diff --git a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp
index 9751f86d4..9e980687a 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.cpp
@@ -25,24 +25,17 @@ Variant MaterialBase::GetParameterValue(const StringView& name)
     return Variant::Null;
 }
 
-void MaterialBase::SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing, bool warnIfWrongType)
+void MaterialBase::SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing)
 {
     const auto param = Params.Get(name);
     if (param)
     {
-        if (Variant::CanCast(value, param->GetValue().Type))
-        {
-            param->SetValue(value);
-            param->SetIsOverride(true);
-        }
-        else if (warnIfWrongType)
-        {
-            LOG(Warning, "Material parameter '{0}' in material {1} is type '{2}' and not type '{3}'.", String(name), ToString(), param->GetValue().Type, value.Type);
-        }
+        param->SetValue(value);
+        param->SetIsOverride(true);
     }
     else if (warnIfMissing)
     {
-        LOG(Warning, "Missing material parameter '{0}' in material {1}", String(name), ToString());
+        LOG(Warning, "Missing material parameter '{0}' in material {1}", name, ToString());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h
index 3d6487772..ec5681e27 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Content/Assets/MaterialBase.h
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ public:
     /// <param name="name">The parameter name.</param>
     /// <param name="value">The value to set.</param>
     /// <param name="warnIfMissing">True to warn if parameter is missing, otherwise will do nothing.</param>
-    /// <param name="warnIfWrongType">True to warn if value is wrong type, otherwise will do nothing.</param>
-    API_FUNCTION() void SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing = true, bool warnIfWrongType = true);
+    API_FUNCTION() void SetParameterValue(const StringView& name, const Variant& value, bool warnIfMissing = true);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates the virtual material instance of this material which allows to override any material parameters.
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Graphics/Materials/MaterialParams.cpp b/Source/Engine/Graphics/Materials/MaterialParams.cpp
index 30064222b..7329ef2ff 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Graphics/Materials/MaterialParams.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Graphics/Materials/MaterialParams.cpp
@@ -214,9 +214,11 @@ void MaterialParameter::SetValue(const Variant& value)
             break;
         case VariantType::Object:
             _asAsset = Cast<TextureBase>(value.AsObject);
+            invalidType = _asAsset == nullptr && value.AsObject != nullptr;
             break;
         case VariantType::Asset:
             _asAsset = Cast<TextureBase>(value.AsAsset);
+            invalidType = _asAsset == nullptr && value.AsAsset != nullptr;
             break;
         default:
             invalidType = true;
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ void MaterialParameter::SetValue(const Variant& value)
             break;
         case VariantType::Object:
             _asGPUTexture = Cast<GPUTexture>(value.AsObject);
+            invalidType = _asGPUTexture == nullptr && value.AsObject != nullptr;
             break;
         default:
             invalidType = true;
@@ -258,9 +261,11 @@ void MaterialParameter::SetValue(const Variant& value)
             break;
         case VariantType::Object:
             _asAsset = Cast<GameplayGlobals>(value.AsObject);
+            invalidType = _asAsset == nullptr && value.AsObject != nullptr;
             break;
         case VariantType::Asset:
             _asAsset = Cast<GameplayGlobals>(value.AsAsset);
+            invalidType = _asAsset == nullptr && value.AsAsset != nullptr;
             break;
         default:
             invalidType = true;
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ void MaterialParameter::SetValue(const Variant& value)
     }
     if (invalidType)
     {
-        LOG(Error, "Invalid material parameter value type {0} to set (param type: {1})", value.Type, ScriptingEnum::ToString(_type));
+        LOG(Error, "Invalid material parameter value '{}' of type '{}' to set (expected type: {})", value.ToString(), value.Type, ScriptingEnum::ToString(_type));
     }
 }