diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 505d683..50e09bc 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject joshavg/formulare "0.3.2-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject joshavg/formulare "0.3.3-SNAPSHOT"
   :description "Forms hiccup style"
   :url "https://gitea.heevyis.ninja/josha/formulare.git"
   :scm {:name "git" :url "https://gitea.heevyis.ninja/josha/formulare.git"}
diff --git a/src/formulare/core.clj b/src/formulare/core.clj
index 63cd250..d500748 100644
--- a/src/formulare/core.clj
+++ b/src/formulare/core.clj
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
           true
           (:form-specs form-def)))
 
-(defn field-specs-valid? [form-def data]
+(defn field-specs-valid? [form-def req]
   (reduce-kv
    (fn [result field field-def]
      (if-let [field-spec (:spec field-def)]
-       (if (spec/valid? field-spec (field data))
+       (if (spec/valid? field-spec (get-in req [:params field]))
          true
          (reduced false))
        result))
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 (defn valid? [form-def req]
   {:pre [(spec/assert ::form form-def)]}
   (let [data (form-data form-def req)]
-    (and (field-specs-valid? form-def data)
+    (and (field-specs-valid? form-def req)
          (form-specs-valid? form-def req))))
 
 (def ^:dynamic *row-theme* theme/row)
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@
                    :mselect *mselect-widget-theme*
                    :hidden *hidden-widget-theme*
                    *input-widget-theme*)]
-    (*row-theme* (when (and validate? (not (spec/valid? spec req-value)))
+    (*row-theme* (when (and validate?
+                            spec
+                            (not (spec/valid? spec req-value)))
                    (*widget-error-theme* id def req-value))
                  (*label-theme* id def)
                  (renderer id def (if validate? req-value value)))))
diff --git a/test/formulare/core_test.clj b/test/formulare/core_test.clj
index ce6f604..07c17ee 100644
--- a/test/formulare/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/formulare/core_test.clj
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
                                :spec nil?
                                :required false}}}]
       (is (= true (valid? def {:params {:name nil}})))))
-  (testing "converted values are passed to spec"
+  (testing "unconverted values are passed to spec"
     (let [def {:fields {:foo {:label ""
-                              :spec number?
+                              :spec string?
                               :from-req bigint}
                         :bar {:label ""
                               :spec string?}}}]