diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/BaseTemplateModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/BaseTemplateModel.swift
index b5c4763c..c42797bc 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/BaseTemplateModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Templates/BaseTemplateModel.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ import Foundation
         } else {
             pageType = try typeContainer.decode(String.self, forKey: .pageType)
         }
+        if pageType.isEmpty {
+            throw ModelRegistry.Error.decoderOther(message: "pageType cannot be an empty string!")
+        }
         screenHeading = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .screenHeading)
         backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         formRules = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent([FormGroupRule].self, forKey: .formRules)