diff --git a/acto/schema/array.py b/acto/schema/array.py
index 2595e7c66..16acb37d3 100644
--- a/acto/schema/array.py
+++ b/acto/schema/array.py
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ def gen(self, exclude_value=None, minimum: bool = False, **kwargs) -> list:
         num = 0
         if "size" in kwargs and kwargs["size"] is not None:
             num = kwargs["size"]
+        elif minimum:
+            num = self.min_items
+        else:
+            num = random.randint(self.min_items, self.max_items)
 
         if self.enum is not None:
             if exclude_value is not None:
@@ -145,10 +149,6 @@ def gen(self, exclude_value=None, minimum: bool = False, **kwargs) -> list:
 
         # XXX: need to handle exclude_value, but not important for now for array types
         result = []
-        if minimum:
-            num = self.min_items
-        else:
-            num = random.randint(self.min_items, self.max_items)
         for _ in range(num):
             result.append(self.item_schema.gen(minimum=minimum))
         return result
diff --git a/test/integration_tests/test_semantic_tests.py b/test/integration_tests/test_semantic_tests.py
index 46570f97e..a23baa0b3 100644
--- a/test/integration_tests/test_semantic_tests.py
+++ b/test/integration_tests/test_semantic_tests.py
@@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ def test_rbop_tests(self):
                         curr_input_with_schema, field_path, testcase, setup=True
                     )
 
-                if not testcase.test_precondition(
-                    curr_input_with_schema.get_value_by_path(list(field_path))
-                ):
+                field_curr_value = curr_input_with_schema.get_value_by_path(
+                    list(field_path)
+                )
+                if not testcase.test_precondition(field_curr_value):
                     raise AssertionError(
                         "Test precondition failed after applying the test case"
                         f" {testcase} to the field {field_path_str}"
+                        f" current value: {field_curr_value}"
                     )
 
                 group.finish_testcase()