diff --git a/cake/libs/model/behaviors/translate.php b/cake/libs/model/behaviors/translate.php
index f90209614..c4ab14a8b 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/behaviors/translate.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/behaviors/translate.php
@@ -221,9 +221,8 @@ class TranslateBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 /**
  * Callback
  */
-	function beforeSave(&$model) {
+	function beforeValidate(&$model) {
 		$locale = $this->_getLocale($model);
-
 		if (empty($locale)) {
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/translate.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/translate.test.php
index 0f601a05d..173e873f7 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/translate.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/translate.test.php
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ class TranslateTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 	function testMultipleUpdate() {
 		$this->Model->locale = 'eng';
+		$this->Model->validate['title'] = VALID_NOT_EMPTY;
 		$data = array('TranslatedItem' => array(
 			'id' => 1,
 			'title' => array('eng' => 'New Title #1', 'deu' => 'Neue Titel #1', 'cze' => 'Novy Titulek #1'),