diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java
index e2e16231e1d..76dd273bff3 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 final class CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl implements LargeMessageController {
 
-   private static final String OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED = "Operation not supported";
+   private static final String OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED = "Operation not supported over compressed large messages";
 
    private final LargeMessageController bufferDelegate;
 
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ private DataInputStream getStream() {
       return dataInput;
    }
 
-   private void positioningNotSupported() {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Position not supported over compressed large messages");
-   }
-
    @Override
    public byte readByte() {
       try {
@@ -129,41 +125,37 @@ public byte readByte() {
 
    @Override
    public byte getByte(final int index) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
-      return 0;
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void getBytes(final int index, final ActiveMQBuffer dst, final int dstIndex, final int length) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void getBytes(final int index, final byte[] dst, final int dstIndex, final int length) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void getBytes(final int index, final ByteBuffer dst) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
    public int getInt(final int index) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
-      return 0;
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
    public long getLong(final int index) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
-      return 0;
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
    public short getShort(final int index) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
-      return 0;
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -239,7 +231,7 @@ public void writerIndex(final int writerIndex) {
 
    @Override
    public void setIndex(final int readerIndex, final int writerIndex) {
-      positioningNotSupported();
+      throw new IllegalStateException(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
    @Override