diff --git a/src/binder/expression_binder.cpp b/src/binder/expression_binder.cpp
index 1b1fab6ddb..632d9c6435 100644
--- a/src/binder/expression_binder.cpp
+++ b/src/binder/expression_binder.cpp
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Expression> ExpressionBinder::foldExpression(
 }
 
 static std::string unsupportedImplicitCastException(
-    const Expression& expression, const common::LogicalType& targetType) {
+    const Expression& expression, const std::string& targetTypeStr) {
     return stringFormat(
         "Expression {} has data type {} but expected {}. Implicit cast is not supported.",
-        expression.toString(), expression.dataType.toString(), targetType.toString());
+        expression.toString(), expression.dataType.toString(), targetTypeStr);
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<Expression> ExpressionBinder::implicitCastIfNecessary(
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Expression> ExpressionBinder::implicitCastIfNecessary(
         }
         // We don't support casting to nested data type. So instead we validate type match.
         if (expression->getDataType().getLogicalTypeID() != targetTypeID) {
-            throw BinderException(
-                unsupportedImplicitCastException(*expression, LogicalType{targetTypeID}));
+            throw BinderException(unsupportedImplicitCastException(
+                *expression, LogicalTypeUtils::toString(targetTypeID)));
         }
         return expression;
     }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Expression> ExpressionBinder::implicitCast(
             std::move(bindData), std::move(children), scalarFunction->execFunc,
             nullptr /* selectFunc */, std::move(uniqueName));
     } else {
-        throw BinderException(unsupportedImplicitCastException(*expression, targetType));
+        throw BinderException(unsupportedImplicitCastException(*expression, targetType.toString()));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_files/tinysnb/function/cast.test b/test/test_files/tinysnb/function/cast.test
index f3c5ba9f5c..2f412d38c4 100644
--- a/test/test_files/tinysnb/function/cast.test
+++ b/test/test_files/tinysnb/function/cast.test
@@ -1319,3 +1319,11 @@ False
 -STATEMENT RETURN CAST([3,5,2], "int64[]") as foo;
 ---- 1
 [3,5,2]
+
+-LOG PatternToString
+-STATEMENT OPTIONAL MATCH p = (a:person) WHERE a.ID = -1 RETURN cast(nodes(p), "string");
+---- 1
+[]
+-STATEMENT OPTIONAL MATCH p = (a:person)-[e:knows]->(:person) WHERE a.ID = -1 RETURN cast(rels(p), "string");
+---- 1
+[]
diff --git a/test/test_files/tinysnb/unwind/unwind.test b/test/test_files/tinysnb/unwind/unwind.test
index f2ab8ff8fb..a71c54fd67 100644
--- a/test/test_files/tinysnb/unwind/unwind.test
+++ b/test/test_files/tinysnb/unwind/unwind.test
@@ -15,18 +15,21 @@ Binder exception: Cannot set expression n with type VARIABLE. Expect node or rel
 -STATEMENT MATCH p = (a:person)-[e:knows*1..2]->(b:person) UNWIND nodes(p) AS n DELETE n;
 ---- error
 Binder exception: Cannot delete expression n with type VARIABLE. Expect node or rel pattern.
-
--LOG unwind14
--STATEMENT MATCH (a:person) WITH collect(a) as b UNWIND b AS d RETURN d;
----- 8
-{_ID: 0:0, _LABEL: person, ID: 0, fName: Alice, gender: 1, isStudent: True, isWorker: False, age: 35, eyeSight: 5.000000, birthdate: 1900-01-01, registerTime: 2011-08-20 11:25:30, lastJobDuration: 3 years 2 days 13:02:00, workedHours: [10,5], usedNames: [Aida], courseScoresPerTerm: [[10,8],[6,7,8]], grades: [96,54,86,92], height: 1.731000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a11}
-{_ID: 0:1, _LABEL: person, ID: 2, fName: Bob, gender: 2, isStudent: True, isWorker: False, age: 30, eyeSight: 5.100000, birthdate: 1900-01-01, registerTime: 2008-11-03 15:25:30.000526, lastJobDuration: 10 years 5 months 13:00:00.000024, workedHours: [12,8], usedNames: [Bobby], courseScoresPerTerm: [[8,9],[9,10]], grades: [98,42,93,88], height: 0.990000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a12}
-{_ID: 0:2, _LABEL: person, ID: 3, fName: Carol, gender: 1, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 45, eyeSight: 5.000000, birthdate: 1940-06-22, registerTime: 1911-08-20 02:32:21, lastJobDuration: 48:24:11, workedHours: [4,5], usedNames: [Carmen,Fred], courseScoresPerTerm: [[8,10]], grades: [91,75,21,95], height: 1.000000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a13}
-{_ID: 0:3, _LABEL: person, ID: 5, fName: Dan, gender: 2, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 20, eyeSight: 4.800000, birthdate: 1950-07-23, registerTime: 2031-11-30 12:25:30, lastJobDuration: 10 years 5 months 13:00:00.000024, workedHours: [1,9], usedNames: [Wolfeschlegelstein,Daniel], courseScoresPerTerm: [[7,4],[8,8],[9]], grades: [76,88,99,89], height: 1.300000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a14}
-{_ID: 0:4, _LABEL: person, ID: 7, fName: Elizabeth, gender: 1, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 20, eyeSight: 4.700000, birthdate: 1980-10-26, registerTime: 1976-12-23 11:21:42, lastJobDuration: 48:24:11, workedHours: [2], usedNames: [Ein], courseScoresPerTerm: [[6],[7],[8]], grades: [96,59,65,88], height: 1.463000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a15}
-{_ID: 0:5, _LABEL: person, ID: 8, fName: Farooq, gender: 2, isStudent: True, isWorker: False, age: 25, eyeSight: 4.500000, birthdate: 1980-10-26, registerTime: 1972-07-31 13:22:30.678559, lastJobDuration: 00:18:00.024, workedHours: [3,4,5,6,7], usedNames: [Fesdwe], courseScoresPerTerm: [[8]], grades: [80,78,34,83], height: 1.510000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a16}
-{_ID: 0:6, _LABEL: person, ID: 9, fName: Greg, gender: 2, isStudent: False, isWorker: False, age: 40, eyeSight: 4.900000, birthdate: 1980-10-26, registerTime: 1976-12-23 04:41:42, lastJobDuration: 10 years 5 months 13:00:00.000024, workedHours: [1], usedNames: [Grad], courseScoresPerTerm: [[10]], grades: [43,83,67,43], height: 1.600000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a17}
-{_ID: 0:7, _LABEL: person, ID: 10, fName: Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, gender: 2, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 83, eyeSight: 4.900000, birthdate: 1990-11-27, registerTime: 2023-02-21 13:25:30, lastJobDuration: 3 years 2 days 13:02:00, workedHours: [10,11,12,3,4,5,6,7], usedNames: [Ad,De,Hi,Kye,Orlan], courseScoresPerTerm: [[7],[10],[6,7]], grades: [77,64,100,54], height: 1.323000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a18}
+-STATEMENT UNWIND 1 AS a RETURN a;
+---- error
+Binder exception: Expression 1 has data type INT64 but expected VAR_LIST. Implicit cast is not supported.
+-STATEMENT MATCH p = (a:person)-[e:knows*1..2]->(b:person) UNWIND p AS x RETURN x;
+---- error
+Binder exception: Expression p has data type RECURSIVE_REL but expected VAR_LIST. Implicit cast is not supported.
+-STATEMENT MATCH p = (a:person)-[e:knows*1..1]->(b:person) UNWIND nodes(p) AS x RETURN x.fName, COUNT(*);
+---- 7
+Alice|6
+Bob|6
+Carol|6
+Dan|6
+Elizabeth|2
+Farooq|1
+Greg|1
 
 -STATEMENT MATCH (a:person) WITH collect(a) as b UNWIND b AS d RETURN d.*;
 ---- 8
@@ -165,3 +168,14 @@ Aida|Alice|Bob|Dan
 1
 2
 
+-LOG unwind14
+-STATEMENT MATCH (a:person) WITH collect(a) as b UNWIND b AS d RETURN d;
+---- 8
+{_ID: 0:0, _LABEL: person, ID: 0, fName: Alice, gender: 1, isStudent: True, isWorker: False, age: 35, eyeSight: 5.000000, birthdate: 1900-01-01, registerTime: 2011-08-20 11:25:30, lastJobDuration: 3 years 2 days 13:02:00, workedHours: [10,5], usedNames: [Aida], courseScoresPerTerm: [[10,8],[6,7,8]], grades: [96,54,86,92], height: 1.731000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a11}
+{_ID: 0:1, _LABEL: person, ID: 2, fName: Bob, gender: 2, isStudent: True, isWorker: False, age: 30, eyeSight: 5.100000, birthdate: 1900-01-01, registerTime: 2008-11-03 15:25:30.000526, lastJobDuration: 10 years 5 months 13:00:00.000024, workedHours: [12,8], usedNames: [Bobby], courseScoresPerTerm: [[8,9],[9,10]], grades: [98,42,93,88], height: 0.990000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a12}
+{_ID: 0:2, _LABEL: person, ID: 3, fName: Carol, gender: 1, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 45, eyeSight: 5.000000, birthdate: 1940-06-22, registerTime: 1911-08-20 02:32:21, lastJobDuration: 48:24:11, workedHours: [4,5], usedNames: [Carmen,Fred], courseScoresPerTerm: [[8,10]], grades: [91,75,21,95], height: 1.000000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a13}
+{_ID: 0:3, _LABEL: person, ID: 5, fName: Dan, gender: 2, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 20, eyeSight: 4.800000, birthdate: 1950-07-23, registerTime: 2031-11-30 12:25:30, lastJobDuration: 10 years 5 months 13:00:00.000024, workedHours: [1,9], usedNames: [Wolfeschlegelstein,Daniel], courseScoresPerTerm: [[7,4],[8,8],[9]], grades: [76,88,99,89], height: 1.300000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a14}
+{_ID: 0:4, _LABEL: person, ID: 7, fName: Elizabeth, gender: 1, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 20, eyeSight: 4.700000, birthdate: 1980-10-26, registerTime: 1976-12-23 11:21:42, lastJobDuration: 48:24:11, workedHours: [2], usedNames: [Ein], courseScoresPerTerm: [[6],[7],[8]], grades: [96,59,65,88], height: 1.463000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a15}
+{_ID: 0:5, _LABEL: person, ID: 8, fName: Farooq, gender: 2, isStudent: True, isWorker: False, age: 25, eyeSight: 4.500000, birthdate: 1980-10-26, registerTime: 1972-07-31 13:22:30.678559, lastJobDuration: 00:18:00.024, workedHours: [3,4,5,6,7], usedNames: [Fesdwe], courseScoresPerTerm: [[8]], grades: [80,78,34,83], height: 1.510000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a16}
+{_ID: 0:6, _LABEL: person, ID: 9, fName: Greg, gender: 2, isStudent: False, isWorker: False, age: 40, eyeSight: 4.900000, birthdate: 1980-10-26, registerTime: 1976-12-23 04:41:42, lastJobDuration: 10 years 5 months 13:00:00.000024, workedHours: [1], usedNames: [Grad], courseScoresPerTerm: [[10]], grades: [43,83,67,43], height: 1.600000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a17}
+{_ID: 0:7, _LABEL: person, ID: 10, fName: Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, gender: 2, isStudent: False, isWorker: True, age: 83, eyeSight: 4.900000, birthdate: 1990-11-27, registerTime: 2023-02-21 13:25:30, lastJobDuration: 3 years 2 days 13:02:00, workedHours: [10,11,12,3,4,5,6,7], usedNames: [Ad,De,Hi,Kye,Orlan], courseScoresPerTerm: [[7],[10],[6,7]], grades: [77,64,100,54], height: 1.323000, u: a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a18}