diff --git a/storage/flux/reader.go b/storage/flux/reader.go
index 204b073a82..0ccfb677c6 100644
--- a/storage/flux/reader.go
+++ b/storage/flux/reader.go
@@ -17,6 +17,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/tsdb/cursors"
 )
 
+// GroupCursorError is returned when two different cursor types
+// are read for the same table.
+type GroupCursorError struct {
+	typ    string
+	cursor cursors.Cursor
+}
+
+func (err *GroupCursorError) Error() string {
+	var got string
+	switch err.cursor.(type) {
+	case cursors.FloatArrayCursor:
+		got = "float"
+	case cursors.IntegerArrayCursor:
+		got = "integer"
+	case cursors.UnsignedArrayCursor:
+		got = "unsigned"
+	case cursors.StringArrayCursor:
+		got = "string"
+	case cursors.BooleanArrayCursor:
+		got = "boolean"
+	default:
+		got = "invalid"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("schema collision: cannot group %s and %s types together", err.typ, got)
+}
+
 type storageTable interface {
 	flux.Table
 	Close()
diff --git a/storage/flux/table.gen.go b/storage/flux/table.gen.go
index 6740532b8d..966c5fcd26 100644
--- a/storage/flux/table.gen.go
+++ b/storage/flux/table.gen.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/flux/arrow"
 	"github.com/influxdata/flux/execute"
 	"github.com/influxdata/flux/memory"
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/models"
 	storage "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/storage/reads"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/tsdb/cursors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 //
@@ -182,7 +182,13 @@ func (t *floatGroupTable) advanceCursor() bool {
 		if typedCur, ok := cur.(cursors.FloatArrayCursor); !ok {
 			// TODO(sgc): error or skip?
 			cur.Close()
-			t.err = errors.Errorf("expected float cursor type, got %T", cur)
+			t.err = &influxdb.Error{
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Err: &GroupCursorError{
+					typ:    "float",
+					cursor: cur,
+				},
+			}
 			return false
 		} else {
 			t.readTags(t.gc.Tags())
@@ -367,7 +373,13 @@ func (t *integerGroupTable) advanceCursor() bool {
 		if typedCur, ok := cur.(cursors.IntegerArrayCursor); !ok {
 			// TODO(sgc): error or skip?
 			cur.Close()
-			t.err = errors.Errorf("expected integer cursor type, got %T", cur)
+			t.err = &influxdb.Error{
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Err: &GroupCursorError{
+					typ:    "integer",
+					cursor: cur,
+				},
+			}
 			return false
 		} else {
 			t.readTags(t.gc.Tags())
@@ -552,7 +564,13 @@ func (t *unsignedGroupTable) advanceCursor() bool {
 		if typedCur, ok := cur.(cursors.UnsignedArrayCursor); !ok {
 			// TODO(sgc): error or skip?
 			cur.Close()
-			t.err = errors.Errorf("expected unsigned cursor type, got %T", cur)
+			t.err = &influxdb.Error{
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Err: &GroupCursorError{
+					typ:    "unsigned",
+					cursor: cur,
+				},
+			}
 			return false
 		} else {
 			t.readTags(t.gc.Tags())
@@ -737,7 +755,13 @@ func (t *stringGroupTable) advanceCursor() bool {
 		if typedCur, ok := cur.(cursors.StringArrayCursor); !ok {
 			// TODO(sgc): error or skip?
 			cur.Close()
-			t.err = errors.Errorf("expected string cursor type, got %T", cur)
+			t.err = &influxdb.Error{
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Err: &GroupCursorError{
+					typ:    "string",
+					cursor: cur,
+				},
+			}
 			return false
 		} else {
 			t.readTags(t.gc.Tags())
@@ -922,7 +946,13 @@ func (t *booleanGroupTable) advanceCursor() bool {
 		if typedCur, ok := cur.(cursors.BooleanArrayCursor); !ok {
 			// TODO(sgc): error or skip?
 			cur.Close()
-			t.err = errors.Errorf("expected boolean cursor type, got %T", cur)
+			t.err = &influxdb.Error{
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Err: &GroupCursorError{
+					typ:    "boolean",
+					cursor: cur,
+				},
+			}
 			return false
 		} else {
 			t.readTags(t.gc.Tags())
diff --git a/storage/flux/table.gen.go.tmpl b/storage/flux/table.gen.go.tmpl
index d55592df49..44dbb1b89a 100644
--- a/storage/flux/table.gen.go.tmpl
+++ b/storage/flux/table.gen.go.tmpl
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/flux/arrow"
 	"github.com/influxdata/flux/execute"
 	"github.com/influxdata/flux/memory"
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/models"
 	storage "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/storage/reads"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/tsdb/cursors"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 {{range .}}
 //
@@ -176,7 +176,13 @@ func (t *{{.name}}GroupTable) advanceCursor() bool {
 		if typedCur, ok := cur.(cursors.{{.Name}}ArrayCursor); !ok {
 			// TODO(sgc): error or skip?
 			cur.Close()
-			t.err = errors.Errorf("expected {{.name}} cursor type, got %T", cur)
+			t.err = &influxdb.Error {
+				Code: influxdb.EInvalid,
+				Err: &GroupCursorError {
+					typ: "{{.name}}",
+					cursor: cur,
+				},
+			}
 			return false
 		} else {
 			t.readTags(t.gc.Tags())