diff --git a/src/vsg/state/DescriptorSet.cpp b/src/vsg/state/DescriptorSet.cpp
index 711db34cd..775ff7f61 100644
--- a/src/vsg/state/DescriptorSet.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/state/DescriptorSet.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,19 @@ void DescriptorSet::compile(Context& context)
 {
     if (!_implementation[context.deviceID])
     {
+        if (!setLayout)
+        {
+            throw Exception{"Error: invalid DescriptorSet as no setLayout assigned.", VK_INCOMPLETE};
+        }
+
+        if (setLayout->bindings.size() != descriptors.size())
+        {
+            throw Exception{make_string("Error: invalid DescriptorSet as setLayout bindings size (", setLayout->bindings.size(), ") and descriptors size ", descriptors.size(), ") not equal."), VK_INCOMPLETE};
+        }
+
         // make sure all the contributing objects are compiled
-        if (setLayout) setLayout->compile(context);
+        setLayout->compile(context);
+
         for (auto& descriptor : descriptors) descriptor->compile(context);
 
         _implementation[context.deviceID] = context.allocateDescriptorSet(setLayout);