diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/any/native.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/any/native.rs
index 83bb4e96..f31d41f1 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/any/native.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/any/native.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use crate::api::ExtraFeatures;
 use crate::api::Response;
 use crate::api::Result;
 use crate::api::Surreal;
+use crate::error::Db as DbError;
 use flume::Receiver;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 #[cfg(feature = "protocol-http")]
@@ -62,99 +63,137 @@ impl Connection for Any {
 			let mut features = HashSet::new();
 
 			match address.endpoint.scheme() {
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-fdb")]
 				"fdb" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
-					engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
-				}
-
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-mem")]
-				"mem" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
-					engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
-				}
-
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
-				"rocksdb" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
-					engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
-				}
-
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
-				"file" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
-					engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
-				}
-
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-tikv")]
-				"tikv" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
-					engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
-				}
-
-				#[cfg(feature = "protocol-http")]
-				"http" | "https" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
-					let headers = http::default_headers();
-					#[allow(unused_mut)]
-					let mut builder = ClientBuilder::new().default_headers(headers);
-					#[cfg(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls"))]
-					if let Some(tls) = address.tls_config {
-						builder = match tls {
-							#[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
-							Tls::Native(config) => builder.use_preconfigured_tls(config),
-							#[cfg(feature = "rustls")]
-							Tls::Rust(config) => builder.use_preconfigured_tls(config),
-						};
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-fdb")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
+						engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
 					}
-					let client = builder.build()?;
-					let base_url = address.endpoint;
-					engine::remote::http::health(
-						client.get(base_url.join(Method::Health.as_str())?),
-					)
-					.await?;
-					engine::remote::http::native::router(base_url, client, route_rx);
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-fdb"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `foundationdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
+					);
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "protocol-ws")]
-				"ws" | "wss" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
-					let url = address.endpoint.join(engine::remote::ws::PATH)?;
-					#[cfg(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls"))]
-					let maybe_connector = address.tls_config.map(Connector::from);
-					#[cfg(not(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls")))]
-					let maybe_connector = None;
-					let config = WebSocketConfig {
-						max_send_queue: match capacity {
-							0 => None,
-							capacity => Some(capacity),
-						},
-						max_message_size: Some(engine::remote::ws::native::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE),
-						max_frame_size: Some(engine::remote::ws::native::MAX_FRAME_SIZE),
-						accept_unmasked_frames: false,
-					};
-					let socket = engine::remote::ws::native::connect(
-						&url,
-						Some(config),
-						maybe_connector.clone(),
-					)
-					.await?;
-					engine::remote::ws::native::router(
-						url,
-						maybe_connector,
-						capacity,
-						config,
-						socket,
-						route_rx,
+				"mem" => {
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-mem")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
+						engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
+					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-mem"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `memory` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
 					);
 				}
 
+				"file" | "rocksdb" => {
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
+						engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
+					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-rocksdb"))]
+					return Err(DbError::Ds(
+						"Cannot connect to the `rocksdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned(),
+					)
+					.into());
+				}
+
+				"tikv" => {
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-tikv")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
+						engine::local::native::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						conn_rx.into_recv_async().await??
+					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-tikv"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `tikv` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
+					);
+				}
+
+				"http" | "https" => {
+					#[cfg(feature = "protocol-http")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Backup);
+						let headers = http::default_headers();
+						#[allow(unused_mut)]
+						let mut builder = ClientBuilder::new().default_headers(headers);
+						#[cfg(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls"))]
+						if let Some(tls) = address.tls_config {
+							builder = match tls {
+								#[cfg(feature = "native-tls")]
+								Tls::Native(config) => builder.use_preconfigured_tls(config),
+								#[cfg(feature = "rustls")]
+								Tls::Rust(config) => builder.use_preconfigured_tls(config),
+							};
+						}
+						let client = builder.build()?;
+						let base_url = address.endpoint;
+						engine::remote::http::health(
+							client.get(base_url.join(Method::Health.as_str())?),
+						)
+						.await?;
+						engine::remote::http::native::router(base_url, client, route_rx);
+					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "protocol-http"))]
+					return Err(DbError::Ds(
+						"Cannot connect to the `HTTP` remote engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned(),
+					)
+					.into());
+				}
+
+				"ws" | "wss" => {
+					#[cfg(feature = "protocol-ws")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
+						let url = address.endpoint.join(engine::remote::ws::PATH)?;
+						#[cfg(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls"))]
+						let maybe_connector = address.tls_config.map(Connector::from);
+						#[cfg(not(any(feature = "native-tls", feature = "rustls")))]
+						let maybe_connector = None;
+						let config = WebSocketConfig {
+							max_send_queue: match capacity {
+								0 => None,
+								capacity => Some(capacity),
+							},
+							max_message_size: Some(engine::remote::ws::native::MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE),
+							max_frame_size: Some(engine::remote::ws::native::MAX_FRAME_SIZE),
+							accept_unmasked_frames: false,
+						};
+						let socket = engine::remote::ws::native::connect(
+							&url,
+							Some(config),
+							maybe_connector.clone(),
+						)
+						.await?;
+						engine::remote::ws::native::router(
+							url,
+							maybe_connector,
+							capacity,
+							config,
+							socket,
+							route_rx,
+						);
+					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "protocol-ws"))]
+					return Err(DbError::Ds(
+						"Cannot connect to the `WebSocket` remote engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned(),
+					)
+					.into());
+				}
+
 				scheme => {
 					return Err(Error::Scheme(scheme.to_owned()).into());
 				}
diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/any/wasm.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/any/wasm.rs
index a394fa9f..6d9ca69b 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/any/wasm.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/any/wasm.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::api::ExtraFeatures;
 use crate::api::Response;
 use crate::api::Result;
 use crate::api::Surreal;
+use crate::error::Db as DbError;
 use flume::Receiver;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
@@ -50,69 +51,113 @@ impl Connection for Any {
 			let mut features = HashSet::new();
 
 			match address.endpoint.scheme() {
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-fdb")]
 				"fdb" => {
-					engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-fdb")]
+					{
+						engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
+							return Err(error);
+						}
 					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-fdb"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `foundationdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
+					);
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-indxdb")]
 				"indxdb" => {
-					engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-indxdb")]
+					{
+						engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
+							return Err(error);
+						}
 					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-indxdb"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `indxdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
+					);
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-mem")]
 				"mem" => {
-					engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-mem")]
+					{
+						engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
+							return Err(error);
+						}
 					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-mem"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `memory` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
+					);
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
-				"rocksdb" => {
-					engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
+				"file" | "rocksdb" => {
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
+					{
+						engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
+							return Err(error);
+						}
 					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-rocksdb"))]
+					return Err(DbError::Ds(
+						"Cannot connect to the `rocksdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned(),
+					)
+					.into());
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
-				"file" => {
-					engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
-					}
-				}
-
-				#[cfg(feature = "kv-tikv")]
 				"tikv" => {
-					engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
+					#[cfg(feature = "kv-tikv")]
+					{
+						engine::local::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
+							return Err(error);
+						}
 					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-tikv"))]
+					return Err(
+						DbError::Ds("Cannot connect to the `tikv` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()).into()
+					);
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "protocol-http")]
 				"http" | "https" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
-					engine::remote::http::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+					#[cfg(feature = "protocol-http")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
+						engine::remote::http::wasm::router(address, conn_tx, route_rx);
+					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "protocol-http"))]
+					return Err(DbError::Ds(
+						"Cannot connect to the `HTTP` remote engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned(),
+					)
+					.into());
 				}
 
-				#[cfg(feature = "protocol-ws")]
 				"ws" | "wss" => {
-					features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
-					let mut address = address;
-					address.endpoint = address.endpoint.join(engine::remote::ws::PATH)?;
-					engine::remote::ws::wasm::router(address, capacity, conn_tx, route_rx);
-					if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
-						return Err(error);
+					#[cfg(feature = "protocol-ws")]
+					{
+						features.insert(ExtraFeatures::Auth);
+						let mut address = address;
+						address.endpoint = address.endpoint.join(engine::remote::ws::PATH)?;
+						engine::remote::ws::wasm::router(address, capacity, conn_tx, route_rx);
+						if let Err(error) = conn_rx.into_recv_async().await? {
+							return Err(error);
+						}
 					}
+
+					#[cfg(not(feature = "protocol-ws"))]
+					return Err(DbError::Ds(
+						"Cannot connect to the `WebSocket` remote engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned(),
+					)
+					.into());
 				}
 
 				scheme => {
diff --git a/lib/src/api/err/mod.rs b/lib/src/api/err/mod.rs
index 2bfded86..8101d781 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/err/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/err/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 	#[error("There was an error processing a remote WS request")]
 	Ws(String),
 
-	/// There specified scheme does not match any supported protocol or storage engine
+	/// The specified scheme does not match any supported protocol or storage engine
 	#[error("Unsupported protocol or storage engine, `{0}`")]
 	Scheme(String),
 
diff --git a/lib/src/kvs/ds.rs b/lib/src/kvs/ds.rs
index 7cd9f39e..f3c81766 100644
--- a/lib/src/kvs/ds.rs
+++ b/lib/src/kvs/ds.rs
@@ -97,74 +97,104 @@ impl Datastore {
 	/// ```
 	pub async fn new(path: &str) -> Result<Datastore, Error> {
 		match path {
-			#[cfg(feature = "kv-mem")]
 			"memory" => {
-				info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store in {}", path);
-				let v = super::mem::Datastore::new().await.map(|v| Datastore {
-					inner: Inner::Mem(v),
-				});
-				info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store in {}", path);
-				v
+				#[cfg(feature = "kv-mem")]
+				{
+					info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store in {}", path);
+					let v = super::mem::Datastore::new().await.map(|v| Datastore {
+						inner: Inner::Mem(v),
+					});
+					info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store in {}", path);
+					v
+				}
+
+				#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-mem"))]
+				return Err(Error::Ds("Cannot connect to the `memory` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()));
 			}
 			// Parse and initiate an File database
-			#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
 			s if s.starts_with("file:") => {
-				info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store at {}", path);
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("file://");
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("file:");
-				let v = super::rocksdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
-					inner: Inner::RocksDB(v),
-				});
-				info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store at {}", path);
-				v
+				#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
+				{
+					info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store at {}", path);
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("file://");
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("file:");
+					let v = super::rocksdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
+						inner: Inner::RocksDB(v),
+					});
+					info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store at {}", path);
+					v
+				}
+
+				#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-rocksdb"))]
+				return Err(Error::Ds("Cannot connect to the `rocksdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()));
 			}
 			// Parse and initiate an RocksDB database
-			#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
 			s if s.starts_with("rocksdb:") => {
-				info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store at {}", path);
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("rocksdb://");
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("rocksdb:");
-				let v = super::rocksdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
-					inner: Inner::RocksDB(v),
-				});
-				info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store at {}", path);
-				v
+				#[cfg(feature = "kv-rocksdb")]
+				{
+					info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store at {}", path);
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("rocksdb://");
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("rocksdb:");
+					let v = super::rocksdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
+						inner: Inner::RocksDB(v),
+					});
+					info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store at {}", path);
+					v
+				}
+
+				#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-rocksdb"))]
+				return Err(Error::Ds("Cannot connect to the `rocksdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()));
 			}
 			// Parse and initiate an IndxDB database
-			#[cfg(feature = "kv-indxdb")]
 			s if s.starts_with("indxdb:") => {
-				info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store at {}", path);
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("indxdb://");
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("indxdb:");
-				let v = super::indxdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
-					inner: Inner::IndxDB(v),
-				});
-				info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store at {}", path);
-				v
+				#[cfg(feature = "kv-indxdb")]
+				{
+					info!(target: LOG, "Starting kvs store at {}", path);
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("indxdb://");
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("indxdb:");
+					let v = super::indxdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
+						inner: Inner::IndxDB(v),
+					});
+					info!(target: LOG, "Started kvs store at {}", path);
+					v
+				}
+
+				#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-indxdb"))]
+				return Err(Error::Ds("Cannot connect to the `indxdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()));
 			}
 			// Parse and initiate a TiKV database
-			#[cfg(feature = "kv-tikv")]
 			s if s.starts_with("tikv:") => {
-				info!(target: LOG, "Connecting to kvs store at {}", path);
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("tikv://");
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("tikv:");
-				let v = super::tikv::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
-					inner: Inner::TiKV(v),
-				});
-				info!(target: LOG, "Connected to kvs store at {}", path);
-				v
+				#[cfg(feature = "kv-tikv")]
+				{
+					info!(target: LOG, "Connecting to kvs store at {}", path);
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("tikv://");
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("tikv:");
+					let v = super::tikv::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
+						inner: Inner::TiKV(v),
+					});
+					info!(target: LOG, "Connected to kvs store at {}", path);
+					v
+				}
+
+				#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-tikv"))]
+				return Err(Error::Ds("Cannot connect to the `tikv` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()));
 			}
 			// Parse and initiate a FoundationDB database
-			#[cfg(feature = "kv-fdb")]
 			s if s.starts_with("fdb:") => {
-				info!(target: LOG, "Connecting to kvs store at {}", path);
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("fdb://");
-				let s = s.trim_start_matches("fdb:");
-				let v = super::fdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
-					inner: Inner::FDB(v),
-				});
-				info!(target: LOG, "Connected to kvs store at {}", path);
-				v
+				#[cfg(feature = "kv-fdb")]
+				{
+					info!(target: LOG, "Connecting to kvs store at {}", path);
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("fdb://");
+					let s = s.trim_start_matches("fdb:");
+					let v = super::fdb::Datastore::new(s).await.map(|v| Datastore {
+						inner: Inner::FDB(v),
+					});
+					info!(target: LOG, "Connected to kvs store at {}", path);
+					v
+				}
+
+				#[cfg(not(feature = "kv-fdb"))]
+				return Err(Error::Ds("Cannot connect to the `foundationdb` storage engine as it is not enabled in this build of SurrealDB".to_owned()));
 			}
 			// The datastore path is not valid
 			_ => {