diff --git a/src/command/settings/award/awardCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/award/awardCommandHandler.ts
index af0000f..2a525a9 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/award/awardCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/award/awardCommandHandler.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ export default abstract class AwardCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting award", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting award ${err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""}`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/calendarType/calendarTypeCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/calendarType/calendarTypeCommandHandler.ts
index bc20d6a..702728d 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/calendarType/calendarTypeCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/calendarType/calendarTypeCommandHandler.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ export default abstract class CalendarTypeCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting calendarType", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting calendarType${err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""}`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/communicationType/communicationTypeCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/communicationType/communicationTypeCommandHandler.ts
index 04c7f10..df11e20 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/communicationType/communicationTypeCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/communicationType/communicationTypeCommandHandler.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ export default abstract class CommunicationTypeCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting communicationType", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting communicationType${
+            err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""
+          }`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/executivePosition/executivePositionCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/executivePosition/executivePositionCommandHandler.ts
index d1be38d..14a31a5 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/executivePosition/executivePositionCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/executivePosition/executivePositionCommandHandler.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ export default abstract class ExecutivePositionCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting executivePosition", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting executivePosition${
+            err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""
+          }`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/membershipStatus/membershipStatusCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/membershipStatus/membershipStatusCommandHandler.ts
index bc9f30f..7e5e953 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/membershipStatus/membershipStatusCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/membershipStatus/membershipStatusCommandHandler.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ export default abstract class MembershipStatusCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting membershipStatus", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting membershipStatus${
+            err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""
+          }`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/qualification/qualificationCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/qualification/qualificationCommandHandler.ts
index 0abd401..b0b9f22 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/qualification/qualificationCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/qualification/qualificationCommandHandler.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ export default abstract class QualificationCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting qualification", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting qualification${err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""}`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/queryStore/queryStoreCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/queryStore/queryStoreCommandHandler.ts
index 3776b5e..e8c6917 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/queryStore/queryStoreCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/queryStore/queryStoreCommandHandler.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ export default abstract class QueryStoreCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting queryStore", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting queryStore${err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""}`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/settings/template/templateCommandHandler.ts b/src/command/settings/template/templateCommandHandler.ts
index 54ea6f7..6a88353 100644
--- a/src/command/settings/template/templateCommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/command/settings/template/templateCommandHandler.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ export default abstract class TemplateCommandHandler {
       .execute()
       .then(() => {})
       .catch((err) => {
-        throw new InternalException("Failed deleting template", err);
+        throw new InternalException(
+          `Failed deleting template${err.code.includes("ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED") ? " due to referenced data" : ""}`,
+          err
+        );
       });
   }
 }