diff --git a/e107_handlers/model_class.php b/e107_handlers/model_class.php
index b6761ea56..e6c123642 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/model_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/model_class.php
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ class e_front_model extends e_model
 	 * @param integer $error_code [optional]
 	 * @return object
 	 */
-	public function addValidationError($message, $field_title = '', $error_code = '')
+	public function addValidationError($message, $field_title = '', $error_code = 0)
 	{
 		$this->getValidator()->addValidateMessage($field_title, $error_code, $message)->setIsValidData(false);
 		return $this;
diff --git a/e107_handlers/validator_class.php b/e107_handlers/validator_class.php
index f9ce9ba03..7e833db23 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/validator_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/validator_class.php
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ class e_validator
 		$dbgmsg = false;
 		if($err_message)
 		{
-			$lan = (strpos($err_message, '%1$s') !== false ? '' : '<strong>&quot;%1$s&quot;</strong> - ').$err_message; // custom, e.g. // default '<strong>&quot;%1$s&quot;</strong> field error: Custom error message. '
-			$dbgmsg = LAN_VALIDATE_FAILMSG;
+			$lan = (!$field_title || strpos($err_message, '%1$s') !== false ? '' : '<strong>&quot;%1$s&quot;</strong> - ').$err_message; // custom, e.g. // default '<strong>&quot;%1$s&quot;</strong> field error: Custom error message. '
+			$dbgmsg = LAN_VALIDATE_FAILMSG;var_dump($lan);
 		}
 		
 		//Core message