diff --git a/source/configy/read.d b/source/configy/read.d
index 5f842a6..7885d8b 100644
--- a/source/configy/read.d
+++ b/source/configy/read.d
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ private TLFR.Type parseMapping (alias TLFR)
             {
                 dbgWrite("%s: Calling `%s` method",
                      TLFR.Type.stringof.paint(Cyan), "validate()".paint(Green));
-                result.validate();
+                wrapConstruct(result.validate(), path, Location.get(node));
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/source/configy/test.d b/source/configy/test.d
index 330acbf..1145aaa 100644
--- a/source/configy/test.d
+++ b/source/configy/test.d
@@ -332,11 +332,22 @@ unittest
         public int value;
     }
 
+    static struct ThrowingValidate
+    {
+        void validate() const
+        {
+            throw new Exception("Bad data, try again");
+        }
+
+        public int value;
+    }
+
     static struct InnerConfig
     {
         public int value;
         @Optional ThrowingCtor ctor;
         @Optional ThrowingFromString fromString;
+        @Optional ThrowingValidate validated;
 
         @Converter!int(
             (Node value) {
@@ -374,6 +385,16 @@ unittest
         assert(exc.toString() == "/dev/null(2:14): config.fromString: Some meaningful error message");
     }
 
+    try
+    {
+        auto result = parseConfigString!Config("config:\n  value: 42\n  validated:\n    value: 42", "/dev/null");
+        assert(0);
+    }
+    catch (ConfigException exc)
+    {
+        assert(exc.toString() == "/dev/null(3:4): config.validated: Bad data, try again");
+    }
+
     try
     {
         auto result = parseConfigString!Config("config:\n  value: 42\n  converter: 42", "/dev/null");