diff --git a/lib/bindings/http/receiver_binary_0_2.js b/lib/bindings/http/receiver_binary_0_2.js
index 8859002..639bd1e 100644
--- a/lib/bindings/http/receiver_binary_0_2.js
+++ b/lib/bindings/http/receiver_binary_0_2.js
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ const Spec02     = require("../../specs/spec_0_2.js");
 
 const JSONParser = require("../../formats/json/parser.js");
 
+const {
+  isDefinedOrThrow,
+  isStringOrObjectOrThrow
+} = require("../../utils/fun.js");
+
 const parserByType = {};
 parserByType[Constants.MIME_JSON] = new JSONParser();
 
@@ -48,20 +53,18 @@ setterByHeader[Constants.HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE] = {
 };
 
 function validateArgs(payload, attributes) {
-  if(!payload){
-    throw {message: "payload is null or undefined"};
-  }
 
-  if(!attributes) {
-    throw {message: "attributes is null or undefined"};
-  }
+  Array.of(payload)
+    .filter(p => isDefinedOrThrow(p,
+              {message: "payload is null or undefined"}))
+    .filter(p => isStringOrObjectOrThrow(p,
+              {message: "payload must be an object or a string"}))
+    .shift();
 
-  if((typeof payload) !== "object" && (typeof payload) !== "string"){
-    throw {
-      message: "payload must be an object or a string",
-      errors: [typeof payload]
-    };
-  }
+  Array.of(attributes)
+    .filter(a => isDefinedOrThrow(a,
+                {message: "attributes is null or undefined"}))
+    .shift();
 }
 
 function Receiver(configuration) {
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ Receiver.prototype.parse = function(payload, headers) {
     parserByType[sanityHeaders[Constants.HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE]]
       .parse(payload);
 
-  // Every unprocessed header should be an extension
+  // Every unprocessed header can be an extension
   Array.from(Object.keys(sanityHeaders))
   .filter(value => !processedHeaders.includes(value))
   .filter(value =>
diff --git a/lib/bindings/http/receiver_structured_0_2.js b/lib/bindings/http/receiver_structured_0_2.js
index 001a223..cff90b0 100644
--- a/lib/bindings/http/receiver_structured_0_2.js
+++ b/lib/bindings/http/receiver_structured_0_2.js
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ const Spec02     = require("../../specs/spec_0_2.js");
 
 var JSONParser = require("../../formats/json/parser.js");
 
+const {
+  isDefinedOrThrow,
+  isStringOrObjectOrThrow
+} = require("../../utils/fun.js");
+
 const spec02 = new Spec02();
 const jsonParserSpec02 = new JSONParser();
 
@@ -50,20 +55,18 @@ setterByAttribute[Constants.STRUCTURED_ATTRS_02.DATA] = {
 };
 
 function validateArgs(payload, attributes) {
-  if(!payload){
-    throw {message: "payload is null or undefined"};
-  }
 
-  if(!attributes) {
-    throw {message: "attributes is null or undefined"};
-  }
+  Array.of(payload)
+    .filter(p => isDefinedOrThrow(p,
+              {message: "payload is null or undefined"}))
+    .filter(p => isStringOrObjectOrThrow(p,
+              {message: "payload must be an object or string"}))
+    .shift();
 
-  if((typeof payload) !== "object" && (typeof payload) !== "string"){
-    throw {
-      message: "payload must be an object or string",
-      errors: [typeof payload]
-    };
-  }
+  Array.of(attributes)
+    .filter(a => isDefinedOrThrow(a,
+                {message: "attributes is null or undefined"}))
+    .shift();
 }
 
 function Receiver(configuration) {