diff --git a/src/sentry/monitors/models.py b/src/sentry/monitors/models.py
index cf985cfd112787..02d6560c8cb194 100644
--- a/src/sentry/monitors/models.py
+++ b/src/sentry/monitors/models.py
@@ -370,9 +370,11 @@ def update_config(self, config_payload, validated_config):
     def get_validated_config(self):
         try:
             jsonschema.validate(self.config, MONITOR_CONFIG)
-            return self.config
         except jsonschema.ValidationError:
-            logging.exception("Monitor: %s invalid config: %s", self.id, self.config)
+            logging.warning("Monitor: %s invalid config: %s", self.id, self.config, exc_info=True)
+        # We should always return the config here - just log an error if we detect that it doesn't
+        # match the schema
+        return self.config
 
     def get_issue_alert_rule(self):
         issue_alert_rule_id = self.config.get("alert_rule_id")
diff --git a/tests/sentry/incidents/endpoints/validators/test_validators.py b/tests/sentry/incidents/endpoints/validators/test_validators.py
index 7737ab17bbd0da..efc30a8e6068c6 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/incidents/endpoints/validators/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/incidents/endpoints/validators/test_validators.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     SnubaQuery,
     SnubaQueryEventType,
 )
+from sentry.workflow_engine.endpoints.validators.utils import get_unknown_detector_type_error
 from sentry.workflow_engine.models import DataCondition, DataConditionGroup, DataSource, Detector
 from sentry.workflow_engine.models.data_condition import Condition
 from sentry.workflow_engine.registry import data_source_type_registry
@@ -320,7 +321,8 @@ def test_invalid_detector_type(self) -> None:
         assert not validator.is_valid()
         assert validator.errors.get("type") == [
             ErrorDetail(
-                string="Unknown detector type 'invalid_type'. Must be one of: error", code="invalid"
+                string=get_unknown_detector_type_error("invalid_type", self.organization),
+                code="invalid",
             )
         ]
 
diff --git a/tests/sentry/monitors/test_models.py b/tests/sentry/monitors/test_models.py
index 4c1432b87ea9fd..a5b08205a43eac 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/monitors/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/monitors/test_models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -254,26 +255,33 @@ def test_update_config(self) -> None:
         }
 
     def test_config_validator(self) -> None:
+        config = {
+            "checkin_margin": None,
+            "max_runtime": None,
+            "schedule": [1, "month"],
+            "schedule_type": ScheduleType.INTERVAL,
+            "alert_rule_id": 1,
+        }
         monitor = Monitor.objects.create(
             organization_id=self.organization.id,
             project_id=self.project.id,
             name="Unicron",
             slug="unicron",
-            config={
-                "checkin_margin": None,
-                "max_runtime": None,
-                "schedule": [1, "month"],
-                "schedule_type": ScheduleType.INTERVAL,
-                "alert_rule_id": 1,
-            },
+            config=config,
         )
         validated_config = monitor.get_validated_config()
-        assert validated_config is not None
+        assert validated_config == config
 
-        # Check to make sure bad config fails validation
         validated_config["bad_key"] = 100
         monitor.config = validated_config
-        assert monitor.get_validated_config() is None
+
+        with self.assertLogs(logger="root", level=logging.WARNING) as cm:
+            bad_config = monitor.get_validated_config()
+            assert bad_config == validated_config
+            assert bad_config["bad_key"] == 100
+
+        assert len(cm.records) == 1
+        assert "invalid config" in cm.records[0].message
 
 
 class CronMonitorDataSourceHandlerTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/test_organization_detector_index.py b/tests/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/test_organization_detector_index.py
index f2a93426e84c93..715d617095d630 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/test_organization_detector_index.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/test_organization_detector_index.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from sentry.uptime.grouptype import UptimeDomainCheckFailure
 from sentry.uptime.types import DATA_SOURCE_UPTIME_SUBSCRIPTION
 from sentry.workflow_engine.endpoints.organization_detector_index import convert_assignee_values
+from sentry.workflow_engine.endpoints.validators.utils import get_unknown_detector_type_error
 from sentry.workflow_engine.models import DataCondition, DataConditionGroup, DataSource, Detector
 from sentry.workflow_engine.models.data_condition import Condition
 from sentry.workflow_engine.models.detector_group import DetectorGroup
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ def test_invalid_group_type(self) -> None:
             status_code=400,
         )
         assert response.data == {
-            "type": ["Unknown detector type 'invalid_type'. Must be one of: error"]
+            "type": [get_unknown_detector_type_error("invalid_type", self.organization)]
         }
 
     def test_incompatible_group_type(self) -> None: