diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 0488f01..f9ec50e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Poodinis Changelog
 ==================
+**Version NEXT**
+* FIX nullpointer exception in instance factory when debugging with poodinisVerbose
+
 **Version 7.0.1**
 * FIX codegeneration of constructor injection factories for constructors with dependencies from foreign modules, 
 such as modules from other libraries (Issue #12).
diff --git a/source/poodinis/factory.d b/source/poodinis/factory.d
index 01375e1..4341d88 100644
--- a/source/poodinis/factory.d
+++ b/source/poodinis/factory.d
@@ -67,20 +67,36 @@ class InstanceFactory {
 	public Object getInstance() {
 		if (_factoryParameters.createsSingleton && instance !is null) {
 			debug(poodinisVerbose) {
-				writeln(format("DEBUG: Existing instance returned of type %s", _factoryParameters.instanceType.toString()));
+				printDebugUseExistingInstance();
 			}
 
 			return instance;
 		}
 
 		debug(poodinisVerbose) {
-			writeln(format("DEBUG: Creating new instance of type %s", _factoryParameters.instanceType.toString()));
+			printDebugCreateNewInstance();
 		}
 
 		instance = _factoryParameters.factoryMethod();
 		return instance;
 	}
 
+	private void printDebugUseExistingInstance() {
+		if (_factoryParameters.instanceType !is null) {
+			writeln(format("DEBUG: Existing instance returned of type %s", _factoryParameters.instanceType.toString()));
+		} else {
+			writeln("DEBUG: Existing instance returned from custom factory method");
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void printDebugCreateNewInstance() {
+		if (_factoryParameters.instanceType !is null) {
+			writeln(format("DEBUG: Creating new instance of type %s", _factoryParameters.instanceType.toString()));
+		} else {
+			writeln("DEBUG: Creating new instance from custom factory method");
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected Object createInstance() {
 		enforce!InstanceCreationException(_factoryParameters.instanceType, "Instance type is not defined, cannot create instance without knowing its type.");
 		return _factoryParameters.instanceType.create();