diff --git a/src/Database/Helpers/Permission.php b/src/Database/Helpers/Permission.php
index 82113223b..df0f1a5c0 100644
--- a/src/Database/Helpers/Permission.php
+++ b/src/Database/Helpers/Permission.php
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ public static function parse(string $permission): self
         }
 
         $permission = $permissionParts[0];
+
+        if (!\in_array($permission, array_merge(Database::PERMISSIONS, [Database::PERMISSION_WRITE]))) {
+            throw new DatabaseException('Invalid permission type: "' . $permission . '".');
+        }
         $fullRole = \str_replace('")', '', $permissionParts[1]);
         $roleParts = \explode(':', $fullRole);
         $role = $roleParts[0];
diff --git a/tests/Database/PermissionTest.php b/tests/Database/PermissionTest.php
index 2e332f1b3..a436d743a 100644
--- a/tests/Database/PermissionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/PermissionTest.php
@@ -260,20 +260,33 @@ public function testInputFromRoles(): void
 
     public function testInvalidFormats(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        Permission::parse('read');
-
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        Permission::parse('read(("any")');
-
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        Permission::parse('read("users/un/verified")');
-
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        Permission::parse('read("users/")');
-
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        Permission::parse('read("label:alphanumeric-only")');
+        try {
+            Permission::parse('read');
+            $this->fail('Failed to throw Exception');
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Invalid permission string format: "read".', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Permission::parse('read(("any")');
+            $this->fail('Failed to throw Exception');
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Invalid permission type: "read(".', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Permission::parse('read("users/un/verified")');
+            $this->fail('Failed to throw Exception');
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Only one dimension can be provided', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Permission::parse('read("users/")');
+            $this->fail('Failed to throw Exception');
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('Dimension must not be empty', $e->getMessage());
+        }
     }
 
     /**