diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d05414c2..66267cbb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl<T> Optional<T> for (T,) {
 ///
 /// Handling multiple properties for `strip_option`
 ///
-/// ```no_run
+/// ```compile_fail
 /// use typed_builder::TypedBuilder;
 ///
 /// #[derive(TypedBuilder)]
@@ -402,16 +402,4 @@ impl<T> Optional<T> for (T,) {
 ///     value: Option<i32>,
 /// }
 /// ```
-///
-/// Handling empty properties for `strip_option`
-///
-/// ```no_run
-/// use typed_builder::TypedBuilder;
-///
-/// #[derive(TypedBuilder)]
-/// struct Foo {
-///     #[builder(setter(strip_option()))]
-///     value: Option<i32>,
-/// }
-/// ```
 fn _compile_fail_tests() {}
diff --git a/typed-builder-macro/src/field_info.rs b/typed-builder-macro/src/field_info.rs
index 4d18370e..8d03bc10 100644
--- a/typed-builder-macro/src/field_info.rs
+++ b/typed-builder-macro/src/field_info.rs
@@ -341,11 +341,12 @@ impl ApplyMeta for SetterSettings {
                 match expr {
                     AttrArg::Sub(sub) => {
                         let span = sub.span();
-                        let mut strip_option = Strip::new(span);
 
                         if self.strip_option.is_none() {
+                            let mut strip_option = Strip::new(span);
                             strip_option.apply_sub_attr(sub)?;
                             self.strip_option = Some(strip_option);
+
                             Ok(())
                         } else {
                             Err(Error::new(span, format!("Illegal setting - field is already {caption}")))
@@ -394,6 +395,13 @@ impl ApplyMeta for Strip {
     fn apply_meta(&mut self, expr: AttrArg) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match expr.name().to_string().as_str() {
             "fallback" => {
+                if self.fallback.is_some() {
+                    return Err(Error::new_spanned(
+                        expr.name(),
+                        format!("Duplicate fallback parameter {:?}", expr.name().to_string()),
+                    ));
+                }
+
                 let ident: syn::Ident = expr.key_value().map(|kv| kv.parse_value())??;
                 self.fallback = Some(ident);
                 Ok(())