diff --git a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/DefaultSchemaWalker.java b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/DefaultSchemaWalker.java
index 09106a012..8e451aec9 100644
--- a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/DefaultSchemaWalker.java
+++ b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/DefaultSchemaWalker.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 @Slf4j
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -73,6 +72,8 @@ public R fromSchema(Schema schema, Map<String, Schema> definitions) {
     }
 
     private Optional<T> buildExample(String name, Schema schema, Map<String, Schema> definitions, Set<Schema> visited) {
+        log.debug("Building example for schema {}", schema);
+
         Optional<T> exampleValue = getExampleValueFromSchemaAnnotation(schema);
         if (exampleValue.isPresent()) {
             return exampleValue;
@@ -164,14 +165,12 @@ private Optional<T> buildArrayExample(Schema schema, Map<String, Schema> definit
                 resolveSchemaFromRef(schema.getItems(), definitions).orElse(schema.getItems());
 
         Optional<String> arrayName = exampleValueGenerator.lookupSchemaName(schema);
-        Supplier<String> arrayNameSupplier = () -> arrayName.orElseThrow(
-                () -> new ExampleGeneratingException("Array schema does not have a name: " + schema));
 
         return exampleValueGenerator
                 .lookupSchemaName(arrayItemSchema)
                 .or(() -> arrayName)
                 .flatMap(arrayItemName -> buildExample(arrayItemName, arrayItemSchema, definitions, visited))
-                .map(arrayItem -> exampleValueGenerator.createArrayExample(arrayNameSupplier, arrayItem));
+                .map(arrayItem -> exampleValueGenerator.createArrayExample(arrayName, arrayItem));
     }
 
     private Optional<T> buildFromStringSchema(Schema schema) {
diff --git a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/ExampleValueGenerator.java b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/ExampleValueGenerator.java
index 7748d4a16..73ad14d59 100644
--- a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/ExampleValueGenerator.java
+++ b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/ExampleValueGenerator.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 /**
  * Provides the building blocks to generate an example
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ default void endObject() {}
 
     void addPropertyExamples(T object, List<PropertyExample<T>> properties);
 
-    T createArrayExample(Supplier<String> nameSupplier, T arrayItem);
+    T createArrayExample(Optional<String> name, T arrayItem);
 
     T createRaw(Object exampleValueString);
 
diff --git a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/json/ExampleJsonValueGenerator.java b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/json/ExampleJsonValueGenerator.java
index 18ab08b57..fe80be6a7 100644
--- a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/json/ExampleJsonValueGenerator.java
+++ b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/json/ExampleJsonValueGenerator.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class ExampleJsonValueGenerator implements ExampleValueGenerator<JsonNode, JsonNode> {
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public Optional<JsonNode> createUnknownSchemaStringFormatExample(String schemaFo
     }
 
     @Override
-    public JsonNode createArrayExample(Supplier<String> nameSupplier, JsonNode arrayItem) {
+    public JsonNode createArrayExample(Optional<String> name, JsonNode arrayItem) {
         ArrayNode array = objectMapper.createArrayNode();
         array.add(arrayItem);
         return array;
diff --git a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/xml/ExampleXmlValueGenerator.java b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/xml/ExampleXmlValueGenerator.java
index e851700b4..c0047ac3f 100644
--- a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/xml/ExampleXmlValueGenerator.java
+++ b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/xml/ExampleXmlValueGenerator.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import io.github.springwolf.core.asyncapi.components.examples.walkers.ExampleValueGenerator;
 import io.github.springwolf.core.asyncapi.components.examples.walkers.PropertyExample;
+import io.github.springwolf.core.asyncapi.components.examples.walkers.SchemaWalker;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media.Schema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media.StringSchema;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Stack;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class ExampleXmlValueGenerator implements ExampleValueGenerator<Node, String> {
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@ public Optional<Node> createUnknownSchemaStringFormatExample(String schemaFormat
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Node createArrayExample(Supplier<String> nameSupplier, Node arrayItem) {
-        return wrapNode(nameSupplier.get(), arrayItem);
+    public Node createArrayExample(Optional<String> arrayNameOptional, Node arrayItem) {
+        return arrayNameOptional
+                .map(arrayName -> wrapNode(arrayName, arrayItem))
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new SchemaWalker.ExampleGeneratingException(
+                        "Unable to add array item to array, because the array schema does not have a name"));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/yaml/ExampleYamlValueGenerator.java b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/yaml/ExampleYamlValueGenerator.java
index e5b63deef..bd7266b22 100644
--- a/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/yaml/ExampleYamlValueGenerator.java
+++ b/springwolf-core/src/main/java/io/github/springwolf/core/asyncapi/components/examples/walkers/yaml/ExampleYamlValueGenerator.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 @Slf4j
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -107,8 +106,8 @@ public Optional<JsonNode> createUnknownSchemaStringFormatExample(String schemaFo
     }
 
     @Override
-    public JsonNode createArrayExample(Supplier<String> nameSupplier, JsonNode arrayItem) {
-        return this.exampleJsonValueGenerator.createArrayExample(nameSupplier, arrayItem);
+    public JsonNode createArrayExample(Optional<String> name, JsonNode arrayItem) {
+        return this.exampleJsonValueGenerator.createArrayExample(name, arrayItem);
     }
 
     @Override