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@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
public class WebScaffoldMetadata extends AbstractItdTypeDetailsProvidingMetadata
 			attributes.add(new StringAttributeValue(new JavaSymbolName("value"), paramNames.get(i).getSymbolName().toLowerCase()));
 			pathVariable.add(new DefaultAnnotationMetadata(new JavaType("org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam"), attributes));					
 			annotatedParamTypes.add(new AnnotatedJavaType(paramTypes.get(i), pathVariable));
-			bodyBuilder.appendFormalLine("if(" + paramNames.get(i).getSymbolName() + " == null" + (paramTypes.get(i).equals(new JavaType(String.class.getName())) ? " || " + paramNames.get(i).getSymbolName().toLowerCase() + ".length() == 0" : "") + ") throw new IllegalArgumentException(\"A " + paramNames.get(i).getSymbolName() + " is required.\");");
+			bodyBuilder.appendFormalLine("if(" + paramNames.get(i).getSymbolName() + " == null" + (paramTypes.get(i).equals(new JavaType(String.class.getName())) ? " || " + paramNames.get(i).getSymbolName() + ".length() == 0" : "") + ") throw new IllegalArgumentException(\"A " + paramNames.get(i).getSymbolNameCapitalisedFirstLetter() + " is required.\");");
 			methodParams.append(paramNames.get(i) + ", ");
 		}				
 		
