diff --git a/clickhouse/columns/factory.cpp b/clickhouse/columns/factory.cpp
index 47c3feeb..38b02e1d 100644
--- a/clickhouse/columns/factory.cpp
+++ b/clickhouse/columns/factory.cpp
@@ -137,12 +137,16 @@ static ColumnRef CreateColumnFromAst(const TypeAst& ast, CreateColumnByTypeSetti
 
         case TypeAst::Enum: {
             std::vector<Type::EnumItem> enum_items;
+            //ast.elements.size() minimum is 1.
+            if ((ast.elements.size() % 2) != 0) {
+                throw ValidationError(ast.name + " content is not correct");
+            }
 
             enum_items.reserve(ast.elements.size() / 2);
             for (size_t i = 0; i < ast.elements.size(); i += 2) {
                 enum_items.push_back(
-                    Type::EnumItem{ast.elements[i].value_string,
-                                   (int16_t)ast.elements[i + 1].value});
+                    Type::EnumItem{ ast.elements[i].value_string,
+                                   (int16_t)ast.elements[i + 1].value });
             }
 
             if (ast.code == Type::Enum8) {
diff --git a/ut/types_ut.cpp b/ut/types_ut.cpp
index 8e355ee1..c5922d0e 100644
--- a/ut/types_ut.cpp
+++ b/ut/types_ut.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ TEST(TypesCase, IsEqual) {
         "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
         "Decimal(9,3)",
         "Decimal(18,3)",
-        "Enum8()",
-        "Enum16()",
         "Enum8('ONE' = 1)",
         "Enum8('ONE' = 1, 'TWO' = 2)",
         "Enum16('ONE' = 1, 'TWO' = 2, 'THREE' = 3, 'FOUR' = 4)",
@@ -127,3 +125,17 @@ TEST(TypesCase, IsEqual) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+TEST(TypesCase, ErrorEnumContent) {
+    const std::string type_names[] = {
+        "Enum8()",
+        "Enum8('ONE')",
+        "Enum8('ONE'=1,'TWO')",
+        "Enum16('TWO'=,'TWO')",
+    };
+ 
+    for (const auto& type_name : type_names) {
+        SCOPED_TRACE(type_name);
+        EXPECT_THROW(clickhouse::CreateColumnByType(type_name)->Type(), ValidationError);
+    }
+}
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