diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.emf.teneo/src/org/eclipse/emf/teneo/resource/StoreResource.java b/core/org.eclipse.emf.teneo/src/org/eclipse/emf/teneo/resource/StoreResource.java
index fd20628..1145f19 100755
--- a/core/org.eclipse.emf.teneo/src/org/eclipse/emf/teneo/resource/StoreResource.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.emf.teneo/src/org/eclipse/emf/teneo/resource/StoreResource.java
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@
 		if (options == null || !options.containsKey(SKIP_VALIDATION_ON_SAVE)) {
 			return true;
 		}
+		if (options.get(SKIP_VALIDATION_ON_SAVE) instanceof Boolean) {
+			return !((Boolean) options.get(SKIP_VALIDATION_ON_SAVE));
+		}
 		final String value = (String) options.get(SKIP_VALIDATION_ON_SAVE);
 		if ("true".equals(value.trim().toLowerCase())) {
 			return false;