diff --git a/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/ProblemGenerationExeOptions.cpp b/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/ProblemGenerationExeOptions.cpp
index d65732b864..efe286508f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/ProblemGenerationExeOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/ProblemGenerationExeOptions.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ ProblemGenerationExeOptions::ProblemGenerationExeOptions()
 void ProblemGenerationExeOptions::Parse(unsigned int argc,
                                         const char *const *argv) {
   OptionsParser::Parse(argc, argv);
+  if (XpansionOutputDir().empty() && ArchivePath().empty()) {
+    auto log_location = LOGLOCATION;
+    auto msg = "Both output directory and archive path are empty";
+    throw ProblemGenerationOptions::MissingParameters(msg, log_location);
+  }
 }
 
 std::filesystem::path ProblemGenerationExeOptions::deduceArchivePathIfEmpty(
@@ -57,8 +62,4 @@ std::filesystem::path ProblemGenerationExeOptions::deduceXpansionDirIfEmpty(
     return deduced_dir;
   }
   return xpansion_output_dir;
-}
-
-ProblemGenerationExeOptions::MismatchedParameters::MismatchedParameters(
-    const std::string& err_message, const std::string& log_location)
-    : XpansionError(err_message, log_location) {}
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+}
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diff --git a/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/include/ProblemGenerationOptions.h b/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/include/ProblemGenerationOptions.h
index e861cf8779..3fb34b841f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/include/ProblemGenerationOptions.h
+++ b/src/cpp/lpnamer/main/include/ProblemGenerationOptions.h
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ class ProblemGenerationOptions {
 
    public:
     explicit MismatchedParameters(const std::string& err_message,
-                                  const std::string& log_location);
+                                  const std::string& log_location)
+        : XpansionError(err_message, log_location) {}
   };
-};
+
+  class MissingParameters : public LogUtils::XpansionError<std::runtime_error> {
+    using LogUtils::XpansionError<std::runtime_error>::XpansionError;
+
+   public:
+    explicit MissingParameters(const std::string& err_message,
+                               const std::string& log_location)
+        : XpansionError(err_message, log_location) {}
+  };
+};
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diff --git a/tests/cpp/lp_namer/ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest.cpp b/tests/cpp/lp_namer/ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest.cpp
index 207caa1d75..eea39cf736 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/lp_namer/ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp/lp_namer/ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest.cpp
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@ class ProblemGenerationSpyAndMock : public ProblemGeneration {
   bool unnamed_problems_;
 };
 
-TEST_F(ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest, WithoutArchiveOption) {
-  char argv = 'c';
-  char* pargv = &argv;
-  char** ppargv = &pargv;
-  try {
-    problem_generation_options_parser_.Parse(1, ppargv);
-  } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(e.what(),
-              std::string("the option '--archive' is required but missing"));
-  }
-}
 TEST_F(ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest, WithoutOutputOption) {
   const char argv0[] = "lp_namer.exe";
   const char argv1[] = "--archive";
@@ -187,4 +176,17 @@ TEST_F(
   std::ifstream logfile(output_path / "lp" / "ProblemGenerationLog.txt");
   EXPECT_TRUE(Constains(
       logfile, "Archive path is missing and output path does not contains"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(ProblemGenerationExeOptionsTest,
+       OutputAndArchiveParameters_ErrorIfBothArchiveAndOutputAreMissing) {
+  auto test_root =
+      std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / std::tmpnam(nullptr);
+
+  const char argv0[] = "lp.exe ";
+
+  std::vector<const char*> ppargv = {argv0};
+
+  EXPECT_THROW(problem_generation_options_parser_.Parse(1, ppargv.data()),
+               ProblemGenerationOptions::MissingParameters);
 }
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