diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28f325c2..f9b00e9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - [#379](https://github.com/nf-core/taxprofiler/pull/379) Added support for previously missing Bracken-corrected Kraken2 report as output (added by @hkaspersen & @jfy133 )
 - [#380](https://github.com/nf-core/taxprofiler/pull/380) Updated to nf-core pipeline template v2.10 (added by @LilyAnderssonLee & @sofstam)
+- [#393](https://github.com/nf-core/taxprofiler/pull/383) Add validation check for a taxpasta taxonomy directory if --taxpasta*add*\* parameters requested (♥️ to alimalrashed for reporting, added by @jfy133)
 
 ### `Fixed`
 
diff --git a/workflows/taxprofiler.nf b/workflows/taxprofiler.nf
index f3abea4e..b54f9109 100644
--- a/workflows/taxprofiler.nf
+++ b/workflows/taxprofiler.nf
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ if (params.diamond_save_reads              ) log.warn "[nf-core/taxprofiler] DIA
 if (params.run_malt && params.run_krona && !params.krona_taxonomy_directory) log.warn "[nf-core/taxprofiler] Krona can only be run on MALT output if path to Krona taxonomy database supplied to --krona_taxonomy_directory. Krona will not be executed in this run for MALT."
 if (params.run_bracken && !params.run_kraken2) error('ERROR: [nf-core/taxprofiler] You are attempting to run Bracken without running kraken2. This is not possible! Please set --run_kraken2 as well.')
 
+if ( (params.taxpasta_add_name || params.taxpasta_add_rank || params.taxpasta_add_lineage || params.taxpasta_add_lineage || params.taxpasta_add_idlineage || params.taxpasta_add_ranklineage ) && !params.taxpasta_taxonomy_dir ) error('ERROR: [nf-core/taxprofiler] All --taxpasta_add_* parameters require a taxonomy supplied to --taxpasta_taxonomy_dir. However the latter parameter was not detected. Please check input.')
+
 /*
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