diff --git a/demo/demo.js b/demo/demo.js
index 14aa652..c99eafe 100644
--- a/demo/demo.js
+++ b/demo/demo.js
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@
 	              change: _this.virtualServerCallback,
 	              propName: 'text',
 	              className: _this.state.highlight ? "editable" : "",
-	              validate: _this.isStringAcceptable,
 	              classLoading: 'loading',
 	              classInvalid: 'invalid',
 	              isDisabled: _this.state.isDisabled }),
@@ -19352,15 +19351,16 @@
 
 	        _this.doValidations = function (value) {
 	            debug('doValidations(' + value + ')');
-	            var result = void 0;
+	            var isValid = void 0;
 	            if (_this.props.validate) {
-	                result = _this.props.validate(value);
+	                debug('using this.props.validate');
+	                isValid = _this.props.validate(value);
 	            } else if (_this.validate) {
-	                result = _this.validate(value);
-	            }
-	            _this.setState({ invalid: !result });
-
-	            return result;
+	                debug('using this.validate');
+	                isValid = _this.validate(value);
+	            } else return true;
+	            _this.setState({ invalid: !isValid });
+	            return isValid;
 	        };
 
 	        _this.selectInputText = function (element) {
diff --git a/demo/demo.jsx b/demo/demo.jsx
index 2a5d882..0202537 100644
--- a/demo/demo.jsx
+++ b/demo/demo.jsx
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ isDisabled={this.state.isDisabled} />`}
           change={this.virtualServerCallback}
           propName="text"
           className={this.state.highlight ? "editable" : ""}
-          validate={this.isStringAcceptable}
           classLoading="loading"
           classInvalid="invalid"
           isDisabled={this.state.isDisabled} />
diff --git a/src/RIEBase.js b/src/RIEBase.js
index 37b7d4a..a616aca 100644
--- a/src/RIEBase.js
+++ b/src/RIEBase.js
@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@ export default class RIEBase extends React.Component {
 
     doValidations = (value) => {
         debug(`doValidations(${value})`)
-        let result;
+        let isValid;
         if(this.props.validate) {
-            result = this.props.validate(value);
+            debug('using this.props.validate')
+            isValid = this.props.validate(value);
         } else if (this.validate) {
-            result = this.validate(value);
-        }
-        this.setState({invalid: !result});
-
-        return result;
+            debug('using this.validate')
+            isValid = this.validate(value);
+        } else return true
+        this.setState({invalid: !isValid});
+        return isValid;
     };
 
     selectInputText = (element) => {