diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/MieleApplianceHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/MieleApplianceHandler.java
index a4f2b9c1f..f63002f3a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/MieleApplianceHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/MieleApplianceHandler.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public abstract class MieleApplianceHandler<E extends Enum<E> & ApplianceChannel
             }
         }
 
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not valid value selector");
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Not valid value selector: %s", valueSelectorText));
     }
 
     public ApplianceChannelSelector getValueSelectorFromMieleID(String valueSelectorText)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public abstract class MieleApplianceHandler<E extends Enum<E> & ApplianceChannel
             }
         }
 
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not valid value selector");
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Not valid value selector: %s", valueSelectorText));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/OvenChannelSelector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/OvenChannelSelector.java
index aee026482..255275e2d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/OvenChannelSelector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miele/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/miele/internal/handler/OvenChannelSelector.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public enum OvenChannelSelector implements ApplianceChannelSelector {
     COMPANY_ID("companyId", "companyId", StringType.class, true),
     STATE("state", "state", StringType.class, false),
     PROGRAMID("programId", "program", StringType.class, false),
+    PROGRAMTYPE("programType", "type", StringType.class, false),
     PROGRAMPHASE("phase", "phase", StringType.class, false),
     START_TIME("startTime", "start", DateTimeType.class, false) {
         @Override