diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 9c24e12e..988ad6f1 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ AbstractClass.create = function (data, callback) {
         }
     }
 
+
     var obj;
     // if we come from save
     if (data instanceof Model && !data.id) {
diff --git a/lib/validations.js b/lib/validations.js
index 78afb65a..0b2bf60d 100644
--- a/lib/validations.js
+++ b/lib/validations.js
@@ -396,11 +396,7 @@ Validatable.prototype.isValid = function (callback, data) {
 
     }, data);
 
-    if (!async) {
-        if (valid) cleanErrors(this);
-        if (callback) callback(valid);
-        return valid;
-    } else {
+    if (async) {
         // in case of async validation we should return undefined here,
         // because not all validations are finished yet
         return;
diff --git a/test/validations.test.js b/test/validations.test.js
index 3ec8cbd2..dc86182d 100644
--- a/test/validations.test.js
+++ b/test/validations.test.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe('validations', function() {
     describe('commons', function() {
 
         describe('skipping', function() {
+
             it('should allow to skip using if: attribute', function() {
                 User.validatesPresenceOf('pendingPeriod', {if: 'createdByAdmin'});
                 var user = new User;
@@ -56,6 +57,36 @@ describe('validations', function() {
                 user.pendingPeriod = 1
                 user.isValid().should.be.true;
             });
+
+        });
+
+        describe.only('lifecycle', function() {
+
+            it('should work on create', function(done) {
+                User.validatesPresenceOf('name');
+                User.create(function(e) {
+                    should.exist(e);
+                    User.create({name: 'Valid'}, function(e, d) {
+                        should.not.exist(e);
+                        done();
+                    });
+                });
+            });
+
+            it('should work on update', function(done) {
+                User.validatesPresenceOf('name');
+                User.create({name: 'Valid'}, function(e, d) {
+                    d.updateAttribute('name', null, function(e) {
+                        should.exist(e);
+                        e.should.be.instanceOf(Error);
+                        d.updateAttribute('name', 'Vasiliy', function(e) {
+                            should.not.exist(e);
+                            done();
+                        });
+                    })
+                });
+            });
+
         });
     });