diff --git a/lib/dm-validations/validation_errors.rb b/lib/dm-validations/validation_errors.rb
index 603b274f..c54f6163 100644
--- a/lib/dm-validations/validation_errors.rb
+++ b/lib/dm-validations/validation_errors.rb
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
         errors.send(meth, *args, &block)
       end
 
-      def respond_to?(method)
-        super || errors.respond_to?(method)
+      def respond_to?(method, include_all=false)
+        super || errors.respond_to?(method, include_all)
       end
 
       def [](property_name)
diff --git a/lib/dm-validations/validators/block_validator.rb b/lib/dm-validations/validators/block_validator.rb
index eab8bd43..f5ddff86 100644
--- a/lib/dm-validations/validators/block_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/dm-validations/validators/block_validator.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def validates_with_block(*fields, &block)
         method_name = "__validates_with_block_#{@__validates_with_block_count}".to_sym
         define_method(method_name, &block)
 
-        options = fields.last.is_a?(Hash) ? fields.last.pop.dup : {}
+        options = fields.last.is_a?(Hash) ? fields.pop.dup : {}
         options[:method] = method_name
         fields = [method_name] if fields.empty?
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/g3_concert.rb b/spec/fixtures/g3_concert.rb
index 0cc55787..9d328d86 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/g3_concert.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/g3_concert.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ class G3Concert
         # Attributes
         #
 
-        attr_accessor :year, :participants, :city
+        attr_accessor :year, :participants, :city, :planned
 
         #
         # Validations
         #
 
-        validates_with_block :participants do
+        validates_with_block :participants, :unless => :planned do
           if self.class.known_performances.any? { |perf| perf == self }
             true
           else
diff --git a/spec/integration/block_validator/block_validator_spec.rb b/spec/integration/block_validator/block_validator_spec.rb
index 2db80eba..2b747ebf 100644
--- a/spec/integration/block_validator/block_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/block_validator/block_validator_spec.rb
@@ -29,4 +29,13 @@
 
     it_should_behave_like "valid model"
   end
+
+  describe "planned concert for non-existing year/participants/city combinations" do
+    before :all do
+      @model.planned = true
+      @model.year         = 2021
+    end
+
+    it_should_behave_like "valid model"
+  end
 end