diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/type/BasicType.java b/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/type/BasicType.java
index bbd5454d..d2753ae0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/type/BasicType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/swagger2markup/internal/type/BasicType.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class BasicType extends Type {
 
     public BasicType(String type, String name, String format) {
         super(name);
-        Validate.notBlank(type);
+        Validate.notBlank(type, "Type of parameter '%s' must not be blank", name);
         this.type = type;
         this.format = format;
     }