diff --git a/controllers/class.EditDocument.php b/controllers/class.EditDocument.php
index ff98965d2..680d31577 100644
--- a/controllers/class.EditDocument.php
+++ b/controllers/class.EditDocument.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Controller_EditDocument extends SeedDMS_Controller_Common {
 					if($attrdef = $dms->getAttributeDefinition($attrdefid)) {
 						if(null === ($ret = $this->callHook('validateAttribute', $attrdef, $attribute))) {
 						if($attribute) {
-							if(!$attrdef->validate($attribute)) {
+							if(!$attrdef->validate($attribute, true)) {
 								$this->errormsg	= getAttributeValidationError($attrdef->getValidationError(), $attrdef->getName(), $attribute);
 								return false;
 							}