diff --git a/lib/validations.js b/lib/validations.js
index 9568a057..102e04a6 100644
--- a/lib/validations.js
+++ b/lib/validations.js
@@ -344,9 +344,8 @@ function validateUniqueness(attr, conf, err, done) {
 
   this.constructor.find(cond, function (error, found) {
     if (error) {
-      return err();
-    }
-    if (found.length > 1) {
+      err(error);
+    } else if (found.length > 1) {
       err();
     } else if (found.length === 1 && (!this.id || !found[0].id || found[0].id.toString() != this.id.toString())) {
       err();