreException {
       public:
         ObjectSchemaValidationException(std::string const& object_type) : m_object_type(object_type) {}