diff --git a/qulice-spi/src/main/java/com/qulice/spi/ValidationException.java b/qulice-spi/src/main/java/com/qulice/spi/ValidationException.java
index 9b01074cb..7a9106d32 100644
--- a/qulice-spi/src/main/java/com/qulice/spi/ValidationException.java
+++ b/qulice-spi/src/main/java/com/qulice/spi/ValidationException.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public final class ValidationException extends Exception {
      * @param args Optional arguments for String.format()
      */
     public ValidationException(final String text, final Object... args) {
+        if (text == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Exception message cannot be null");
+        }
         super(String.format(text, args));
     }