diff --git a/pyapi/server/__init__.py b/pyapi/server/__init__.py
index 0793773..2118481 100644
--- a/pyapi/server/__init__.py
+++ b/pyapi/server/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         if isinstance(spec, dict):
             extra_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
-            if validate_schema:
+            if not validate_schema:
                 extra_kwargs["validator"] = None
             spec = Spec.from_dict(spec, spec_url=spec_url, **extra_kwargs)
         self.spec: Spec = spec
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2b24674..d3aa95e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyapi-server"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.3"
 description = "Lightweight API framework using an OpenAPI spec for routing and validation."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
diff --git a/release-notes/0.3.3.md b/release-notes/0.3.3.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76ddc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/0.3.3.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* minor fix with loading from file
\ No newline at end of file