diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 78c9c73823..72f8b2465d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 devel
 -----
 
+* fixed internal issue #2163: wrong labels within foxx validation of service
+  input parameters
+
 * Added exclusive option for rocksdb collections. Modifying AQL queries can
   now set the exclusive option as well as it can be set on JavaScript transactions.
 
diff --git a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/foxxInstallView.js b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/foxxInstallView.js
index 1804e850af..fc88a409eb 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/foxxInstallView.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/foxxInstallView.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         return [
           {
             rule: Joi.string().required().regex(/^[a-zA-Z\-_][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*$/),
-            msg: "Can only contain a to z, A to Z, 0-9, '-' and '_'."
+            msg: "Can only contain a to z, A to Z, 0-9, '-' and '_'. Cannot start with a number."
           }
         ];
       }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         return [
           {
             rule: Joi.string().required().regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9 .,;-]+$/),
-            msg: 'Has to be non empty.'
+            msg: "Can only contain a to z, A to Z, 0-9, '-', '.', ',' and ';'."
           }
         ];
       }
diff --git a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/installNewServiceView.js b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/installNewServiceView.js
index ddbeee788b..a996395953 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/installNewServiceView.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/installNewServiceView.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
           return [
             {
               rule: Joi.string().required().regex(/^[a-zA-Z\-_][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*$/),
-              msg: "Can only contain a to z, A to Z, 0-9, '-' and '_'."
+              msg: "Can only contain a to z, A to Z, 0-9, '-' and '_'. Cannot start with a number."
             }
           ];
         }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
           return [
             {
               rule: Joi.string().required().regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9 .,;-]+$/),
-              msg: 'Has to be non empty.'
+              msg: "Can only contain a to z, A to Z, 0-9, '-', '.', ',' and ';'."
             }
           ];
         }