diff --git a/binding/binding.go b/binding/binding.go
index 968e898e..f719fbc1 100644
--- a/binding/binding.go
+++ b/binding/binding.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func Default(method, contentType string) Binding {
 	}
 }
 
-func Validate(obj interface{}) error {
+func validate(obj interface{}) error {
 	if Validator == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/binding/default_validator.go b/binding/default_validator.go
index fe29222d..7f12152b 100644
--- a/binding/default_validator.go
+++ b/binding/default_validator.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ var _ StructValidator = &defaultValidator{}
 func (v *defaultValidator) ValidateStruct(obj interface{}) error {
 	if kindOfData(obj) == reflect.Struct {
 		v.lazyinit()
-		return v.validate.Struct(obj)
+		if err := v.validate.Struct(obj); err != nil {
+			return error(err)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/binding/form.go b/binding/form.go
index 0cfe8741..ff00b0df 100644
--- a/binding/form.go
+++ b/binding/form.go
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ func (_ formBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
 	if err := mapForm(obj, req.Form); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return Validate(obj)
+	return validate(obj)
 }
diff --git a/binding/json.go b/binding/json.go
index a21192c0..25c5a06c 100644
--- a/binding/json.go
+++ b/binding/json.go
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ func (_ jsonBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
 	if err := decoder.Decode(obj); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return Validate(obj)
+	return validate(obj)
 }
diff --git a/binding/validate_test.go b/binding/validate_test.go
index f4854105..27ba7b66 100644
--- a/binding/validate_test.go
+++ b/binding/validate_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func createStruct() struct3 {
 
 func TestValidateGoodObject(t *testing.T) {
 	test := createStruct()
-	assert.Nil(t, Validate(&test))
+	assert.Nil(t, validate(&test))
 }
 
 type Object map[string]interface{}
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ func TestValidateSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	var obj2 Object
 	var nu = 10
 
-	assert.NoError(t, Validate(obj))
-	assert.NoError(t, Validate(&obj))
-	assert.NoError(t, Validate(obj2))
-	assert.NoError(t, Validate(&obj2))
-	assert.NoError(t, Validate(nu))
-	assert.NoError(t, Validate(&nu))
+	assert.NoError(t, validate(obj))
+	assert.NoError(t, validate(&obj))
+	assert.NoError(t, validate(obj2))
+	assert.NoError(t, validate(&obj2))
+	assert.NoError(t, validate(nu))
+	assert.NoError(t, validate(&nu))
 }
diff --git a/binding/xml.go b/binding/xml.go
index 6140ab1e..cac4be89 100644
--- a/binding/xml.go
+++ b/binding/xml.go
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ func (_ xmlBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
 	if err := decoder.Decode(obj); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return Validate(obj)
+	return validate(obj)
 }