diff --git a/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.cpp b/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.cpp
index a857a13f28c6d6..5f6f2982404755 100644
--- a/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.cpp
@@ -206,16 +206,18 @@ bool IInferRequestInternal::findInputAndOutputBlobByName(const std::string& name
                                         [&](const std::pair<std::string, DataPtr>& pair) {
                                             return pair.first == name;
                                         });
-    if (foundOutputPair == std::end(_networkOutputs) && (foundInputPair == std::end(_networkInputs))) {
-        IE_THROW(NotFound) << "Failed to find input or output with name: \'" << name << "\'";
-    }
+    bool retVal;
+
     if (foundInputPair != std::end(_networkInputs)) {
         foundInput = foundInputPair->second;
-        return true;
-    } else {
+        retVal = true;
+    } else if (foundOutputPair != std::end(_networkOutputs)) {
         foundOutput = foundOutputPair->second;
-        return false;
+        retVal = false;
+    } else {
+        IE_THROW(NotFound) << "Failed to find input or output with name: \'" << name << "\'";
     }
+    return retVal;
 }
 
 void IInferRequestInternal::checkBlob(const Blob::Ptr& blob, const std::string& name, bool isInput, const SizeVector& refDims) const {
diff --git a/inference-engine/src/plugin_api/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.hpp b/inference-engine/src/plugin_api/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.hpp
index b4f7feb612931e..f45bdc1e96042e 100644
--- a/inference-engine/src/plugin_api/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.hpp
+++ b/inference-engine/src/plugin_api/cpp_interfaces/interface/ie_iinfer_request_internal.hpp
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ class INFERENCE_ENGINE_API_CLASS(IInferRequestInternal) : public std::enable_sha
      * @param foundOutput A pointer to output DataPtr if found.
      * @return `True` - if loaded network has input with provided name,
      *         `false` - if loaded network has output with provided name
-     * @throws [parameter_mismatch] exception if input and output has the same name
      * @throws [not_found] exception if there is no input and output layers with given name
      */
     bool findInputAndOutputBlobByName(const std::string& name, InputInfo::Ptr& foundInput, DataPtr& foundOutput) const;