diff --git a/neurodamus/connection.py b/neurodamus/connection.py
index 3f9f6308..e60634c0 100644
--- a/neurodamus/connection.py
+++ b/neurodamus/connection.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import re
 from enum import Enum
 from .core import NeurodamusCore as Nd
-from .core.configuration import GlobalConfig, SimConfig
+from .core.configuration import GlobalConfig, SimConfig, ConfigurationError
 from .utils import compat
 from .utils.logging import log_all
 from .utils.pyutils import append_recarray
@@ -556,12 +556,17 @@ def _update_conductance_ratio(self, syn_obj, is_inhibitory, value):
         else:
             syn_obj.NMDA_ratio = value
 
+    def _configure(self, synapses, configuration):
+        res = self.ConnUtils.executeConfigure(synapses, configuration)
+        if res > 0:
+            raise ConfigurationError(f"Errors found in configuration: {configuration}")
+
     def _configure_cell(self, cell):
         """ Internal helper to apply all the configuration statements on
         a given cell synapses
         """
         for config in self._configurations:
-            self.ConnUtils.executeConfigure(cell.CellRef.synlist, config)
+            self._configure(cell.CellRef.synlist, config)
 
     def _configure_synapses(self):
         """ Internal helper to apply all the configuration statements to
@@ -574,7 +579,7 @@ def configure_synapses(self, configuration):
         """ Helper function to execute a configuration statement (hoc)
         on all connection synapses.
         """
-        self.ConnUtils.executeConfigure(self._synapses, configuration)
+        self._configure(self._synapses, configuration)
 
     def restart_events(self):
         """Restart the artificial events, coming from Replay or Spont-Minis"""
diff --git a/tests/integration-e2e/test_connection.py b/tests/integration-e2e/test_connection.py
index fa075a88..a32ab599 100644
--- a/tests/integration-e2e/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/integration-e2e/test_connection.py
@@ -1,13 +1,37 @@
+import json
+import os
 import pytest
 from pathlib import Path
+
+from neurodamus.core.configuration import ConfigurationError
 from neurodamus.io.synapse_reader import SynapseParameters
 from neurodamus.node import Node
-
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 
 SIM_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute() / "simulations" / "v5_sonata"
 CONFIG_FILE_MINI = SIM_DIR / "simulation_config_mini.json"
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def sonata_config_file_err(sonata_config):
+    extra_config = {"connection_overrides": [
+        {
+            "name": "config_ERR",
+            "source": "nodesPopB",
+            "target": "nodesPopB",
+            "synapse_configure": "%s.dummy=1"
+        }
+    ]}
+
+    sonata_config.update(extra_config)
+
+    with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix='.json', delete=False) as config_file:
+        json.dump(sonata_config, config_file)
+
+    yield config_file
+    os.unlink(config_file.name)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.slow
 # This test is to mimic the error reported in HPCTM-1687 during connection.add_syanpses()
 # when detecting conn._synapse_params with more than one element is not None
@@ -26,3 +50,14 @@ def test_add_synapses():
     assert len(conn._synapse_params) == n_syns + 1
     for syn_manager in n._circuits.all_synapse_managers():
         syn_manager.finalize(0, False)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_config_error(sonata_config_file_err):
+    with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError):
+        n = Node(str(sonata_config_file_err.name))
+        n.load_targets()
+        n.create_cells()
+        n.create_synapses()
+        for syn_manager in n._circuits.all_synapse_managers():
+            syn_manager.finalize(0, False)