diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/erlang-server/api.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/erlang-server/api.mustache
index ed49d5a0a78..6e337c7773e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/erlang-server/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/erlang-server/api.mustache
@@ -107,11 +107,15 @@ populate_request_params(OperationID, [FieldParams | T], Req0, ValidatorState, Mo
 
 populate_request_param(OperationID, Name, Req0, ValidatorState) ->
     #{rules := Rules, source := Source} = request_param_info(OperationID, Name),
-    {Value, Req} = get_value(Source, Name, Req0),
-    case prepare_param(Rules, Name, Value, ValidatorState) of
-        {ok, Result} -> {ok, Name, Result, Req};
-        {error, Reason} ->
-            {error, Reason, Req}
+    case get_value(Source, Name, Req0) of
+        {error, Reason, Req} ->
+            {error, Reason, Req};
+        {Value, Req} ->
+            case prepare_param(Rules, Name, Value, ValidatorState) of
+                {ok, Result} -> {ok, Name, Result, Req};
+                {error, Reason} ->
+                    {error, Reason, Req}
+            end
     end.
 
 -spec validate_response(
@@ -293,11 +297,16 @@ validation_error(ViolatedRule, Name, Info) ->
     throw({wrong_param, Name, ViolatedRule, Info}).
 
 -spec get_value(body | qs_val | header | binding, Name :: any(), Req0 :: cowboy_req:req()) ->
-    {Value :: any(), Req :: cowboy_req:req()}.
+    {Value :: any(), Req :: cowboy_req:req()} | 
+    {error, Reason :: any(), Req :: cowboy_req:req()}.
 get_value(body, _Name, Req0) ->
     {ok, Body, Req} = cowboy_req:body(Req0),
-    Value = prepare_body(Body),
-    {Value, Req};
+    case prepare_body(Body) of
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {error, Reason, Req};
+        Value ->
+            {Value, Req}
+    end;
 
 get_value(qs_val, Name, Req0) ->
     {QS, Req} = cowboy_req:qs_vals(Req0),
@@ -317,7 +326,13 @@ get_value(binding, Name, Req0) ->
 prepare_body(Body) ->
     case Body of
         <<"">> -> <<"">>;
-        _ -> jsx:decode(Body, [return_maps])
+        _ ->
+            try
+                jsx:decode(Body, [return_maps]) 
+            catch
+              error:_ ->
+                {error, {invalid_body, not_json, Body}}
+            end
     end.
 
 validate_with_schema(Body, Definition, ValidatorState) ->
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/.swagger-codegen/VERSION b/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/.swagger-codegen/VERSION
index f9f7450d135..7fea99011a6 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/.swagger-codegen/VERSION
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/.swagger-codegen/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+2.2.3-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/priv/swagger.json b/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/priv/swagger.json
index 808835928b6..357c31b4013 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/priv/swagger.json
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/priv/swagger.json
@@ -684,14 +684,6 @@
       },
       "title" : "Pet Order",
       "description" : "An order for a pets from the pet store",
-      "example" : {
-        "petId" : 6,
-        "quantity" : 1,
-        "id" : 0,
-        "shipDate" : "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
-        "complete" : false,
-        "status" : "placed"
-      },
       "xml" : {
         "name" : "Order"
       }
@@ -709,10 +701,6 @@
       },
       "title" : "Pet catehgry",
       "description" : "A category for a pet",
-      "example" : {
-        "name" : "name",
-        "id" : 6
-      },
       "xml" : {
         "name" : "Category"
       }
@@ -750,16 +738,6 @@
       },
       "title" : "a User",
       "description" : "A User who is purchasing from the pet store",
-      "example" : {
-        "firstName" : "firstName",
-        "lastName" : "lastName",
-        "password" : "password",
-        "userStatus" : 6,
-        "phone" : "phone",
-        "id" : 0,
-        "email" : "email",
-        "username" : "username"
-      },
       "xml" : {
         "name" : "User"
       }
@@ -777,10 +755,6 @@
       },
       "title" : "Pet Tag",
       "description" : "A tag for a pet",
-      "example" : {
-        "name" : "name",
-        "id" : 1
-      },
       "xml" : {
         "name" : "Tag"
       }
@@ -828,23 +802,6 @@
       },
       "title" : "a Pet",
       "description" : "A pet for sale in the pet store",
-      "example" : {
-        "photoUrls" : [ "photoUrls", "photoUrls" ],
-        "name" : "doggie",
-        "id" : 0,
-        "category" : {
-          "name" : "name",
-          "id" : 6
-        },
-        "tags" : [ {
-          "name" : "name",
-          "id" : 1
-        }, {
-          "name" : "name",
-          "id" : 1
-        } ],
-        "status" : "available"
-      },
       "xml" : {
         "name" : "Pet"
       }
@@ -864,12 +821,7 @@
         }
       },
       "title" : "An uploaded response",
-      "description" : "Describes the result of uploading an image resource",
-      "example" : {
-        "code" : 0,
-        "type" : "type",
-        "message" : "message"
-      }
+      "description" : "Describes the result of uploading an image resource"
     }
   },
   "externalDocs" : {
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/src/swagger_api.erl b/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/src/swagger_api.erl
index 02e15583133..af447cf7c9a 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/src/swagger_api.erl
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/erlang-server/src/swagger_api.erl
@@ -407,11 +407,15 @@ populate_request_params(OperationID, [FieldParams | T], Req0, ValidatorState, Mo
 
 populate_request_param(OperationID, Name, Req0, ValidatorState) ->
     #{rules := Rules, source := Source} = request_param_info(OperationID, Name),
-    {Value, Req} = get_value(Source, Name, Req0),
-    case prepare_param(Rules, Name, Value, ValidatorState) of
-        {ok, Result} -> {ok, Name, Result, Req};
-        {error, Reason} ->
-            {error, Reason, Req}
+    case get_value(Source, Name, Req0) of
+        {error, Reason, Req} ->
+            {error, Reason, Req};
+        {Value, Req} ->
+            case prepare_param(Rules, Name, Value, ValidatorState) of
+                {ok, Result} -> {ok, Name, Result, Req};
+                {error, Reason} ->
+                    {error, Reason, Req}
+            end
     end.
 
 -spec validate_response(
@@ -680,11 +684,16 @@ validation_error(ViolatedRule, Name, Info) ->
     throw({wrong_param, Name, ViolatedRule, Info}).
 
 -spec get_value(body | qs_val | header | binding, Name :: any(), Req0 :: cowboy_req:req()) ->
-    {Value :: any(), Req :: cowboy_req:req()}.
+    {Value :: any(), Req :: cowboy_req:req()} | 
+    {error, Reason :: any(), Req :: cowboy_req:req()}.
 get_value(body, _Name, Req0) ->
     {ok, Body, Req} = cowboy_req:body(Req0),
-    Value = prepare_body(Body),
-    {Value, Req};
+    case prepare_body(Body) of
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {error, Reason, Req};
+        Value ->
+            {Value, Req}
+    end;
 
 get_value(qs_val, Name, Req0) ->
     {QS, Req} = cowboy_req:qs_vals(Req0),
@@ -704,7 +713,13 @@ get_value(binding, Name, Req0) ->
 prepare_body(Body) ->
     case Body of
         <<"">> -> <<"">>;
-        _ -> jsx:decode(Body, [return_maps])
+        _ ->
+            try
+                jsx:decode(Body, [return_maps]) 
+            catch
+              error:_ ->
+                {error, {invalid_body, not_json, Body}}
+            end
     end.
 
 validate_with_schema(Body, Definition, ValidatorState) ->