diff --git a/lib/floe.rb b/lib/floe.rb
index bef087fe..d1ed95f6 100644
--- a/lib/floe.rb
+++ b/lib/floe.rb
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ module Floe
   class Error < StandardError; end
   class InvalidWorkflowError < Error; end
   class InvalidExecutionInput < Error; end
-  class PathError < Error; end
-  class ExecutionError < Error; end
+
+  class ExecutionError < Error
+    attr_reader :floe_error
+
+    def initialize(message, floe_error = "States.Runtime")
+      super(message)
+      @floe_error = floe_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  class PathError < ExecutionError; end
 
   def self.logger
     @logger ||= NullLogger.new
diff --git a/lib/floe/validation_mixin.rb b/lib/floe/validation_mixin.rb
index 6e46a65c..120ff5f7 100644
--- a/lib/floe/validation_mixin.rb
+++ b/lib/floe/validation_mixin.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def invalid_field_error!(field_name, field_value = nil, comment = nil)
       self.class.invalid_field_error!(name, field_name, field_value, comment)
     end
 
-    def runtime_field_error!(field_name, field_value, comment)
-      raise Floe::ExecutionError, self.class.field_error_text(name, field_name, field_value, comment)
+    def runtime_field_error!(field_name, field_value, comment, floe_error: "States.Runtime")
+      raise Floe::ExecutionError.new(self.class.field_error_text(name, field_name, field_value, comment), floe_error)
     end
 
     def workflow_state?(field_value, workflow)
diff --git a/lib/floe/workflow/state.rb b/lib/floe/workflow/state.rb
index 2830ebb0..0e2f4073 100644
--- a/lib/floe/workflow/state.rb
+++ b/lib/floe/workflow/state.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def run_nonblock!(context)
         return Errno::EAGAIN unless ready?(context)
 
         finish(context)
-      rescue Floe::PathError => e
+      rescue Floe::ExecutionError => e
         mark_error(context, e)
       end
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def mark_finished(context)
       def mark_error(context, exception)
         # input or output paths were bad
         context.next_state = nil
-        context.output     = {"Error" => "States.Runtime", "Cause" => exception.message}
+        context.output     = {"Error" => exception.floe_error, "Cause" => exception.message}
         # finish threw an exception, so super was never called, so lets call now
         mark_finished(context)
       end
diff --git a/lib/floe/workflow/states/choice.rb b/lib/floe/workflow/states/choice.rb
index 89e28af8..11780ab8 100644
--- a/lib/floe/workflow/states/choice.rb
+++ b/lib/floe/workflow/states/choice.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def finish(context)
           output     = output_path.value(context, input)
           next_state = choices.detect { |choice| choice.true?(context, output) }&.next || default
 
+          runtime_field_error!("Default", nil, "not defined and no match found", :floe_error => "States.NoChoiceMatched") if next_state.nil?
           context.next_state = next_state
           context.output     = output
           super
diff --git a/spec/workflow/states/choice_spec.rb b/spec/workflow/states/choice_spec.rb
index a2da6b13..16cb5c30 100644
--- a/spec/workflow/states/choice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workflow/states/choice_spec.rb
@@ -74,5 +74,35 @@
         expect(ctx.next_state).to eq("DefaultState")
       end
     end
+
+    context "with no default" do
+      let(:payload) do
+        {
+          "Choice1"          => {"Type" => "Choice", "Choices" => choices},
+          "FirstMatchState"  => {"Type" => "Succeed"},
+          "SecondMatchState" => {"Type" => "Succeed"}
+        }
+      end
+
+      context "with an input value matching a condition" do
+        let(:input) { {"foo" => 1} }
+
+        it "returns the next state" do
+          state.run_nonblock!(ctx)
+          expect(ctx.next_state).to eq("FirstMatchState")
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with an input value not matching a condition" do
+        let(:input) { {"foo" => 3} }
+
+        it "throws error when not found" do
+          workflow.run_nonblock
+          expect(ctx.failed?).to eq(true)
+          expect(ctx.output["Error"]).to eq("States.NoChoiceMatched")
+          expect(ctx.output["Cause"]).to eq("States.Choice1 field \"Default\" not defined and no match found")
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end