1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/branches/sca-java-1.x/modules/binding-jms/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/jms/operationselector/jmsuserprop/OperationSelectorJMSUserPropProcessor.java b/branches/sca-java-1.x/modules/binding-jms/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/jms/operationselector/jmsuserprop/OperationSelectorJMSUserPropProcessor.java
index ef7912cf62..f1fd97cb4e 100644
--- a/branches/sca-java-1.x/modules/binding-jms/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/jms/operationselector/jmsuserprop/OperationSelectorJMSUserPropProcessor.java
+++ b/branches/sca-java-1.x/modules/binding-jms/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/binding/jms/operationselector/jmsuserprop/OperationSelectorJMSUserPropProcessor.java
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ public class OperationSelectorJMSUserPropProcessor extends BaseStAXArtifactProce
     public OperationSelectorJMSUserProp read(XMLStreamReader reader) throws ContributionReadException, XMLStreamException {
         OperationSelectorJMSUserProp opSelector = new OperationSelectorJMSUserProp();
         String propertyName = reader.getAttributeValue(null, OperationSelectorJMSUserProp.OPERATION_SELECTOR_JMS_USERPROP_ATTR);
-        opSelector.setPropertyName(propertyName);
+        if (propertyName != null && propertyName.length() > 0) {
+            opSelector.setPropertyName(propertyName);
+        } else {
+            throw new ContributionReadException(OperationSelectorJMSUserProp.OPERATION_SELECTOR_JMS_USERPROP_QNAME.toString() + ": " + 
+                    OperationSelectorJMSUserProp.OPERATION_SELECTOR_JMS_USERPROP_ATTR + " is a required attribute.");
+        }
+        
         return opSelector;
     }