diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
index 2952369f4e..7af8cb3687 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public class Binder {
 		final BasicPluralAttributeElementBinding elementBinding =
 				( BasicPluralAttributeElementBinding ) attributeBinding.getPluralAttributeElementBinding();
 		if ( elementBinding.getNature() != PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.BASIC ) {
-			bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
+			throw bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
 					"Expected a SetBinding with an element of nature Nature.BASIC; instead was %s",
 					elementBinding.getNature() ) );
 		}
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			final String defaultJavaTypeName ) {
 		if ( explicitTypeName == null ) {
 			if ( hibernateTypeDescriptor.getJavaTypeName() != null ) {
-				bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
+				throw bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
 						"Attempt to re-initialize (non-explicit) Java type name; current=%s new=%s",
 						hibernateTypeDescriptor.getJavaTypeName(),
 						defaultJavaTypeName ) );
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			// Check if user-specified name is of a User-Defined Type (UDT)
 			final TypeDefinition typeDef = metadata.getTypeDefinition( explicitTypeName );
 			if ( hibernateTypeDescriptor.getExplicitTypeName() != null ) {
-				bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
+				throw bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
 						"Attempt to re-initialize explicity-mapped Java type name; current=%s new=%s",
 						hibernateTypeDescriptor.getExplicitTypeName(),
 						explicitTypeName ) );
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ public class Binder {
 		entityIdentifier.createIdentifierGenerator( identifierGeneratorFactory, properties );
 		if ( IdentityGenerator.class.isInstance( entityIdentifier.getIdentifierGenerator() ) ) {
 			if ( rootEntityBinding.getPrimaryTable().getPrimaryKey().getColumnSpan() != 1 ) {
-				bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
+				throw bindingContext().makeMappingException( String.format(
 						"ID for %s is mapped as an identity with %d columns. IDs mapped as an identity can only have 1 column.",
 						rootEntityBinding.getEntity().getName(),
 						rootEntityBinding.getPrimaryTable().getPrimaryKey().getColumnSpan()
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ public class Binder {
 				try {
 					attributeBinding.setComparator( comparatorClass.newInstance() );
 				} catch ( Exception error ) {
-					bindingContext().makeMappingException(
+					throw bindingContext().makeMappingException(
 							String.format(
 									"Unable to create comparator [%s] for attribute [%s]",
 									sortable.getComparatorName(),
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			final boolean isNullableByDefault,
 			final boolean isDefaultAttributeName ) {
 		if ( columnSource.getName() == null && defaultName == null ) {
-			bindingContext().makeMappingException( "Cannot resolve name for column because no name was specified and default name is null." );
+			throw bindingContext().makeMappingException( "Cannot resolve name for column because no name was specified and default name is null." );
 		}
 		final String name;
 		if ( StringHelper.isNotEmpty( columnSource.getName() ) ) {
@@ -2619,7 +2619,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			final EntitySource entitySource = entitySourcesByName.get( entityName );
 			if ( entitySource == null ) {
 				String msg = log.missingEntitySource( entityName );
-				bindingContext().makeMappingException( msg );
+				throw bindingContext().makeMappingException( msg );
 			}
 
 			// Get super entity binding (creating it if necessary using recursive call to this method)
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/HibernateTypeHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/HibernateTypeHelper.java
index 49658eef01..4facd8234a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/HibernateTypeHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/HibernateTypeHelper.java
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ public class HibernateTypeHelper {
 				resolvedHibernateType.isEntityType()
 						? EntityType.class.cast( resolvedHibernateType ).getIdentifierOrUniqueKeyType( metadata )
 						: resolvedHibernateType;
-		if ( !ComponentType.class.isInstance( resolvedRelationalType ) ) {
-			binder.bindingContext().makeMappingException( "Column number mismatch" ); // todo refine the exception message
+		if ( !CompositeType.class.isInstance( resolvedRelationalType ) ) {
+			throw binder.bindingContext().makeMappingException( "Column number mismatch" ); // todo refine the exception message
 		}
 		Type[] subTypes = CompositeType.class.cast( resolvedRelationalType ).getSubtypes();
 		for ( int i = 0; i < subTypes.length; i++ ) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/AssociationAttribute.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/AssociationAttribute.java
index 1e06fbb13f..2858a88c0d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/AssociationAttribute.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/AssociationAttribute.java
@@ -320,10 +320,13 @@ public class AssociationAttribute extends MappedAttribute {
 			targetTypeName = targetEntityValue.asClass().name().toString();
 		}
 
-		if( StringHelper.isEmpty( targetTypeName ) && referencedAttributeType!=null ){
-			targetTypeName = referencedAttributeType.getName();
-		} else {
-			getContext().makeMappingException( "Can't find the target type for this collection attribute: "+ getRole() );
+		if( StringHelper.isEmpty( targetTypeName ) ) {
+			if ( referencedAttributeType != null )  {
+				targetTypeName = referencedAttributeType.getName();
+			}
+			else {
+				throw getContext().makeMappingException( "Can't find the target type for this collection attribute: "+ getRole() );
+			}
 		}
 
 		return targetTypeName;