diff --git a/src/ActionParameterHandler.ts b/src/ActionParameterHandler.ts
index c6c453d4..6022c195 100644
--- a/src/ActionParameterHandler.ts
+++ b/src/ActionParameterHandler.ts
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ export class ActionParameterHandler<T extends BaseDriver> {
   protected async normalizeParamValue(value: any, param: ParamMetadata): Promise<any> {
     if (value === null || value === undefined) return value;
 
+    const isNormalizationNeeded =
+      typeof value === 'object' && ['queries', 'headers', 'params', 'cookies'].includes(param.type);
+    const isTargetPrimitive = ['number', 'string', 'boolean'].includes(param.targetName);
+    const isTransformationNeeded = (param.parse || param.isTargetObject) && param.type !== 'param';
+
     // if param value is an object and param type match, normalize its string properties
-    if (
-      typeof value === 'object' &&
-      ['queries', 'headers', 'params', 'cookies'].some(paramType => paramType === param.type)
-    ) {
+    if (isNormalisationNeeded) {
       await Promise.all(
         Object.keys(value).map(async key => {
           const keyValue = value[key];
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ export class ActionParameterHandler<T extends BaseDriver> {
         })
       );
     }
+
     // if value is a string, normalize it to demanded type
     else if (typeof value === 'string') {
       switch (param.targetName) {
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ export class ActionParameterHandler<T extends BaseDriver> {
     }
 
     // if target type is not primitive, transform and validate it
-    if (['number', 'string', 'boolean'].indexOf(param.targetName) === -1 && (param.parse || param.isTargetObject)) {
+    if (!isTargetPrimitive && isTransformationNeeded) {
       value = this.parseValue(value, param);
       value = this.transformValue(value, param);
       value = await this.validateValue(value, param);
diff --git a/test/ActionParameterHandler.spec.ts b/test/ActionParameterHandler.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d322dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ActionParameterHandler.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import { ActionParameterHandler } from '../src/ActionParameterHandler';
+import { ActionMetadata, ControllerMetadata, ExpressDriver, ParamMetadata } from '../src';
+import { ActionMetadataArgs } from '../src/metadata/args/ActionMetadataArgs';
+import { ControllerMetadataArgs } from '../src/metadata/args/ControllerMetadataArgs';
+import { ParamType } from '../src/metadata/types/ParamType';
+
+const expect = require('chakram').expect;
+
+describe('ActionParameterHandler', () => {
+  const buildParamMetadata = (
+    name: string = 'id',
+    type: ParamType = 'param',
+    isRequired: boolean = false
+  ): ParamMetadata => {
+    const controllerMetadataArgs: ControllerMetadataArgs = {
+      target: function () {},
+      route: '',
+      type: 'json',
+      options: {},
+    };
+    const controllerMetadata = new ControllerMetadata(controllerMetadataArgs);
+    const args: ActionMetadataArgs = {
+      route: '',
+      method: 'getProduct',
+      options: {},
+      target: function () {},
+      type: 'get',
+      appendParams: undefined,
+    };
+    const actionMetadata = new ActionMetadata(controllerMetadata, args, {});
+
+    return {
+      type,
+      name,
+      targetName: 'product',
+      isTargetObject: true,
+      actionMetadata,
+      target: () => {},
+      method: 'getProduct',
+      object: 'getProduct',
+      extraOptions: undefined,
+      index: 0,
+      parse: undefined,
+      required: isRequired,
+      transform: function (action, value) {
+        return value;
+      },
+      classTransform: undefined,
+      validate: undefined,
+      targetType: function () {},
+    };
+  };
+  const driver = new ExpressDriver();
+  const actionParameterHandler = new ActionParameterHandler(driver);
+
+  describe('positive', () => {
+    it('handle - should process string parameters', async () => {
+      const param = buildParamMetadata('uuid');
+      const action = {
+        request: {
+          params: {
+            uuid: '0b5ec98f-e26d-4414-b798-dcd35a5ef859',
+          },
+        },
+        response: {},
+      };
+
+      const processedValue = await actionParameterHandler.handle(action, param);
+
+      expect(processedValue).to.be.eq(action.request.params.uuid);
+    });
+
+    it('handle - should process string parameters, returns empty if a given string is empty', async () => {
+      const param = buildParamMetadata('uuid');
+      const action = {
+        request: {
+          params: {
+            uuid: '',
+          },
+        },
+        response: {},
+      };
+
+      const processedValue = await actionParameterHandler.handle(action, param);
+
+      expect(processedValue).to.be.eq(action.request.params.uuid);
+    });
+
+    it('handle - should process number parameters', async () => {
+      const param = buildParamMetadata('id');
+      const action = {
+        request: {
+          params: {
+            id: 10000,
+          },
+        },
+        response: {},
+      };
+
+      const processedValue = await actionParameterHandler.handle(action, param);
+
+      expect(processedValue).to.be.eq(action.request.params.id);
+    });
+
+    it('handle - undefined on empty object provided', async () => {
+      const param = buildParamMetadata();
+      const action = {
+        request: {
+          params: {},
+        },
+        response: {},
+      };
+
+      const processedValue = await actionParameterHandler.handle(action, param);
+
+      expect(processedValue).to.be.eq(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+  describe('negative', () => {
+    it('handle - throws error if the parameter is required', async () => {
+      const param = buildParamMetadata('uuid', 'param', true);
+      const action = {
+        request: {},
+        response: {},
+      };
+      let error;
+
+      try {
+        await actionParameterHandler.handle(action, param);
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e;
+      }
+
+      expect(error.toString()).to.be.eq("TypeError: Cannot read property 'uuid' of undefined");
+    });
+
+    it('handle - throws error if the parameter is required, type file provided', async () => {
+      const param = buildParamMetadata('uuid', 'file', true);
+      const action = {
+        request: {},
+        response: {},
+      };
+      let error;
+
+      try {
+        await actionParameterHandler.handle(action, param);
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e;
+      }
+
+      expect(error.httpCode).to.be.eq(400);
+      expect(error.name).to.be.eq('ParamRequiredError');
+      expect(error.message).to.be.eq('Uploaded file "uuid" is required for request on undefined undefined');
+    });
+  });
+});