diff --git a/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js b/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js
index a87d7431ae..0abb34298c 100644
--- a/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js
+++ b/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ expect.extend(expectJSX);
 
 import AlgoliasearchHelper from 'algoliasearch-helper';
 
+describe('rangeSlider call', () => {
+  jsdom({useEach: true});
+  const rangeSlider = require('../range-slider');
+  it('throws an exception when no attributeName', () => {
+    const containerNode = document.createElement('div');
+    expect(rangeSlider.bind(null, {containerNode})).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('throws an exception when no container', () => {
+    const attributeName = 'myAttribute';
+    expect(rangeSlider.bind(null, {attributeName})).toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('rangeSlider()', () => {
   jsdom({useEach: true});
 
diff --git a/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js b/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js
index 0c304be1fa..a7376aabd9 100644
--- a/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js
+++ b/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js
@@ -41,8 +41,21 @@ function rangeSlider({
     step = 1,
     pips = true,
     autoHideContainer = true
-  }) {
+  } = {}) {
   let containerNode = utils.getContainerNode(container);
+  if (!containerNode || !attributeName) {
+    throw new Error(`Usage:
+rangeSlider({
+  container,
+  attributeName,
+  [ tooltips=true ],
+  [ templates={ header: '', footer: ''} ],
+  [ cssClasses={ root: null, body: null } ],
+  [ step=1 ],
+  [ pips=true ],
+  [ autoHideContainer=true ]
+});`);
+  }
 
   let Slider = headerFooterHOC(require('../../components/Slider/Slider'));
   if (autoHideContainer === true) {