diff --git a/spaceapi_validator.go b/spaceapi_validator.go
index 96149ae..695184b 100644
--- a/spaceapi_validator.go
+++ b/spaceapi_validator.go
@@ -53,15 +53,7 @@ func Validate(document string) (ValidationResult, error) {
 		return myResult, err
 	}
 
-	versionList := suppliedVersion.APICompatibility
-    oldVersion := strings.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%v", suppliedVersion.API), "0.", "", 1)
-	if oldVersion != "" {
-		versionList = append(versionList, oldVersion)
-	}
-
-	if len(versionList) == 0 {
-		versionList = []string{"14"}
-	}
+	versionList := getVersionList(suppliedVersion)
 
 	for _, version := range versionList {
 		schemaString, _ := SpaceAPISchemas[version]
@@ -95,3 +87,16 @@ func Validate(document string) (ValidationResult, error) {
 
 	return myResult, err
 }
+
+func getVersionList(suppliedVersion spaceAPIVersion) []string {
+	versionList := suppliedVersion.APICompatibility
+	oldVersion := strings.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%v", suppliedVersion.API), "0.", "", 1)
+	if oldVersion != "<nil>" {
+		versionList = append(versionList, oldVersion)
+	}
+
+	if len(versionList) == 0 {
+		versionList = []string{"14"}
+	}
+	return versionList
+}
diff --git a/spaceapi_validator_test.go b/spaceapi_validator_test.go
index 7352ea2..0577bae 100644
--- a/spaceapi_validator_test.go
+++ b/spaceapi_validator_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var invalid14 = `{ "api_compatibility": [ "14" ], "space_invalid": "example", "u
 var valid15 = `{ "api_compatibility": [ "15" ], "space": "example", "url": "https://example.com", "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png", "location": { "lon": 42, "lat": 23 }, "state": { "open": true }, "contact": {} }`
 var invalid15 = `{ "api_compatibility": [ "15" ], "space_invalid": "example", "url": "https://example.com", "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png", "location": { "lon": 42, "lat": 23 }, "state": { "open": true }, "contact": {} }`
 var wrongVersionNumeric = `{ "api": 0.13, "open": true, "space": "example", "url": "https://example.com", "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png", "location": { "lon": 42, "lat": 23 }, "state": { "open": true }, "contact": {}, "issue_report_channels": [ "email" ] }`
+var noVersion = `{ "data": "asd" }`
 
 func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	invalidResult, _ := Validate(invalid13)
@@ -69,6 +70,16 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Schema should have got 1 errors, got", len(invalidErrors))
 	}
 
+	invalidResult, _ = Validate(noVersion)
+	if invalidResult.Valid == true {
+		t.Error("Expected validation to be false, got", invalidResult.Valid)
+	}
+	invalidErrors = invalidResult.Errors
+	if len(invalidErrors) != 6 {
+		t.Logf("%v", invalidResult)
+		t.Error("Schema should have got 1 errors, got", len(invalidErrors))
+	}
+
 	validResult, err := Validate("")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Should provide an error on faulty json")