diff --git a/src/ValidatesOpenApiSpec.php b/src/ValidatesOpenApiSpec.php
index a987e71..ff3cedc 100644
--- a/src/ValidatesOpenApiSpec.php
+++ b/src/ValidatesOpenApiSpec.php
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ public function call($method, $uri, $parameters = [], $cookies = [], $files = []
 
         $testResponse = $this->createTestResponse($response, $request);
 
-        if ($address) {
-            $this->validateResponse($address, $testResponse->baseResponse);
-        }
+        $this->validateResponse($address, $testResponse->baseResponse);
 
         return $testResponse;
     }
@@ -229,10 +227,12 @@ protected function getAuthenticatedRequest(SymfonyRequest $request): SymfonyRequ
     /**
      * Validates an HTTP Request
      */
-    protected function validateRequest(SymfonyRequest $request): ?OperationAddress
+    protected function validateRequest(SymfonyRequest $request): OperationAddress
     {
         if ($this->shouldSkipRequestValidation()) {
-            return null;
+            $psr7Request = $this->getPsr7Factory()->createRequest($request);
+
+            return new OperationAddress($psr7Request->getUri()->getPath(), strtolower($request->getMethod()));
         }
 
         $authenticatedRequest = $this->getAuthenticatedRequest($request);
diff --git a/tests/ValidatesRequestsWithSkipTest.php b/tests/ValidatesRequestsWithSkipTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7d03dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ValidatesRequestsWithSkipTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Kirschbaum\OpenApiValidator\Tests;
+
+use Exception;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Kirschbaum\OpenApiValidator\ValidatesOpenApiSpec;
+use League\OpenAPIValidation\PSR7\Exception\NoPath;
+use League\OpenAPIValidation\PSR7\OperationAddress;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request as SymfonyRequest;
+
+class ValidatesRequestsWithSkipTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use ValidatesOpenApiSpec;
+    use WithFaker;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->app['config']->set('openapi_validator.spec_path', __DIR__.'/fixtures/OpenAPI.yaml');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @dataProvider provideValidationScenarios
+     */
+    public function testValidatesRequests(array $requestData, bool $expectSuccess, ?string $expectedException = null)
+    {
+        extract($requestData);
+
+        $request = $this->makeRequest($method, $uri, $parameters ?? [], $cookies ?? [], $files ?? [], $server ?? [], $content ?? null);
+
+        try {
+            $result = $this->validateRequest($request);
+        } catch (Exception $exception) {
+            if (is_null($expectedException)) {
+                $this->fail('Validation failed with unexpected exception ' . get_class($exception) . PHP_EOL . $exception->getMessage());
+            }
+            $this->assertInstanceOf($expectedException, $exception, "Expected an exception of class [{$expectedException}] to be thrown, got " . get_class($exception));
+
+            $this->assertFalse($expectSuccess);
+            // End the test here
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->assertTrue($expectSuccess, 'Not expecting a successful validation, but here we are...');
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(OperationAddress::class, $result);
+        $this->assertTrue(OperationAddress::isPathMatchesSpec($result->path(), Str::start($uri, '/')), 'Spec path does not match given path.');
+        $this->assertEqualsIgnoringCase($method, $result->method());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides a handful of scenarios to test the validator is hooked up correctly.
+     * We'll defer the actual testing to the league's validator itself.
+     */
+    public static function provideValidationScenarios()
+    {
+        yield 'Gets test OK' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'GET',
+                'uri' => 'test',
+            ],
+            true,
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Gets params with param' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'GET',
+                'uri' => 'params/parameter1',
+            ],
+            true,
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Fails to gets params without param' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'GET',
+                'uri' => 'params',
+            ],
+            true,
+            NoPath::class,
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Gets query with query params' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'GET',
+                'uri' => 'query-params',
+                'parameters' => ['parameter' => 'forks'],
+            ],
+            true,
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Fails to get query with query params in path' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'GET',
+                'uri' => 'query-params/forks',
+            ],
+            true,
+            NoPath::class,
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Posts with form' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'POST',
+                'uri' => 'form',
+                'content' => json_encode([
+                    'formInputInteger' => 14,
+                    'formInputString' => 'yarn',
+                ]),
+                'server' => ['CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json'],
+            ],
+            true,
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Authentication required' => [
+            [
+                'method' => 'GET',
+                'uri' => 'private',
+                'server' => ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Basic MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDo='],
+            ],
+            true,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private function makeRequest($method, $uri, $parameters = [], $cookies = [], $files = [], $server = [], $content = null)
+    {
+        $symfonyRequest = SymfonyRequest::create(
+            $this->prepareUrlForRequest($uri),
+            $method,
+            $parameters,
+            $cookies,
+            $files,
+            array_replace($this->serverVariables, $server),
+            $content
+        );
+
+        return Request::createFromBase($symfonyRequest);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * NOTE: overriding this method for testing
+     */
+    public function shouldSkipRequestValidation()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}