diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts
index 612889267a..eafb8331f5 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/forgotPassword.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import forgotPassword, { Result } from '../forgotPassword';
 import { Payload } from '../../..';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ async function localForgotPassword(payload: Payload, options: Options): Promise<
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
 
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts
index ef92235c08..f1921ea9ea 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/login.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { TypeWithID } from '../../../collections/config/types';
 import { Payload } from '../../..';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export type Options = {
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
 }
 
-async function localLogin<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload: Payload, options: Options): Promise<Result & { user: T}> {
+async function localLogin<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload: Payload, options: Options): Promise<Result & { user: T }> {
   const {
     collection: collectionSlug,
     req = {} as PayloadRequest,
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ async function localLogin<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload: Payload, options:
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.payload = payload;
   req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts
index 55f3541159..969850d9de 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/resetPassword.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import resetPassword, { Result } from '../resetPassword';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ async function localResetPassword(payload: Payload, options: Options): Promise<R
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payload = payload;
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts
index ace86d1087..fe726c0feb 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/unlock.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Payload } from '../../..';
 import unlock from '../unlock';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ async function localUnlock(payload: Payload, options: Options): Promise<boolean>
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payload = payload;
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.i18n = i18n(payload.config.i18n);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/local/verifyEmail.ts b/src/auth/operations/local/verifyEmail.ts
index 22228d5ac4..c4466bbc95 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/local/verifyEmail.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/local/verifyEmail.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 import { Payload } from '../../../index';
 import verifyEmail from '../verifyEmail';
 
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ async function localVerifyEmail(payload: Payload, options: Options): Promise<boo
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   return verifyEmail({
     token,
     collection,
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts
index e32a58e710..cab886b689 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/create.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import create from '../create';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import { File } from '../../../uploads/types';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T> = {
   collection: string
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ export default async function createLocal<T = any>(payload: Payload, options: Op
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
   const defaultLocale = payload?.config?.localization ? payload?.config?.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts
index 0b8a0188a8..386c1e797e 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/delete.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Payload } from '../../../index';
 import deleteOperation from '../delete';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ export default async function deleteLocal<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload: P
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
   const defaultLocale = payload?.config?.localization ? payload?.config?.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
+
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const req = {
     user,
     payloadAPI: 'local',
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
index 342a91dcb6..cea2105c98 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/find.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import find from '../find';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ export default async function findLocal<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload: Pay
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
   const defaultLocale = payload?.config?.localization ? payload?.config?.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
index ba3addeb1d..9f013b041a 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import findByID from '../findByID';
 import { Payload } from '../../..';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ export default async function findByIDLocal<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload:
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
   const defaultLocale = payload?.config?.localization ? payload?.config?.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
index 240ce53bd8..e19eba9dd0 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import findVersionByID from '../findVersionByID';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ export default async function findVersionByIDLocal<T extends TypeWithVersion<T>
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
   const defaultLocale = payload?.config?.localization ? payload?.config?.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   req.payloadAPI = 'local';
   req.locale = locale ?? req?.locale ?? defaultLocale;
   req.fallbackLocale = fallbackLocale ?? req?.fallbackLocale ?? defaultLocale;
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts
index 6d833cf976..e7f1000218 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findVersions.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import findVersions from '../findVersions';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ export default async function findVersionsLocal<T extends TypeWithVersion<T> = a
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
   const defaultLocale = payload?.config?.localization ? payload?.config?.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   const req = {
     user,
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
index f016468740..67d3ee6bbc 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import restoreVersion from '../restoreVersion';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   collection: string
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ export default async function restoreVersionLocal<T extends TypeWithVersion<T> =
   } = options;
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
+
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   const req = {
     user,
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
index 57fd71a7ff..a4e86c80b6 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import { File } from '../../../uploads/types';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options<T> = {
   collection: string
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ export default async function updateLocal<T = any>(payload: Payload, options: Op
   } = options;
 
   const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug];
+
+  if (!collection) {
+    throw new APIError(`The collection with slug ${collectionSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
   const defaultLocale = payload.config.localization ? payload.config.localization?.defaultLocale : null;
 
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts
index 8d9f04cab7..60f9d196e6 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { TypeWithID } from '../../config/types';
 import findOne from '../findOne';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   slug: string
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ export default async function findOneLocal<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload:
   const globalConfig = payload.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
+
+  if (!globalConfig) {
+    throw new APIError(`The global with slug ${globalSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const req = {
     user,
     payloadAPI: 'local',
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
index 8d9cf748a2..6e14dd948e 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersionByID.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import findVersionByID from '../findVersionByID';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   slug: string
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ export default async function findVersionByIDLocal<T extends TypeWithVersion<T>
   const globalConfig = payload.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
+  if (!globalConfig) {
+    throw new APIError(`The global with slug ${globalSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const req = {
     user,
     payloadAPI: 'local',
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts
index 321b153173..b53f334ddf 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findVersions.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import findVersions from '../findVersions';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   slug: string
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ export default async function findVersionsLocal<T extends TypeWithVersion<T> = a
   const globalConfig = payload.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
+  if (!globalConfig) {
+    throw new APIError(`The global with slug ${globalSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const req = {
     user,
     payloadAPI: 'local',
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
index 97a83bd03e..4bd185d578 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/restoreVersion.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from '../../../versions/types';
 import restoreVersion from '../restoreVersion';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   slug: string
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ export default async function restoreVersionLocal<T extends TypeWithVersion<T> =
   const globalConfig = payload.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
+  if (!globalConfig) {
+    throw new APIError(`The global with slug ${globalSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const req = {
     user,
     payloadAPI: 'local',
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
index 264235f1b9..169f7d74c1 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { TypeWithID } from '../../config/types';
 import update from '../update';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../../collections/dataloader';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
+import { APIError } from '../../../errors';
 
 export type Options = {
   slug: string
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ export default async function updateLocal<T extends TypeWithID = any>(payload: P
   const globalConfig = payload.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
   const i18n = i18nInit(payload.config.i18n);
 
+  if (!globalConfig) {
+    throw new APIError(`The global with slug ${globalSlug} can't be found.`);
+  }
+
   const req = {
     user,
     payloadAPI: 'local',