diff --git a/tests/parser-cases/issue_177.thrift b/tests/parser-cases/issue_177.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703cb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parser-cases/issue_177.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+include "issue_177_include.thrift"
+
+struct Issue177 {
+    1: issue_177_include.Status status
+    2: issue_177_include.invalidType type
+}
diff --git a/tests/parser-cases/issue_177_include.thrift b/tests/parser-cases/issue_177_include.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30ebf30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parser-cases/issue_177_include.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+enum Status {
+    OK = 1
+    ERROR = 2
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 17b353e..5f4809f 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -320,3 +320,9 @@ def test_nest_incomplete_type():
 
 def test_issue_121():
     load('parser-cases/issue_121.thrift')
+
+
+def test_issue_177():
+    with pytest.raises(ThriftParserError) as excinfo:
+        load('parser-cases/issue_177.thrift')
+        assert "type found: 'issue_177_include.invalidType'" in str(excinfo.value)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py b/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py
index c026387..0c4f60b 100644
--- a/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/thriftpy2/parser/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def load(path, module_name=None, include_dirs=None, include_dir=None, encoding='
                    include_dir=include_dir)
     if incomplete_type:
         fill_incomplete_ttype(thrift, thrift)
+    if incomplete_type:
+        missing_type = list(incomplete_type.values())[0][0]
+        msg = 'No type found: %r when parse file %r' % (missing_type, path)
+        raise ThriftParserError(msg)
     if real_module:
         sys.modules[module_name] = thrift
     return thrift