diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf470f1..607de5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.coveo</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-parameter-store-integration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.1</version>
+    <version>1.1.2</version>
 
     <name>Spring Boot Parameter Store Integration</name>
     <description>An integration of Amazon Web Services' Systems Manager Parameter Store for Spring Boot's properties injection.</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.8</version>
+                <version>2.9.9</version>
                 <scope>import</scope>
                 <type>pom</type>
             </dependency>
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.14.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>1.5.21.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-ssm</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.351</version>
+            <version>1.11.566</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test libraries -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.14.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>1.5.21.RELEASE</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSource.java b/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSource.java
index 7e3d245..e6809e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSource.java
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.AWSSimpleSystemsManagement;
 import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.model.GetParameterRequest;
+import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.model.GetParameterResult;
 import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.model.ParameterNotFoundException;
-import com.coveo.configuration.parameterstore.exception.ParameterStoreParameterNotFoundError;
 import com.coveo.configuration.parameterstore.exception.ParameterStoreError;
+import com.coveo.configuration.parameterstore.exception.ParameterStoreParameterNotFoundError;
 
 public class ParameterStoreSource
 {
@@ -20,9 +21,10 @@ public ParameterStoreSource(AWSSimpleSystemsManagement ssmClient, boolean haltBo
     public Object getProperty(String propertyName)
     {
         try {
-            return ssmClient.getParameter(new GetParameterRequest().withName(propertyName).withWithDecryption(true))
-                            .getParameter()
-                            .getValue();
+            GetParameterResult getParameterResult = ssmClient.getParameter(new GetParameterRequest().withName(propertyName)
+                                                                                                    .withWithDecryption(true));
+            validate(propertyName, getParameterResult);
+            return getParameterResult.getParameter().getValue();
         } catch (ParameterNotFoundException e) {
             if (haltBoot) {
                 throw new ParameterStoreParameterNotFoundError(propertyName, e);
@@ -32,4 +34,28 @@ public Object getProperty(String propertyName)
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    private void validate(String propertyName, GetParameterResult getParameterResult)
+    {
+        String requestId = getParameterResult.getSdkResponseMetadata().getRequestId();
+        int statusCode = getParameterResult.getSdkHttpMetadata().getHttpStatusCode();
+        if (statusCode != 200) {
+            throw new ParameterStoreError(propertyName,
+                                          String.format("Invalid response code '%s' received from AWS. AWS Request ID : '%s'.",
+                                                        statusCode,
+                                                        requestId));
+        }
+
+        if (getParameterResult.getParameter() == null) {
+            throw new ParameterStoreError(propertyName,
+                                          String.format("A null Parameter was received from AWS. AWS Request ID : '%s'.",
+                                                        requestId));
+        }
+
+        if (getParameterResult.getParameter().getValue() == null) {
+            throw new ParameterStoreError(propertyName,
+                                          String.format("A null Parameter value was received from AWS. AWS Request ID : '%s'.",
+                                                        requestId));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/exception/ParameterStoreError.java b/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/exception/ParameterStoreError.java
index e33c7b5..9675f09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/exception/ParameterStoreError.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/exception/ParameterStoreError.java
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ public class ParameterStoreError extends Error
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+    public ParameterStoreError(String propertyName, String reason)
+    {
+        super(String.format("Accessing Parameter Store for parameter '%s' failed. %s", propertyName, reason));
+    }
+
     public ParameterStoreError(String propertyName, Exception e)
     {
         super(String.format("Accessing Parameter Store for parameter '%s' failed.", propertyName), e);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSourceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSourceTest.java
index 384b3fd..745c242 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/coveo/configuration/parameterstore/ParameterStoreSourceTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 
+import com.amazonaws.ResponseMetadata;
+import com.amazonaws.http.SdkHttpMetadata;
 import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.AWSSimpleSystemsManagement;
 import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.model.GetParameterRequest;
 import com.amazonaws.services.simplesystemsmanagement.model.GetParameterResult;
@@ -28,19 +30,25 @@ public class ParameterStoreSourceTest
 
     @Mock
     private AWSSimpleSystemsManagement ssmClientMock;
+    @Mock
+    private SdkHttpMetadata sdkHttpMetadataMock;
+    @Mock
+    private ResponseMetadata responseMetadataMock;
 
     private ParameterStoreSource parameterStoreSource;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp()
     {
+        when(sdkHttpMetadataMock.getHttpStatusCode()).thenReturn(200);
+
         parameterStoreSource = new ParameterStoreSource(ssmClientMock, false);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testGetProperty()
     {
-        when(ssmClientMock.getParameter(getParameterRequest(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME))).thenReturn(new GetParameterResult().withParameter(new Parameter().withValue(VALID_PROPERTY_VALUE)));
+        when(ssmClientMock.getParameter(getParameterRequest(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME))).thenReturn(getGetParameterResult().withParameter(new Parameter().withValue(VALID_PROPERTY_VALUE)));
 
         Object value = parameterStoreSource.getProperty(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME);
 
@@ -74,6 +82,42 @@ public void shouldThrowOnGetPropertyWhenNotFoundAndHaltBootIsTrue()
         parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot.getProperty(INVALID_PROPERTY_NAME);
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = ParameterStoreError.class)
+    public void shouldThrowWhenStatusCodeIsNot200()
+    {
+        when(sdkHttpMetadataMock.getHttpStatusCode()).thenReturn(503);
+        when(ssmClientMock.getParameter(getParameterRequest(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME))).thenReturn(getGetParameterResult());
+        ParameterStoreSource parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot = new ParameterStoreSource(ssmClientMock, true);
+
+        parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot.getProperty(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = ParameterStoreError.class)
+    public void shouldThrowWhenParameterIsNull()
+    {
+        when(ssmClientMock.getParameter(getParameterRequest(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME))).thenReturn(getGetParameterResult());
+        ParameterStoreSource parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot = new ParameterStoreSource(ssmClientMock, true);
+
+        parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot.getProperty(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = ParameterStoreError.class)
+    public void shouldThrowWhenParameterValueIsNull()
+    {
+        when(ssmClientMock.getParameter(getParameterRequest(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME))).thenReturn(getGetParameterResult().withParameter(new Parameter()));
+        ParameterStoreSource parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot = new ParameterStoreSource(ssmClientMock, true);
+
+        parameterStoreSourceHaltingBoot.getProperty(VALID_PROPERTY_NAME);
+    }
+
+    private GetParameterResult getGetParameterResult()
+    {
+        GetParameterResult getParameterResult = new GetParameterResult();
+        getParameterResult.setSdkHttpMetadata(sdkHttpMetadataMock);
+        getParameterResult.setSdkResponseMetadata(responseMetadataMock);
+        return getParameterResult;
+    }
+
     private GetParameterRequest getParameterRequest(String parameterName)
     {
         return new GetParameterRequest().withName(parameterName).withWithDecryption(true);