diff --git a/classes/base_connector.php b/classes/base_connector.php
index c91f151..c521cd5 100644
--- a/classes/base_connector.php
+++ b/classes/base_connector.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 namespace local_ai_manager;
 
-use aitool_chatgpt\instance;
 use core\http_client;
 use core_plugin_manager;
 use local_ai_manager\local\prompt_response;
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ final public static function get_all_connectors(): array {
      * @param ClientExceptionInterface $exception the exception which has been thrown
      * @return request_response a request_response object containing the necessary information in a standardized way
      */
-    protected function create_error_response_from_exception(ClientExceptionInterface $exception): request_response {
+    final protected function create_error_response_from_exception(ClientExceptionInterface $exception): request_response {
         $message = '';
         // This is actually pretty bad, but it does not seem possible to get to these kind of errors through some kind of
         // Guzzle API functions, so we have to hope the cURL error messages are kinda stable.
@@ -210,18 +209,22 @@ protected function create_error_response_from_exception(ClientExceptionInterface
                 $message = get_string('exception_curl', 'local_ai_manager');
             }
         } else {
-            switch ($exception->getCode()) {
-                case 401:
-                    $message = get_string('exception_http401', 'local_ai_manager');
-                    break;
-                case 429:
-                    $message = get_string('exception_http429', 'local_ai_manager');
-                    break;
-                case 500:
-                    $message = get_string('exception_http500', 'local_ai_manager');
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    $message = get_string('exception_default', 'local_ai_manager');
+            $message = $this->get_custom_error_message($exception->getCode(), $exception);
+            if (empty($message)) {
+                // If the tool specific connector does not provide a customized error message, we use our defaults.
+                switch ($exception->getCode()) {
+                    case 401:
+                        $message = get_string('exception_http401', 'local_ai_manager');
+                        break;
+                    case 429:
+                        $message = get_string('exception_http429', 'local_ai_manager');
+                        break;
+                    case 500:
+                        $message = get_string('exception_http500', 'local_ai_manager');
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        $message = get_string('exception_default', 'local_ai_manager');
+                }
             }
         }
         $debuginfo = $exception->getMessage() . '\n' . $exception->getTraceAsString() . '\n';
@@ -253,4 +256,18 @@ protected function get_headers(): array {
     public function allowed_mimetypes(): array {
         return [];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides a custom error message for a given error code.
+     *
+     * This method is intended to be overwritten by subclasses to provide customized error information.
+     *
+     * @param int $code the error code from the request of the external AI tool
+     * @param ?ClientExceptionInterface $exception the exception (if there is any) to extract additional information from,
+     *  can be null if no exception had been thrown
+     * @return string the localized error message string
+     */
+    protected function get_custom_error_message(int $code, ?ClientExceptionInterface $exception = null): string {
+        return '';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/chatgpt/classes/connector.php b/tools/chatgpt/classes/connector.php
index be50336..1857fcb 100644
--- a/tools/chatgpt/classes/connector.php
+++ b/tools/chatgpt/classes/connector.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use local_ai_manager\local\prompt_response;
 use local_ai_manager\local\unit;
 use local_ai_manager\local\usage;
+use Psr\Http\Client\ClientExceptionInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -150,4 +151,21 @@ protected function get_headers(): array {
     public function allowed_mimetypes(): array {
         return ['image/png', 'image/jpeg', 'image/webp', 'image/gif'];
     }
+
+    #[\Override]
+    protected function get_custom_error_message(int $code, ?ClientExceptionInterface $exception = null): string {
+        $message = '';
+        switch ($code) {
+            case 400:
+                if (method_exists($exception, 'getResponse') && !empty($exception->getResponse())) {
+                    $responsebody = json_decode($exception->getResponse()->getBody()->getContents());
+                    if (property_exists($responsebody, 'error') && property_exists($responsebody->error, 'code')
+                            && $responsebody->error->code === 'content_filter') {
+                        $message = get_string('err_contentfilter', 'aitool_chatgpt');
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+        return $message;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/chatgpt/lang/de/aitool_chatgpt.php b/tools/chatgpt/lang/de/aitool_chatgpt.php
index 1fa7cf6..a184a48 100644
--- a/tools/chatgpt/lang/de/aitool_chatgpt.php
+++ b/tools/chatgpt/lang/de/aitool_chatgpt.php
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 $string['adddescription'] = 'ChatGPT ist ein vielseitiges KI-Modell, das für natürliche Sprachinteraktionen wie Kundensupport, virtuelle Assistenzen, Content-Erstellung und mehr eingesetzt wird.';
+$string['err_contentfilter'] = 'Ihre Anfrage wurde vom Inhaltsfilter des KI-Tools zurückgewiesen. Ihr Prompt enthält vermutlich eine Anweisung, die nicht erlaubt ist.';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'ChatGPT';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'Das Subplugin des ai_manager Plugins "ChatGPT" speichert keine personenbezogenen Daten.';
diff --git a/tools/chatgpt/lang/en/aitool_chatgpt.php b/tools/chatgpt/lang/en/aitool_chatgpt.php
index 9d934e7..b7b19a9 100644
--- a/tools/chatgpt/lang/en/aitool_chatgpt.php
+++ b/tools/chatgpt/lang/en/aitool_chatgpt.php
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 $string['adddescription'] = 'ChatGPT is a versatile AI model used for natural language interactions such as customer support, virtual assistants, content creation and more.';
+$string['err_contentfilter'] = 'Your request was rejected as a result of the content filter of the external tool. Your prompt probably requests something that is not allowed.';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'ChatGPT';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The local ai_manager tool subplugin "ChatGPT" does not store any personal data.';
diff --git a/tools/dalle/classes/connector.php b/tools/dalle/classes/connector.php
index 1b59592..091c5f2 100644
--- a/tools/dalle/classes/connector.php
+++ b/tools/dalle/classes/connector.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use local_ai_manager\local\prompt_response;
 use local_ai_manager\local\unit;
 use local_ai_manager\local\usage;
+use Psr\Http\Client\ClientExceptionInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -123,4 +124,21 @@ public function get_available_options(): array {
         }
         return $options;
     }
+
+    #[\Override]
+    protected function get_custom_error_message(int $code, ?ClientExceptionInterface $exception = null): string {
+        $message = '';
+        switch ($code) {
+            case 400:
+                if (method_exists($exception, 'getResponse') && !empty($exception->getResponse())) {
+                    $responsebody = json_decode($exception->getResponse()->getBody()->getContents());
+                    if (property_exists($responsebody, 'error') && property_exists($responsebody->error, 'code')
+                            && $responsebody->error->code === 'content_policy_violation') {
+                        $message = get_string('err_contentpolicyviolation', 'aitool_dalle');
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+        return $message;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/dalle/lang/de/aitool_dalle.php b/tools/dalle/lang/de/aitool_dalle.php
index 994d5dd..08c936d 100644
--- a/tools/dalle/lang/de/aitool_dalle.php
+++ b/tools/dalle/lang/de/aitool_dalle.php
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 $string['adddescription'] = 'Dall-E ist ein KI-Modell von OpenAI, das darauf spezialisiert ist, aus Textbeschreibungen Bilder zu generieren.';
+$string['err_contentpolicyviolation'] = 'Ihre Anfrage wurde vom Sicherheitssystem des KI-Tools zurückgewiesen. Ihr Prompt enthält vermutlich eine Anweisung, die nicht erlaubt ist.';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Dall-E';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'Das Subplugin des ai_manager Plugins "Dall-E" speichert keine personenbezogenen Daten.';
diff --git a/tools/dalle/lang/en/aitool_dalle.php b/tools/dalle/lang/en/aitool_dalle.php
index fca6a26..3b002c3 100644
--- a/tools/dalle/lang/en/aitool_dalle.php
+++ b/tools/dalle/lang/en/aitool_dalle.php
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
  */
 
 $string['adddescription'] = 'Dall-E is an AI model from OpenAI that specializes in generating images from text descriptions.';
+$string['err_contentpolicyviolation'] = 'Your request was rejected as a result of our safety system. Your prompt probably requests something that is not allowed.';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Dall-E';
 $string['privacy:metadata'] = 'The local ai_manager tool subplugin "Dall-E" does not store any personal data.';