diff --git a/weave/trace/refs.py b/weave/trace/refs.py
index 6761bde3ab7..60310f17ca2 100644
--- a/weave/trace/refs.py
+++ b/weave/trace/refs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import urllib
 from typing import Any, Union
 
-from ..trace_server import refs_internal, validation
+from ..trace_server import refs_internal
 
 DICT_KEY_EDGE_NAME = refs_internal.DICT_KEY_EDGE_NAME
 LIST_INDEX_EDGE_NAME = refs_internal.LIST_INDEX_EDGE_NAME
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         refs_internal.validate_no_slashes(self.digest, "digest")
         refs_internal.validate_no_colons(self.digest, "digest")
         refs_internal.validate_extra(list(self.extra))
-        validation.object_id_validator(self.name)
+        refs_internal.validate_no_slashes(self.name, "name")
+        refs_internal.validate_no_colons(self.name, "name")
 
     def uri(self) -> str:
         u = f"weave:///{self.entity}/{self.project}/object/{self.name}:{self.digest}"
diff --git a/weave/trace_server/refs_internal.py b/weave/trace_server/refs_internal.py
index ecf2a5fc75c..fa0bc0933f9 100644
--- a/weave/trace_server/refs_internal.py
+++ b/weave/trace_server/refs_internal.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 import urllib
 from typing import Any, Union
 
-from . import validation
-
 WEAVE_INTERNAL_SCHEME = "weave-trace-internal"
 WEAVE_SCHEME = "weave"
 WEAVE_PRIVATE_SCHEME = "weave-private"
@@ -106,7 +104,8 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         validate_no_slashes(self.version, "version")
         validate_no_colons(self.version, "version")
         validate_extra(self.extra)
-        validation.object_id_validator(self.name)
+        validate_no_slashes(self.name, "name")
+        validate_no_colons(self.name, "name")
 
     def uri(self) -> str:
         u = f"{WEAVE_INTERNAL_SCHEME}:///{self.project_id}/object/{self.name}:{self.version}"
diff --git a/weave/trace_server/validation.py b/weave/trace_server/validation.py
index 97f3bc4b1f1..5606a46e95f 100644
--- a/weave/trace_server/validation.py
+++ b/weave/trace_server/validation.py
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ def _validate_object_name_charset(name: str) -> None:
     # Object names must be alphanumeric with dashes
     invalid_chars = re.findall(r"[^\w._-]", name)
     if invalid_chars:
+        invalid_char_set = list(set(invalid_chars))
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Invalid object name: {name}. Contains invalid characters: {invalid_chars}"
+            f"Invalid object name: {name}. Contains invalid characters: {invalid_char_set}. Please upgrade your `weave` package to `>0.51.0` to prevent this error."
         )
 
     if not name:
diff --git a/weave/version.py b/weave/version.py
index 6c36c90227d..6a56404e807 100644
--- a/weave/version.py
+++ b/weave/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "0.51.0"
+VERSION = "0.51.1"