diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java
index 100846e7c2..e0f019fc02 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ public List<Parameter> processParameters(List<Parameter> parameters) {
             if (parameter.get$ref() != null) {
                 RefFormat refFormat = computeRefFormat(parameter.get$ref());
                 final Parameter resolvedParameter = cache.loadRef(parameter.get$ref(), refFormat, Parameter.class);
+
+                if (parameter.get$ref().startsWith("#/paths")) {
+                    processedPathLevelParameters.add(parameter);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (parameter.get$ref().startsWith("#") && parameter.get$ref().indexOf("#/components/parameters") <= -1) {
                     //TODO: Not possible to add warning during resolve doesn't accept result as an input. Hence commented below line.
                     //result.warning(location, "The parameter should use Reference Object to link to parameters that are defined at the OpenAPI Object's components/parameters.");
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/util/InlineModelResolver.java b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/util/InlineModelResolver.java
index 6cfd900161..4bafc43264 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/util/InlineModelResolver.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/util/InlineModelResolver.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ private static String normalize(String pathPart)
     }
 
     private String resolveModelName(String title, String key) {
-        if (title == null) {
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(title)) {
             return uniqueName(key);
         } else {
             return uniqueName(title);