diff --git a/core/server/api/shared/validators/input/all.js b/core/server/api/shared/validators/input/all.js
index fd0153b732..0b060f214c 100644
--- a/core/server/api/shared/validators/input/all.js
+++ b/core/server/api/shared/validators/input/all.js
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ const validate = (config, attrs) => {
     _.each(attrs, (value, key) => {
         debug(key, value);
 
+        if (GLOBAL_VALIDATORS[key]) {
+            debug('global validation');
+            errors = errors.concat(validation.validate(value, key, GLOBAL_VALIDATORS[key]));
+        }
+
         if (config && config[key]) {
             const allowedValues = Array.isArray(config[key]) ? config[key] : config[key].values;
 
@@ -53,9 +58,6 @@ const validate = (config, attrs) => {
                     errors.push(new common.errors.ValidationError());
                 }
             }
-        } else if (GLOBAL_VALIDATORS[key]) {
-            debug('global validation');
-            errors = errors.concat(validation.validate(value, key, GLOBAL_VALIDATORS[key]));
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/core/test/unit/api/shared/validators/input/all_spec.js b/core/test/unit/api/shared/validators/input/all_spec.js
index ff10c6ed59..3c7124a07c 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/api/shared/validators/input/all_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/api/shared/validators/input/all_spec.js
@@ -38,6 +38,29 @@ describe('Unit: api/shared/validators/input/all', function () {
                 });
         });
 
+        it('should run global validations on an type that has validation defined', function () {
+            const frame = {
+                options: {
+                    slug: 'not a valid slug %%%%% http://',
+                }
+            };
+
+            const apiConfig = {
+                options: {
+                    slug: {
+                        required: true
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            return shared.validators.input.all.all(apiConfig, frame)
+                .then(() => {
+                    throw new Error('Should not resolve');
+                }, (err) => {
+                    should.exist(err);
+                });
+        });
+
         it('default include array notation', function () {
             const frame = {
                 options: {