diff --git a/lib/tabula.js b/lib/tabula.js
index ccaf13f..a9bebeb 100644
--- a/lib/tabula.js
+++ b/lib/tabula.js
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ function tabulaFormat(items, options) {
     assert.optionalArrayOfString(options.validFields, 'options.validFields');
     assert.optionalBool(options.dottedLookup, 'options.dottedLookup');
     assert.optionalBool(options.noAnsi, 'options.noAnsi');
+    assert.optionalBool(options.caseInsensitiveLookup,
+        'options.caseInsensitiveLookup');
 
     if (!options.columns && items.length === 0) {
         return '';
@@ -287,7 +289,10 @@ function tabulaFormat(items, options) {
             if (options.dottedLookup) {
                 try {
                     cell = dottedLookup(o, col.lookup);
-                } catch (e) {}
+                } catch (e) {
+                    if (options.caseInsensitiveLookup)
+                        throw e;
+                }
             } else {
                 cell = o[col.lookup];
             }
@@ -403,8 +408,14 @@ function dottedLookup(obj, str, c) {
     for (var i = 0; i < dots.length; i++) {
         var dot = dots[i];
         s.push(dot);
-        if (!o.hasOwnProperty(dot))
-            throw new Error('no property ' + s.join(c) + ' found');
+        if (!o.hasOwnProperty(dot)) {
+            var msg = 'no property ' + s.join(c) + ' found' + '\n';
+            msg += 'The following properties are supported :' + '\n\n';
+            Object.keys(o).forEach(function (k) {
+                msg += k + '\n';
+            });
+            throw new Error(msg);
+        }
         o = o[dot];
     }
     return o;