diff --git a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/impl/FederatedAuthenticatorConfigBuilderFactory.java b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/impl/FederatedAuthenticatorConfigBuilderFactory.java
index 8d932f0178..2223458692 100644
--- a/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/impl/FederatedAuthenticatorConfigBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/components/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp/org.wso2.carbon.identity.api.server.idp.v1/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/api/server/idp/v1/impl/FederatedAuthenticatorConfigBuilderFactory.java
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ private static void validateAuthPropForFederatedAuthenticator(
         if (!areAllDistinct(properties)) {
             Constants.ErrorMessage error = Constants.ErrorMessage.ERROR_CODE_INVALID_INPUT;
             throw new IdentityProviderManagementClientException(error.getCode(), error.getMessage(),
-                    error.getDescription());
+                    String.format(error.getDescription(), " Duplicate properties are found in " +
+                            "the request."));
         }
     }