1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/id/server/stork2-saml-engine/src/main/java/eu/stork/peps/auth/engine/core/validator/QAAAttributeSchemaValidator.java b/id/server/stork2-saml-engine/src/main/java/eu/stork/peps/auth/engine/core/validator/QAAAttributeSchemaValidator.java
index bf7626dc5..04ff153d3 100644
--- a/id/server/stork2-saml-engine/src/main/java/eu/stork/peps/auth/engine/core/validator/QAAAttributeSchemaValidator.java
+++ b/id/server/stork2-saml-engine/src/main/java/eu/stork/peps/auth/engine/core/validator/QAAAttributeSchemaValidator.java
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ public class QAAAttributeSchemaValidator implements Validator<QAAAttribute> {
 		if (DatatypeHelper.isEmpty(qaaAttribute.getQaaLevel())) {
 			throw new ValidationException("QAALevel label must be specified.");
 		}
-
-		final int qaa = Integer.valueOf(qaaAttribute.getQaaLevel());
+		int qaa = 0;
+		try {
+			qaa = Integer.valueOf(qaaAttribute.getQaaLevel());
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new ValidationException("QAALevel is not a valid number!");
+		}
 
 		if (qaa < QAAAttribute.MIN_VALUE || qaa > QAAAttribute.MAX_VALUE) {
 			throw new ValidationException("QAALevel label must be greater than 0.");