diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py
index 49ac81ab1..b0c4f8752 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py
@@ -95,7 +95,17 @@ class CustomComponent(Component, extra=Extra.allow):
 
         build_method = build_methods[0]
 
-        return build_method["args"]
+        args = build_method["args"]
+        for arg in args:
+            if arg.get("type") == "prompt":
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    detail={
+                        "error": "Type hint Error",
+                        "traceback": "Prompt type is not supported in the build method. Try using PromptTemplate instead.",
+                    },
+                )
+        return args
 
     @property
     def get_function_entrypoint_return_type(self) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
index 25d3e8c8b..6708c11c9 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ def build_langchain_template_custom_component(custom_component: CustomComponent)
         logger.debug("Updated attributes")
         field_config = build_field_config(custom_component)
         logger.debug("Built field config")
-        add_extra_fields(
-            frontend_node, field_config, custom_component.get_function_entrypoint_args
-        )
+        entrypoint_args = custom_component.get_function_entrypoint_args
+
+        add_extra_fields(frontend_node, field_config, entrypoint_args)
         logger.debug("Added extra fields")
         frontend_node = add_code_field(
             frontend_node, custom_component.code, field_config.get("code", {})
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ def build_langchain_template_custom_component(custom_component: CustomComponent)
         logger.debug("Added base classes")
         return frontend_node
     except Exception as exc:
+        if isinstance(exc, HTTPException):
+            raise exc
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=400,
             detail={