diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31ab596..a963657 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Status](https://travis-ci.org/thetron/mongoid-enum.png)](https://travis-ci.org/t
 
 Heavily inspired by [DHH's
 ActiveRecord::Enum](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/db41eb8a6ea88b854bf5cd11070ea4245e1639c5), this little library is
-just there to help you cut down the cruft in your models and make the
+there to help you cut down the cruft in your models and make the
 world a happier place at the same time.
 
 A single line will get you fields, accessors, validations and scopes,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ your field are always from your list of options. If you need more
 complex validations, or you just want to throw caution to the wind, you
 can turn them off:
 
-    enum :status => [:up, :down], :validation => false
+    enum :status => [:up, :down], :validate => false
 
 
 # Issues and Feature Requests
diff --git a/lib/mongoid/enum.rb b/lib/mongoid/enum.rb
index 9ac4ddf..bf9117a 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/enum.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/enum.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Mongoid
         multiple = options[:multiple] || false
         default = options[:default].nil? && values.first || options[:default]
         required = options[:required].nil? || options[:required]
+        validate = options[:validate].nil? || options[:validate]
 
         const_set const_name, values
 
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ module Mongoid
         field field_name, :type => type, :default => default
         alias_attribute name, field_name
 
-        if multiple
+        if multiple && validate
           validates field_name, :'mongoid/enum/validators/multiple' => { :in => values, :allow_nil => !required }
-        else
+        elsif validate
           validates field_name, :inclusion => {:in => values}, :allow_nil => !required
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/mongoid/enum/version.rb b/lib/mongoid/enum/version.rb
index 8f10b19..4c0bdc7 100644
--- a/lib/mongoid/enum/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mongoid/enum/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Mongoid
   module Enum
-    VERSION = "0.1.0"
+    VERSION = "0.1.1"
   end
 end