diff --git a/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py b/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py
index d4223e7..9017355 100644
--- a/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py
+++ b/src/rougail/output_hcl/export.py
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ class RougailOutputHcl(RougailOutputJson):
                 child_obj["__is_block__"] = True
                 quote_name = True
             elif hcl_type == "label_with_label":
+                if self.config == parent or not parent.information.get(
+                    "hcl_type", None
+                ):
+                    msg = _(
+                        'The family "{0}" has a hcl_type parameter to label but is not in a block'
+                    ).format(child.path())
+                    raise DictConsistencyError(
+                        msg, 502, child.information.get("ymlfiles", None)
+                    )
                 quote_name = True
         return quote_name
 
diff --git a/src/rougail/structural_hcl/annotator.py b/src/rougail/structural_hcl/annotator.py
index ca0a345..e3251c9 100644
--- a/src/rougail/structural_hcl/annotator.py
+++ b/src/rougail/structural_hcl/annotator.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 """
 
+from .i18n import _
 from rougail.annotator.variable import Walk
 from rougail.error import DictConsistencyError
 
@@ -51,12 +52,18 @@ class Annotator(Walk):
             information_value = None
             if hasattr(child, "hcl_type") and child.hcl_type == "label":
                 if is_label == False:
-                    raise Exception()
+                    msg = _('the family "{0}" is a label but there are others family which are not label in same parent family').format(child.path)
+                    raise DictConsistencyError(
+                        msg, 504, child.xmlfiles
+                    )
                 information_value = "label"
                 is_label = True
                 sub_is_block = True
             elif is_label:
-                raise Exception()
+                msg = _('the family "{0}" is a label but there are others family which are not label in same parent family').format(child.path)
+                raise DictConsistencyError(
+                    msg, 503, child.xmlfiles
+                )
             else:
                 is_label = False
             if self.parse_family(child_path, sub_is_block):
diff --git a/tests/errors/10-label-inside-label.yaml b/tests/errors/10-label-inside-label.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa6ea14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/10-label-inside-label.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+version: 1.1
+
+a_block:
+  hcl_type: label
+
+  a_label:
+    hcl_type: label
+
+    a_variable: a value
+...
diff --git a/tests/errors/10-label-inside-label.yaml.errno b/tests/errors/10-label-inside-label.yaml.errno
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5027e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/10-label-inside-label.yaml.errno
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+502
diff --git a/tests/errors/10-mix-block-label.yaml b/tests/errors/10-mix-block-label.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..889749f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/10-mix-block-label.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+version: 1.1
+
+a_block:
+  hcl_type: block
+
+  a_block:
+    hcl_type: block
+
+    a_variable: a value
+
+  a_label:
+    hcl_type: label
+
+    a_variable: a value
+...
diff --git a/tests/errors/10-mix-block-label.yaml.errno b/tests/errors/10-mix-block-label.yaml.errno
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3091e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/10-mix-block-label.yaml.errno
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+504
diff --git a/tests/errors/10-mix-label-block.yaml b/tests/errors/10-mix-label-block.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74e55dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/10-mix-label-block.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+version: 1.1
+
+a_block:
+  hcl_type: block
+
+  a_label:
+    hcl_type: label
+
+    a_variable: a value
+
+  a_block:
+    hcl_type: block
+
+    a_variable: a value
+...
diff --git a/tests/errors/10-mix-label-block.yaml.errno b/tests/errors/10-mix-label-block.yaml.errno
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a712e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errors/10-mix-label-block.yaml.errno
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+503
diff --git a/tests/test_error.py b/tests/test_error.py
index c645646..567fdc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_error.py
+++ b/tests/test_error.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ def _test_structural_files(test_file, ext):
     rougailconfig["main_structural_directories"] = [str(test_file.absolute())]
     ##################################
     rougail = Rougail(rougailconfig)
-    config = rougail.run()
-    config.information.set("description_type", "path_and_description")
-    config.property.read_only()
     with Path(str(test_file.absolute()) + ".errno").open() as fh:
         error_no = int(fh.read().strip())
     with raises(DictConsistencyError) as err:
+        config = rougail.run()
+        config.information.set("description_type", "path_and_description")
+        config.property.read_only()
         generated_output = RougailOutput(config, rougailconfig=rougailconfig).run()[1]
     assert err.value.errno == error_no, f'expected errno: {error_no}, errno: {err.value.errno}, msg: {err}'