**[Gunnar Hillert](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=hillert)** opened **[BATCH-2431](https://jira.spring.io/browse/BATCH-2431?redirect=false)** and commented Depending on the type of resource we should provide the name/URI as part of the exception description. A message like ``` Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Input resource must exist (reader is in 'strict' mode) ``` does not seem helpful. --- **Affects:** 3.0.4