diff --git a/lib/src/doc/index.rs b/lib/src/doc/index.rs
index 92b034b5..7ff5e926 100644
--- a/lib/src/doc/index.rs
+++ b/lib/src/doc/index.rs
@@ -53,17 +53,20 @@ impl<'a> Document<'a> {
 						// Delete the old index data
 						if self.initial.is_some() {
 							#[rustfmt::skip]
-							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, o, None);
+							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, &o, None);
 							let _ = run.delc(key, Some(rid)).await; // Ignore this error
 						}
 						// Create the new index data
 						if self.current.is_some() {
 							#[rustfmt::skip]
-							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, n, None);
+							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, &n, None);
 							if run.putc(key, rid, None).await.is_err() {
 								return Err(Error::IndexExists {
 									index: ix.name.to_string(),
-									thing: rid.to_string(),
+									value: match n.len() {
+										1 => n.first().unwrap().to_string(),
+										_ => n.to_string(),
+									},
 								});
 							}
 						}
@@ -72,17 +75,20 @@ impl<'a> Document<'a> {
 						// Delete the old index data
 						if self.initial.is_some() {
 							#[rustfmt::skip]
-							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, o, Some(&rid.id));
+							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, &o, Some(&rid.id));
 							let _ = run.delc(key, Some(rid)).await; // Ignore this error
 						}
 						// Create the new index data
 						if self.current.is_some() {
 							#[rustfmt::skip]
-							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, n, Some(&rid.id));
+							let key = crate::key::index::new(opt.ns(), opt.db(), &ix.what, &ix.name, &n, Some(&rid.id));
 							if run.putc(key, rid, None).await.is_err() {
 								return Err(Error::IndexExists {
 									index: ix.name.to_string(),
-									thing: rid.to_string(),
+									value: match n.len() {
+										1 => n.first().unwrap().to_string(),
+										_ => n.to_string(),
+									},
 								});
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/lib/src/err/mod.rs b/lib/src/err/mod.rs
index 74612ee4..c5461b2b 100644
--- a/lib/src/err/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/err/mod.rs
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ pub enum Error {
 	},
 
 	/// A database index entry for the specified record already exists
-	#[error("Database index `{index}` already contains `{thing}`")]
+	#[error("Database index `{index}` already contains {value}")]
 	IndexExists {
 		index: String,
-		thing: String,
+		value: String,
 	},
 
 	/// The specified field did not conform to the field ASSERT clause
diff --git a/lib/src/key/index.rs b/lib/src/key/index.rs
index fda21641..3fae9cdc 100644
--- a/lib/src/key/index.rs
+++ b/lib/src/key/index.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ pub struct Index {
 	pub id: Option<Id>,
 }
 
-pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ix: &str, fd: Array, id: Option<&Id>) -> Index {
-	Index::new(ns.to_string(), db.to_string(), tb.to_string(), ix.to_string(), fd, id.cloned())
+pub fn new(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ix: &str, fd: &Array, id: Option<&Id>) -> Index {
+	Index::new(
+		ns.to_string(),
+		db.to_string(),
+		tb.to_string(),
+		ix.to_string(),
+		fd.to_owned(),
+		id.cloned(),
+	)
 }
 
 pub fn prefix(ns: &str, db: &str, tb: &str, ix: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
diff --git a/lib/tests/define.rs b/lib/tests/define.rs
index 1c072d2c..b0ee2ea3 100644
--- a/lib/tests/define.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/define.rs
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ async fn define_statement_index_single_unique() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:2`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains "test@surrealdb.com""#
 	));
 	//
 	Ok(())
@@ -704,13 +704,13 @@ async fn define_statement_index_multiple_unique() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:3`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains ["apple", "test@surrealdb.com"]"#
 	));
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:4`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains ["tesla", "test@surrealdb.com"]"#
 	));
 	//
 	Ok(())
@@ -743,13 +743,13 @@ async fn define_statement_index_single_unique_existing() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:3`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains "test@surrealdb.com""#
 	));
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:3`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains "test@surrealdb.com""#
 	));
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
@@ -797,13 +797,13 @@ async fn define_statement_index_multiple_unique_existing() -> Result<(), Error>
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:3`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains ["apple", "test@surrealdb.com"]"#
 	));
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
 	assert!(matches!(
 		tmp.err(),
-		Some(e) if e.to_string() == "Database index `test` already contains `user:3`"
+		Some(e) if e.to_string() == r#"Database index `test` already contains ["apple", "test@surrealdb.com"]"#
 	));
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;