diff --git a/include/sqlgen/select_from.hpp b/include/sqlgen/select_from.hpp
index 1a26f21b..996508a9 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/select_from.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/select_from.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ struct SelectFrom {
       const SelectFrom& _s,
       const transpilation::Join<TableOrQueryType, ConditionType, _alias>&
           _join) {
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<WhereType, Nothing>,
+                  "You cannot call where(...) before a join.");
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<GroupByType, Nothing>,
+                  "You cannot call group_by(...) before a join.");
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<OrderByType, Nothing>,
+                  "You cannot call order_by(...) before a join.");
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<LimitType, Nothing>,
+                  "You cannot call limit(...) before a join.");
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<ToType, Nothing>,
+                  "You cannot call to<...> before a join.");
+
     if constexpr (std::is_same_v<JoinsType, Nothing>) {
       using NewJoinsType = rfl::Tuple<
           transpilation::Join<TableOrQueryType, ConditionType, _alias>>;
@@ -161,6 +172,8 @@ struct SelectFrom {
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<WhereType, Nothing>,
                   "You cannot call where(...) twice (but you can apply more "
                   "than one condition by combining them with && or ||).");
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<GroupByType, Nothing>,
+                  "You cannot call group_by(...) before where(...).");
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<OrderByType, Nothing>,
                   "You cannot call order_by(...) before where(...).");
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<LimitType, Nothing>,
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/columns_t.hpp b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/columns_t.hpp
index c06eebd8..092c65e2 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/columns_t.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/columns_t.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ struct Columns {
 
 template <class T, class... ColTypes>
 auto make_columns() {
-  static_assert(all_columns_exist<T, ColTypes...>(), "All columns must exist.");
+  static_assert(all_columns_exist<T, ColTypes...>(),
+                "At least one column referenced in your query does not exist.");
   return Columns<ColTypes...>{};
 }
 
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/table_tuple_t.hpp b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/table_tuple_t.hpp
index 46d5464c..d5992c06 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/table_tuple_t.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/table_tuple_t.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ struct TableTupleType<StructType, AliasType, rfl::Tuple<JoinTypes...>> {
       std::pair<extract_table_t<StructType>, AliasType>,
       std::pair<extract_table_t<typename JoinTypes::TableOrQueryType>,
                 typename JoinTypes::Alias>...>;
+  static_assert(
+      !rfl::define_literal_t<typename JoinTypes::Alias...>::has_duplicates(),
+      "Your SELECT FROM query cannot contain duplicate aliases.");
 };
 
 template <class StructType, class AliasType, class JoinsType>
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/to_sets.hpp b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/to_sets.hpp
index f05fb73e..3a071f84 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/to_sets.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/to_sets.hpp
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ struct ToSet;
 
 template <class T, rfl::internal::StringLiteral _name, class ToType>
 struct ToSet<T, Set<transpilation::Col<_name>, ToType>> {
-  static_assert(all_columns_exist<T, transpilation::Col<_name>>(),
-                "All columns must exist.");
+  static_assert(
+      all_columns_exist<T, transpilation::Col<_name>>(),
+      "At least one column referenced in your SET query does not exist.");
   static_assert(std::is_convertible_v<underlying_t<T, Col<_name>>,
                                       underlying_t<T, Value<ToType>>>,
                 "Must be convertible.");
@@ -44,14 +45,17 @@ struct ToSet<T, Set<transpilation::Col<_name>, ToType>> {
 template <class T, rfl::internal::StringLiteral _name1,
           rfl::internal::StringLiteral _name2>
 struct ToSet<T, Set<transpilation::Col<_name1>, transpilation::Col<_name2>>> {
-  static_assert(all_columns_exist<T, transpilation::Col<_name1>>(),
-                "All columns must exist.");
-  static_assert(all_columns_exist<T, transpilation::Col<_name2>>(),
-                "All columns must exist.");
+  static_assert(
+      all_columns_exist<T, transpilation::Col<_name1>>(),
+      "At least one column referenced in your SET query does not exist.");
+  static_assert(
+      all_columns_exist<T, transpilation::Col<_name2>>(),
+      "At least one column referenced in your SET query does not exist.");
   static_assert(
       std::is_convertible_v<underlying_t<T, transpilation::Col<_name2>>,
                             underlying_t<T, transpilation::Col<_name1>>>,
-      "Must be convertible.");
+      "A column referenced in your SET query is not convertible to the column "
+      "it is being assigned to.");
 
   dynamic::Update::Set operator()(const auto& _set) const {
     return dynamic::Update::Set{
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/underlying_t.hpp b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/underlying_t.hpp
index 910a9bb4..9c26de8a 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/transpilation/underlying_t.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/transpilation/underlying_t.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ template <class TableTupleType, rfl::internal::StringLiteral _name,
           rfl::internal::StringLiteral _alias>
 struct Underlying<TableTupleType, Col<_name, _alias>> {
   static_assert(all_columns_exist<TableTupleType, Col<_name, _alias>>(),
-                "All columns must exist.");
+                "At least one column referenced in your query does not exist.");
   using Type = remove_reflection_t<
       rfl::field_type_t<_name, get_table_t<Literal<_alias>, TableTupleType>>>;
 };