diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs
index d5c9918f3e..835e017ded 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
    {:error/code :error.import/invalid-json-data
     :error/fn #(tr "workspace.token.invalid-json")}
 
+   :error.import/invalid-token-name
+   {:error/code :error.import/invalid-json-data
+    :error/fn #(tr "workspace.token.invalid-json-token-name")
+    :error/detail #(tr "workspace.token.invalid-json-token-name-detail" %)}
+
    :error.import/style-dictionary-reference-errors
    {:error/code :error.import/style-dictionary-reference-errors
     :error/fn #(str (tr "workspace.token.import-error") "\n\n" (first %))
@@ -80,4 +85,6 @@
   (->> errors
        (map (fn [err]
               (when (:error/detail err)
-                ((:error/detail err) (:error/value err)))))))
+                ((:error/detail err) (:error/value err)))))
+       (filter some?)
+       (seq)))
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/style_dictionary.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/style_dictionary.cljs
index b4f4c7afbc..b3e7fe37a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/style_dictionary.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/style_dictionary.cljs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
    [app.main.ui.workspace.tokens.tinycolor :as tinycolor]
    [app.main.ui.workspace.tokens.token :as wtt]
    [app.main.ui.workspace.tokens.warnings :as wtw]
-   [app.util.i18n :refer [tr]]
    [app.util.time :as dt]
    [beicon.v2.core :as rx]
    [cuerdas.core :as str]
@@ -265,6 +264,16 @@
            (= header-2 "Reference Errors:"))
       errors)))
 
+(defn name-error
+  "Extracts name error out of malli schema error during import."
+  [err]
+  (let [schema-error (some-> (ex-data err)
+                             (get-in [:app.common.schema/explain :errors])
+                             (first))
+        name-error? (= (:in schema-error) [:name])]
+    (when name-error?
+      (wte/error-ex-info :error.import/invalid-token-name (:value schema-error) err))))
+
 (defn process-json-stream
   ([data-stream]
    (process-json-stream nil data-stream))
@@ -296,7 +305,9 @@
                           (ctob/decode-dtcg-json (ctob/ensure-tokens-lib nil) json-data))
 
                         (catch js/Error e
-                          (throw (wte/error-ex-info :error.import/invalid-json-data json-data e)))))))
+                          (let [err (or (name-error e)
+                                        (wte/error-ex-info :error.import/invalid-json-data json-data e))]
+                            (throw err)))))))
           (rx/mapcat (fn [tokens-lib]
                        (try
                          (-> (ctob/get-all-tokens tokens-lib)
@@ -311,17 +322,6 @@
                          (catch js/Error e
                            (p/rejected (wte/error-ex-info :error.import/style-dictionary-unknown-error "" e))))))))))
 
-;; === Errors
-
-(defn humanize-errors [{:keys [errors] :as token}]
-  (->> (map (fn [err]
-              (case (:error/code err)
-                ;; TODO: This needs translations
-                :error.style-dictionary/missing-reference (tr "workspace.token.token-not-resolved" (:error/value err))
-                nil))
-            errors)
-       (str/join "\n")))
-
 ;; === Hooks
 
 (defonce !tokens-cache (atom nil))
diff --git a/frontend/translations/en.po b/frontend/translations/en.po
index 1e31799749..679a703e32 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/en.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/en.po
@@ -6871,6 +6871,17 @@ msgstr "Invalid color value: %s"
 msgid "workspace.token.invalid-json"
 msgstr "Import Error: Invalid token data in JSON."
 
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:16
+msgid "workspace.token.invalid-json-token-name"
+msgstr "Import Error: Invalid token name in in JSON."
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:18
+msgid "workspace.token.invalid-json-token-name-detail"
+msgstr ""
+"\"%s\" is not a valid token name.\n"
+"Token names should only contain letters and digits separated by . "
+"characters and must not start with a $ sign."
+
 #: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:41, src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:45
 msgid "workspace.token.invalid-value"
 msgstr "Invalid token value: %s"
diff --git a/frontend/translations/es.po b/frontend/translations/es.po
index d594384555..f9a319e923 100644
--- a/frontend/translations/es.po
+++ b/frontend/translations/es.po
@@ -6889,6 +6889,17 @@ msgstr "Valor de color no válido: %s"
 msgid "workspace.token.invalid-json"
 msgstr "Error al importar: Datos de token no válidos en JSON."
 
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:16
+msgid "workspace.token.invalid-json-token-name"
+msgstr "Error al importar: Nombre de token no válido en JSON."
+
+#: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:18
+msgid "workspace.token.invalid-json-token-name-detail"
+msgstr ""
+"\"%s\" no es un nombre de token válido.\n"
+"Los nombres de token solo pueden contener letras y dígitos separados por "
+"caracteres . y no pueden empezar con un signo $."
+
 #: src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:41, src/app/main/ui/workspace/tokens/errors.cljs:45
 msgid "workspace.token.invalid-value"
 msgstr "Valor de token no válido: %s"