diff --git a/kpops/cli/registry.py b/kpops/cli/registry.py
index fc40f8938..30a9c1205 100644
--- a/kpops/cli/registry.py
+++ b/kpops/cli/registry.py
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ def __getitem__(self, component_type: str) -> type[PipelineComponent]:
         try:
             return self._classes[component_type]
         except KeyError as ke:
+            msg = f"Could not find a component of type {component_type}"
             raise ClassNotFoundError(
-                f"Could not find a component of type {component_type}",
+                msg,
             ) from ke
 
 
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/helm.py b/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/helm.py
index 0eb519cb6..f717f2e6d 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/helm.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/helm.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ def __init__(self, helm_config: HelmConfig) -> None:
         self._debug = helm_config.debug
         self._version = self.get_version()
         if self._version.major != 3:
+            msg = f"The supported Helm version is 3.x.x. The current Helm version is {self._version.major}.{self._version.minor}.{self._version.patch}"
             raise RuntimeError(
-                f"The supported Helm version is 3.x.x. The current Helm version is {self._version.major}.{self._version.minor}.{self._version.patch}",
+                msg,
             )
 
     def add_repo(
@@ -183,8 +184,9 @@ def get_version(self) -> Version:
         short_version = self.__execute(command)
         version_match = re.search(r"^v(\d+(?:\.\d+){0,2})", short_version)
         if version_match is None:
+            msg = f"Could not parse the Helm version.\n\nHelm output:\n{short_version}"
             raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Could not parse the Helm version.\n\nHelm output:\n{short_version}",
+                msg,
             )
         version = map(int, version_match.group(1).split("."))
         return Version(*version)
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/model.py b/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/model.py
index 93e0116e2..8c6c09c32 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/model.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/helm_wrapper/model.py
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ def parse_source(source: str) -> str:
         # Source: chart/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
         """
         if not source.startswith(HELM_SOURCE_PREFIX):
-            raise ParseError("Not a valid Helm template source")
+            msg = "Not a valid Helm template source"
+            raise ParseError(msg)
         return source.removeprefix(HELM_SOURCE_PREFIX).strip()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/kafka_connect_handler.py b/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/kafka_connect_handler.py
index fb81aa411..27aad212f 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/kafka_connect_handler.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/kafka_connect_handler.py
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ def __dry_run_connector_creation(
         errors = self._connect_wrapper.validate_connector_config(connector_config)
         if len(errors) > 0:
             formatted_errors = "\n".join(errors)
+            msg = f"Connector Creation: validating the connector config for connector {connector_name} resulted in the following errors: {formatted_errors}"
             raise ConnectorStateException(
-                f"Connector Creation: validating the connector config for connector {connector_name} resulted in the following errors: {formatted_errors}",
+                msg,
             )
         else:
             log.info(
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py b/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py
index 99964d3c5..e83e33e5d 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ def schema_extra(cls, schema: dict[str, Any], model: type[BaseModel]) -> None:
     @validator("connector_class")
     def connector_class_must_contain_dot(cls, connector_class: str) -> str:
         if "." not in connector_class:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid connector class {connector_class}")
+            msg = f"Invalid connector class {connector_class}"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
         return connector_class
 
     @property
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/schema_handler/schema_handler.py b/kpops/component_handlers/schema_handler/schema_handler.py
index 8c2065f7a..9bf068438 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/schema_handler/schema_handler.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/schema_handler/schema_handler.py
@@ -29,15 +29,16 @@ def __init__(self, url: str, components_module: str | None):
     def schema_provider(self) -> SchemaProvider:
         try:
             if not self.components_module:
+                msg = f"The Schema Registry URL is set but you haven't specified the component module path. Please provide a valid component module path where your {SchemaProvider.__name__} implementation exists."
                 raise ValueError(
-                    f"The Schema Registry URL is set but you haven't specified the component module path. Please provide a valid component module path where your {SchemaProvider.__name__} implementation exists.",
+                    msg,
                 )
             schema_provider_class = find_class(self.components_module, SchemaProvider)
             return schema_provider_class()  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues]
         except ClassNotFoundError as e:
+            msg = f"No schema provider found in components module {self.components_module}. Please implement the abstract method in {SchemaProvider.__module__}.{SchemaProvider.__name__}."
             raise ValueError(
-                f"No schema provider found in components module {self.components_module}. "
-                f"Please implement the abstract method in {SchemaProvider.__module__}.{SchemaProvider.__name__}.",
+                msg,
             ) from e
 
     @classmethod
@@ -144,8 +145,9 @@ def __check_compatibility(
                     if isinstance(schema, AvroSchema)
                     else str(schema)
                 )
+                msg = f"Schema is not compatible for {subject} and model {schema_class}. \n {json.dumps(schema_str, indent=4)}"
                 raise Exception(
-                    f"Schema is not compatible for {subject} and model {schema_class}. \n {json.dumps(schema_str, indent=4)}",
+                    msg,
                 )
         else:
             log.debug(
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/topic/handler.py b/kpops/component_handlers/topic/handler.py
index b436b20e3..38de9c66b 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/topic/handler.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/topic/handler.py
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ def __check_partition_count(
                 f"Topic Creation: partition count of topic {topic_name} did not change. Current partitions count {partition_count}. Updating configs.",
             )
         else:
+            msg = f"Topic Creation: partition count of topic {topic_name} changed! Partitions count of topic {topic_name} is {partition_count}. The given partitions count {topic_spec.partitions_count}."
             raise TopicTransactionError(
-                f"Topic Creation: partition count of topic {topic_name} changed! Partitions count of topic {topic_name} is {partition_count}. The given partitions count {topic_spec.partitions_count}.",
+                msg,
             )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -168,8 +169,9 @@ def __check_replication_factor(
                 f"Topic Creation: replication factor of topic {topic_name} did not change. Current replication factor {replication_factor}. Updating configs.",
             )
         else:
+            msg = f"Topic Creation: replication factor of topic {topic_name} changed! Replication factor of topic {topic_name} is {replication_factor}. The given replication count {topic_spec.replication_factor}."
             raise TopicTransactionError(
-                f"Topic Creation: replication factor of topic {topic_name} changed! Replication factor of topic {topic_name} is {replication_factor}. The given replication count {topic_spec.replication_factor}.",
+                msg,
             )
 
     def __dry_run_topic_deletion(self, topic_name: str) -> None:
diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/topic/proxy_wrapper.py b/kpops/component_handlers/topic/proxy_wrapper.py
index 1a36e4b50..0d7ad2ebb 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/topic/proxy_wrapper.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/topic/proxy_wrapper.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ class ProxyWrapper:
 
     def __init__(self, pipeline_config: PipelineConfig) -> None:
         if not pipeline_config.kafka_rest_host:
+            msg = "The Kafka REST Proxy host is not set. Please set the host in the config.yaml using the kafka_rest_host property or set the environemt variable KPOPS_REST_PROXY_HOST."
             raise ValueError(
-                "The Kafka REST Proxy host is not set. Please set the host in the config.yaml using the kafka_rest_host property or set the environemt variable KPOPS_REST_PROXY_HOST.",
+                msg,
             )
 
         self._host = pipeline_config.kafka_rest_host
diff --git a/kpops/components/base_components/base_defaults_component.py b/kpops/components/base_components/base_defaults_component.py
index e789182ff..4cae46ce4 100644
--- a/kpops/components/base_components/base_defaults_component.py
+++ b/kpops/components/base_components/base_defaults_component.py
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ def defaults_from_yaml(path: Path, key: str) -> dict:
     """
     content = load_yaml_file(path, substitution=ENV)
     if not isinstance(content, dict):
+        msg = "Default files should be structured as map ([app type] -> [default config]"
         raise TypeError(
-            "Default files should be structured as map ([app type] -> [default config]",
+            msg,
         )
     value = content.get(key)
     if value is None:
diff --git a/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py b/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py
index 2d6c8c8bc..584096990 100644
--- a/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py
+++ b/kpops/components/base_components/kafka_connector.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ def connector_config_should_have_component_name(
         component_name = values["prefix"] + values["name"]
         connector_name: str | None = app.get("name")
         if connector_name is not None and connector_name != component_name:
-            raise ValueError("Connector name should be the same as component name")
+            msg = "Connector name should be the same as component name"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
         app["name"] = component_name
         return app
 
@@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ class KafkaSourceConnector(KafkaConnector):
 
     @override
     def apply_from_inputs(self, name: str, topic: FromTopic) -> NoReturn:
-        raise NotImplementedError("Kafka source connector doesn't support FromSection")
+        msg = "Kafka source connector doesn't support FromSection"
+        raise NotImplementedError(msg)
 
     @override
     def template(self) -> None:
diff --git a/kpops/components/base_components/kubernetes_app.py b/kpops/components/base_components/kubernetes_app.py
index b2676da7c..021f6d379 100644
--- a/kpops/components/base_components/kubernetes_app.py
+++ b/kpops/components/base_components/kubernetes_app.py
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ def helm_release_name(self) -> str:
     @property
     def helm_chart(self) -> str:
         """Return component's Helm chart."""
+        msg = f"Please implement the helm_chart property of the {self.__module__} module."
         raise NotImplementedError(
-            f"Please implement the helm_chart property of the {self.__module__} module.",
+            msg,
         )
 
     @property
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ def validate_kubernetes_name(name: str) -> None:
         :raises ValueError: The component name {name} is invalid for Kubernetes.
         """
         if not bool(KUBERNETES_NAME_CHECK_PATTERN.match(name)):
-            raise ValueError(f"The component name {name} is invalid for Kubernetes.")
+            msg = f"The component name {name} is invalid for Kubernetes."
+            raise ValueError(msg)
 
     @override
     def dict(self, *, exclude=None, **kwargs) -> dict[str, Any]:
diff --git a/kpops/components/base_components/models/from_section.py b/kpops/components/base_components/models/from_section.py
index aea159eb2..a53708c94 100644
--- a/kpops/components/base_components/models/from_section.py
+++ b/kpops/components/base_components/models/from_section.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Config(DescConfig):
     def extra_topic_role(cls, values: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Ensure that cls.role is used correctly, assign type if needed."""
         if values["type"] == InputTopicTypes.INPUT and values["role"]:
-            raise ValueError("Define role only if `type` is `pattern` or `None`")
+            msg = "Define role only if `type` is `pattern` or `None`"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
         return values
 
 
diff --git a/kpops/components/base_components/models/to_section.py b/kpops/components/base_components/models/to_section.py
index 00393ee4e..843321916 100644
--- a/kpops/components/base_components/models/to_section.py
+++ b/kpops/components/base_components/models/to_section.py
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class Config(DescConfig):
     def extra_topic_role(cls, values: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Ensure that cls.role is used correctly, assign type if needed."""
         if values["type"] and values["role"]:
-            raise ValueError("Define `role` only if `type` is undefined")
+            msg = "Define `role` only if `type` is undefined"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
         return values
 
 
diff --git a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/producer/producer_app.py b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/producer/producer_app.py
index 3a513c5a5..08e621019 100644
--- a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/producer/producer_app.py
+++ b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/producer/producer_app.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class ProducerApp(KafkaApp):
     def apply_to_outputs(self, name: str, topic: TopicConfig) -> None:
         match topic.type:
             case OutputTopicTypes.ERROR:
-                raise ValueError("Producer apps do not support error topics")
+                msg = "Producer apps do not support error topics"
+                raise ValueError(msg)
             case _:
                 super().apply_to_outputs(name, topic)
 
diff --git a/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py b/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py
index 0ed15e9b1..b11e933fb 100644
--- a/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py
+++ b/kpops/pipeline_generator/pipeline.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def find(self, component_name: str) -> PipelineComponent:
         for component in self.components:
             if component_name == component.name:
                 return component
-        raise ValueError(f"Component {component_name} not found")
+        msg = f"Component {component_name} not found"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
 
     def add(self, component: PipelineComponent) -> None:
         self._populate_component_name(component)
@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@ def validate_unique_names(self) -> None:
         step_names = [component.full_name for component in self.components]
         duplicates = [name for name, count in Counter(step_names).items() if count > 1]
         if duplicates:
+            msg = f"step names should be unique. duplicate step names: {', '.join(duplicates)}"
             raise ValidationError(
-                f"step names should be unique. duplicate step names: {', '.join(duplicates)}",
+                msg,
             )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -87,8 +89,9 @@ def create_env_components_index(
     index: dict[str, dict] = {}
     for component in environment_components:
         if "type" not in component or "name" not in component:
+            msg = "To override components per environment, every component should at least have a type and a name."
             raise ValueError(
-                "To override components per environment, every component should at least have a type and a name.",
+                msg,
             )
         index[component["name"]] = component
     return index
@@ -137,15 +140,17 @@ def load_from_yaml(
 
         main_content = load_yaml_file(path, substitution=ENV)
         if not isinstance(main_content, list):
+            msg = f"The pipeline definition {path} should contain a list of components"
             raise TypeError(
-                f"The pipeline definition {path} should contain a list of components",
+                msg,
             )
         env_content = []
         if (env_file := Pipeline.pipeline_filename_environment(path, config)).exists():
             env_content = load_yaml_file(env_file, substitution=ENV)
             if not isinstance(env_content, list):
+                msg = f"The pipeline definition {env_file} should contain a list of components"
                 raise TypeError(
-                    f"The pipeline definition {env_file} should contain a list of components",
+                    msg,
                 )
 
         pipeline = cls(main_content, env_content, registry, config, handlers)
@@ -164,15 +169,17 @@ def parse_components(self, component_list: list[dict]) -> None:
                 try:
                     component_type: str = component_data["type"]
                 except KeyError as ke:
+                    msg = "Every component must have a type defined, this component does not have one."
                     raise ValueError(
-                        "Every component must have a type defined, this component does not have one.",
+                        msg,
                     ) from ke
                 component_class = self.registry[component_type]
                 self.apply_component(component_class, component_data)
             except Exception as ex:  # noqa: BLE001
                 if "name" in component_data:
+                    msg = f"Error enriching {component_data['type']} component {component_data['name']}"
                     raise ParsingException(
-                        f"Error enriching {component_data['type']} component {component_data['name']}",
+                        msg,
                     ) from ex
                 else:
                     raise ParsingException() from ex
@@ -336,7 +343,8 @@ def set_pipeline_name_env_vars(base_dir: Path, path: Path) -> None:
         """
         path_without_file = path.resolve().relative_to(base_dir.resolve()).parts[:-1]
         if not path_without_file:
-            raise ValueError("The pipeline-base-dir should not equal the pipeline-path")
+            msg = "The pipeline-base-dir should not equal the pipeline-path"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
         pipeline_name = "-".join(path_without_file)
         ENV["pipeline_name"] = pipeline_name
         for level, parent in enumerate(path_without_file):
diff --git a/kpops/utils/dict_differ.py b/kpops/utils/dict_differ.py
index da47bd620..005cd1e71 100644
--- a/kpops/utils/dict_differ.py
+++ b/kpops/utils/dict_differ.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def factory(type: DiffType, change: T | tuple[T, T]) -> Change:
                 return Change(change, None)
             case DiffType.CHANGE if isinstance(change, tuple):
                 return Change(*change)
-        raise ValueError(f"{type} is not part of {DiffType}")
+        msg = f"{type} is not part of {DiffType}"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/kpops/utils/dict_ops.py b/kpops/utils/dict_ops.py
index 0f4643043..c52ae8e42 100644
--- a/kpops/utils/dict_ops.py
+++ b/kpops/utils/dict_ops.py
@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ def flatten_mapping(
     :returns: "Flattened" mapping in the form of dict
     """
     if not isinstance(nested_mapping, Mapping):
-        raise TypeError("Argument nested_mapping is not a Mapping")
+        msg = "Argument nested_mapping is not a Mapping"
+        raise TypeError(msg)
     top: dict[str, Any] = {}
     for key, value in nested_mapping.items():
         if not isinstance(key, str):
-            raise TypeError(f"Argument nested_mapping contains a non-str key: {key}")
+            msg = f"Argument nested_mapping contains a non-str key: {key}"
+            raise TypeError(msg)
         if prefix:
             key = prefix + separator + key
         if isinstance(value, Mapping):
diff --git a/kpops/utils/gen_schema.py b/kpops/utils/gen_schema.py
index cbcf4beaa..e04259403 100644
--- a/kpops/utils/gen_schema.py
+++ b/kpops/utils/gen_schema.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ class SchemaScope(str, Enum):
 # adapted from https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/issues/1378#issuecomment-764966955
 def field_schema(field: ModelField, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
     if field.field_info.extra.get("hidden_from_schema"):
-        raise SkipField(f"{field.name} field is being hidden")
+        msg = f"{field.name} field is being hidden"
+        raise SkipField(msg)
     else:
         return original_field_schema(field, **kwargs)
 
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ def gen_pipeline_schema(
     if components_module:
         components = _add_components(components_module, components)
     if not components:
-        raise RuntimeError("No valid components found.")
+        msg = "No valid components found."
+        raise RuntimeError(msg)
     # Create a type union that will hold the union of all component types
     PipelineComponents = Union[components]  # type: ignore[valid-type]
 
diff --git a/kpops/utils/yaml_loading.py b/kpops/utils/yaml_loading.py
index 9dc53c1ab..d8aee8b95 100644
--- a/kpops/utils/yaml_loading.py
+++ b/kpops/utils/yaml_loading.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ def substitute_nested(input: str, **kwargs) -> str:
         steps.add(new_str)
         old_str, new_str = new_str, substitute(new_str, kwargs)
     if new_str != old_str:
+        msg = "An infinite loop condition detected. Check substitution variables."
         raise ValueError(
-            "An infinite loop condition detected. Check substitution variables.",
+            msg,
         )
     return old_str