diff --git a/json-utils/pom.xml b/json-utils/pom.xml
index eb92b634..64d55468 100644
--- a/json-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/json-utils/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <url>https://github.com/sonallux/spotify-web-api</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <jsonpath.version>2.6.0</jsonpath.version>
+        <jsonpath.version>2.7.0</jsonpath.version>
 
         <moditect.module.name>de.sonallux.spotify.json</moditect.module.name>
     </properties>
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/AddOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/AddOperation.java
index 4060cbe7..8f8ec2ed 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/AddOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/AddOperation.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException {
             var jsonPath = JsonPath.compile(path);
             return jsonPath.add(node.deepCopy(), value, JSON_PATH_CONFIG);
         } catch (JsonPathException e) {
-            throw new PatchException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw wrapException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperation.java
index f258dffe..aa6dc5f2 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperation.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException {
             var jsonPath = JsonPath.compile(path);
             return jsonPath.delete(node.deepCopy(), JSON_PATH_CONFIG);
         } catch (JsonPathException e) {
-            throw new PatchException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw wrapException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PatchOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PatchOperation.java
index 74cc7389..36b067a8 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PatchOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PatchOperation.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPathException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.json.JacksonJsonNodeJsonProvider;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper.JacksonMappingProvider;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
@@ -41,4 +42,12 @@ public abstract class PatchOperation {
     protected final String path;
 
     public abstract JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException;
+
+    protected PatchException wrapException(JsonPathException e) {
+        var message = e.getMessage();
+        if (message == null) {
+            message = e.getClass().getSimpleName();
+        }
+        return new PatchException(message, e);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PutOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PutOperation.java
index ec7689c6..17a2bd3e 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PutOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/PutOperation.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException {
             var jsonPath = JsonPath.compile(path);
             return jsonPath.put(node.deepCopy(), key, value, JSON_PATH_CONFIG);
         } catch (JsonPathException e) {
-            throw new PatchException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw wrapException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/RenameOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/RenameOperation.java
index a4983161..ef8c1cb3 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/RenameOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/RenameOperation.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException {
             var jsonPath = JsonPath.compile(path);
             return jsonPath.renameKey(node.deepCopy(), oldKey, newKey, JSON_PATH_CONFIG);
         } catch (JsonPathException e) {
-            throw new PatchException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw wrapException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/SetOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/SetOperation.java
index 6b7a9ebd..751efc7e 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/SetOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/SetOperation.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException {
             var jsonPath = JsonPath.compile(path);
             return jsonPath.set(node.deepCopy(), value, JSON_PATH_CONFIG);
         } catch (JsonPathException e) {
-            throw new PatchException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw wrapException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/TestOperation.java b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/TestOperation.java
index 02c33227..963f6167 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/TestOperation.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/main/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/TestOperation.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public JsonNode apply(JsonNode node) throws PatchException {
             throw new PatchException("Path did not exist", e);
         }
         catch (JsonPathException e) {
-            throw new PatchException(e.getMessage(), e);
+            throw wrapException(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/json-utils/src/test/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperationTest.java b/json-utils/src/test/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperationTest.java
index 8f75285c..5d3c850e 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/test/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperationTest.java
+++ b/json-utils/src/test/java/de/sonallux/json/patching/DeleteOperationTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ void testOperationIsApplied(OperationTestData.SuccessTestCase<DeleteOperation> t
         assertPatchIsApplied(testCase);
     }
 
+    static Stream<Arguments> testOperationThrowsError() {
+        return testData.failureCases.stream().map(Arguments::of);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource
+    void testOperationThrowsError(OperationTestData.FailureTestCase<DeleteOperation> testCase) {
+        assertPatchThrowsError(testCase);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testDeserialization() throws IOException {
         var opAsJson = "{\"op\": \"delete\", \"path\":\"$.a\"}";
diff --git a/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/delete.json b/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/delete.json
index a750b48f..08ff777e 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/delete.json
+++ b/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/delete.json
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
       },
       "node": {},
       "message": "Missing property in path $['x']"
-    }
-  ],
-  "successCases": [
+    },
     {
       "op": {
         "op": "delete",
@@ -18,10 +16,10 @@
       "node": {
         "x": {}
       },
-      "expected": {
-        "x": {}
-      }
-    },
+      "message": "PathNotFoundException"
+    }
+  ],
+  "successCases": [
     {
       "op": {
         "op": "delete",
diff --git a/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/set.json b/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/set.json
index 0c9c560f..0f19a568 100644
--- a/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/set.json
+++ b/json-utils/src/test/resources/patching/set.json
@@ -21,13 +21,22 @@
     {
       "op": {
         "op": "set",
-        "path": "$.x.y",
+        "path": "$.a",
+        "value": 2
+      },
+      "node": {},
+      "message": "PathNotFoundException"
+    },
+    {
+      "op": {
+        "op": "set",
+        "path": "$.a.y",
         "value": 42
       },
       "node": {
         "a": {}
       },
-      "message": "Missing property in path $['x']"
+      "message": "PathNotFoundException"
     }
   ],
   "successCases": [
@@ -60,15 +69,6 @@
         2
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "op": {
-        "op": "set",
-        "path": "$.a",
-        "value": 2
-      },
-      "node": {},
-      "expected": {}
-    },
     {
       "op": {
         "op": "set",