diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts b/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts
index 4338df727c..35ccb142cc 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/create/handlers.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ const CDCCheck = (
 ) => {
   const flowNameValid = flowNameSchema.safeParse(flowJobName);
   if (!flowNameValid.success) {
-    const flowNameErr = flowNameValid.error.issues[0].message;
-    return flowNameErr;
+    return flowNameValid.error.issues[0].message;
   }
 
   const tableNameMapping = reformattedTableMapping(rows);
@@ -81,17 +80,16 @@ const validateCDCFields = (
   )[],
   config: CDCConfig
 ): string | undefined => {
-  let validationErr: string | undefined;
   const tablesValidity = tableMappingSchema.safeParse(tableMapping);
   if (!tablesValidity.success) {
-    validationErr = tablesValidity.error.issues[0].message;
+    return tablesValidity.error.issues[0].message;
   }
 
+  console.log(config);
   const configValidity = cdcSchema.safeParse(config);
   if (!configValidity.success) {
-    validationErr = configValidity.error.issues[0].message;
+    return configValidity.error.issues[0].message;
   }
-  return validationErr;
 };
 
 const validateQRepFields = (
@@ -101,12 +99,10 @@ const validateQRepFields = (
   if (query.length < 5) {
     return 'Query is invalid';
   }
-  let validationErr: string | undefined;
   const configValidity = qrepSchema.safeParse(config);
   if (!configValidity.success) {
-    validationErr = configValidity.error.issues[0].message;
+    return configValidity.error.issues[0].message;
   }
-  return validationErr;
 };
 
 interface TableMapping {
@@ -148,7 +144,7 @@ export const handleCreateCDC = async (
   route: RouteCallback
 ) => {
   const err = CDCCheck(flowJobName, rows, config, destinationType);
-  if (err != '') {
+  if (err) {
     notifyErr(err);
     return;
   }
@@ -411,7 +407,7 @@ export const handleValidateCDC = async (
 ) => {
   setLoading(true);
   const err = CDCCheck(flowJobName, rows, config, destinationType);
-  if (err != '') {
+  if (err) {
     notifyErr(err);
     setLoading(false);
     return;
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/create/schema.ts b/ui/app/mirrors/create/schema.ts
index c182c64a99..04b5f94659 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/create/schema.ts
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/create/schema.ts
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ export const cdcSchema = z.object({
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'Publication name must be a string',
     })
-    .max(255, 'Publication name must be less than 255 characters')
+    .max(255, 'Publication name must be less than 256 characters')
     .optional(),
   replicationSlotName: z
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'Replication slot name must be a string',
     })
-    .max(255, 'Replication slot name must be less than 255 characters')
+    .max(255, 'Replication slot name must be less than 256 characters')
     .optional(),
   snapshotNumRowsPerPartition: z
     .number({
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ export const cdcSchema = z.object({
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'Snapshot staging path must be a string',
     })
-    .max(255, 'Snapshot staging path must be less than 255 characters')
+    .max(255, 'Snapshot staging path must be less than 256 characters')
     .optional(),
   cdcStagingPath: z
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'CDC staging path must be a string',
     })
-    .max(255, 'CDC staging path must be less than 255 characters')
+    .max(255, 'CDC staging path must be less than 256 characters')
     .optional(),
   softDelete: z.boolean().optional(),
 });
@@ -104,21 +104,21 @@ export const qrepSchema = z.object({
       required_error: 'Destination table name is required',
     })
     .min(1, 'Destination table name must be non-empty')
-    .max(255, 'Destination table name must be less than 255 characters'),
+    .max(255, 'Destination table name must be less than 256 characters'),
   watermarkTable: z
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'Watermark table must be a string',
       required_error: 'Watermark table is required',
     })
     .min(1, 'Watermark table must be non-empty')
-    .max(255, 'Watermark table must be less than 255 characters'),
+    .max(255, 'Watermark table must be less than 256 characters'),
   watermarkColumn: z
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'Watermark column must be a string',
       required_error: 'Watermark column is required',
     })
     .min(1, 'Watermark column must be non-empty')
-    .max(255, 'Watermark column must be less than 255 characters'),
+    .max(255, 'Watermark column must be less than 256 characters'),
   numRowsPerPartition: z
     .number({
       invalid_type_error: 'Rows per partition must be a number',
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const qrepSchema = z.object({
     .string({
       invalid_type_error: 'Staging path must be a string',
     })
-    .max(255, 'Staging path must be less than 255 characters')
+    .max(255, 'Staging path must be less than 256 characters')
     .optional(),
   writeMode: z.object(
     {