diff --git a/dist/backbone-validation-amd.js b/dist/backbone-validation-amd.js
index 6f90e318..43db9b36 100644
--- a/dist/backbone-validation-amd.js
+++ b/dist/backbone-validation-amd.js
@@ -141,13 +141,6 @@
       var getValidators = function(model, attr) {
         var attrValidationSet = model.validation ? _.result(model, 'validation')[attr] || {} : {};
   
-        // If the validator is a function or a string, wrap it in a function validator
-        if (_.isFunction(attrValidationSet) || _.isString(attrValidationSet)) {
-          attrValidationSet = {
-            fn: attrValidationSet
-          };
-        }
-  
         // Stick the validator object into an array
         if(!_.isArray(attrValidationSet)) {
           attrValidationSet = [attrValidationSet];
@@ -157,6 +150,14 @@
         // with a validation method to call, the value to validate against
         // and the specified error message, if any
         return _.reduce(attrValidationSet, function(memo, attrValidation) {
+          
+          // If the validator is a function or a string, wrap it in a function validator
+          if (_.isFunction(attrValidation) || _.isString(attrValidation)) {
+            attrValidation = {
+              fn: attrValidation
+            };
+          }
+          
           _.each(_.without(_.keys(attrValidation), 'msg'), function(validator) {
             memo.push({
               fn: defaultValidators[validator],
@@ -715,4 +716,4 @@
     return Validation;
   }(_));
   return Backbone.Validation;
-}));
\ No newline at end of file
+}));
diff --git a/dist/backbone-validation.js b/dist/backbone-validation.js
index e1d10e10..52bbe5f0 100644
--- a/dist/backbone-validation.js
+++ b/dist/backbone-validation.js
@@ -134,13 +134,6 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
     var getValidators = function(model, attr) {
       var attrValidationSet = model.validation ? _.result(model, 'validation')[attr] || {} : {};
 
-      // If the validator is a function or a string, wrap it in a function validator
-      if (_.isFunction(attrValidationSet) || _.isString(attrValidationSet)) {
-        attrValidationSet = {
-          fn: attrValidationSet
-        };
-      }
-
       // Stick the validator object into an array
       if(!_.isArray(attrValidationSet)) {
         attrValidationSet = [attrValidationSet];
@@ -150,6 +143,14 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
       // with a validation method to call, the value to validate against
       // and the specified error message, if any
       return _.reduce(attrValidationSet, function(memo, attrValidation) {
+          
+          // If the validator is a function or a string, wrap it in a function validator
+          if (_.isFunction(attrValidation) || _.isString(attrValidation)) {
+            attrValidation = {
+              fn: attrValidation
+            };
+          }
+          
         _.each(_.without(_.keys(attrValidation), 'msg'), function(validator) {
           memo.push({
             fn: defaultValidators[validator],
@@ -706,4 +707,4 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
   });
 
   return Validation;
-}(_));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(_));
diff --git a/src/backbone-validation.js b/src/backbone-validation.js
index e4aa8de2..869c12e4 100644
--- a/src/backbone-validation.js
+++ b/src/backbone-validation.js
@@ -127,13 +127,6 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
     var getValidators = function(model, attr) {
       var attrValidationSet = model.validation ? _.result(model, 'validation')[attr] || {} : {};
 
-      // If the validator is a function or a string, wrap it in a function validator
-      if (_.isFunction(attrValidationSet) || _.isString(attrValidationSet)) {
-        attrValidationSet = {
-          fn: attrValidationSet
-        };
-      }
-
       // Stick the validator object into an array
       if(!_.isArray(attrValidationSet)) {
         attrValidationSet = [attrValidationSet];
@@ -143,6 +136,14 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
       // with a validation method to call, the value to validate against
       // and the specified error message, if any
       return _.reduce(attrValidationSet, function(memo, attrValidation) {
+        
+        // If the validator is a function or a string, wrap it in a function validator
+        if (_.isFunction(attrValidation) || _.isString(attrValidation)) {
+          attrValidation = {
+            fn: attrValidation
+          };
+        }
+        
         _.each(_.without(_.keys(attrValidation), 'msg'), function(validator) {
           memo.push({
             fn: defaultValidators[validator],