diff --git a/lib/validator.js b/lib/validator.js
index 4e71c55..dd3b6a6 100644
--- a/lib/validator.js
+++ b/lib/validator.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var thing = require('core-util-is'),
  * @returns {validate}
  */
 module.exports = function validator(schemaValidator, parameter) {
-    var coerce, schemaValidator, validate, model;
+    var coerce, validate, model;
 
     if (parameter.in === 'body') {
         model = parameter.schema.$ref ? schemaValidator.getSchema(parameter.schema.$ref) : parameter.schema;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = function validator(schemaValidator, parameter) {
     return function validate(data, callback) {
         var value, result, error, actual, type;
 
-        coerce && (data = coerce(data));
+        coerce && data && (data = coerce(data));
 
         if (data === undefined || data === null) {
             if (parameter.required) {
@@ -91,21 +91,6 @@ function jsontype(type) {
 function coercion(parameter) {
     var fn;
 
-    function pathsep(format) {
-        switch (format) {
-            case 'csv':
-                return ',';
-            case 'ssv':
-                return ' ';
-            case 'tsv':
-                return '\t';
-            case 'pipes':
-                return '|';
-            case 'multi':
-                return '&';
-        }
-    }
-
     switch (parameter.type) {
         case 'array':
             fn = function (data) {
@@ -152,3 +137,18 @@ function coercion(parameter) {
 
     return fn;
 }
+
+function pathsep(format) {
+    switch (format) {
+        case 'csv':
+            return ',';
+        case 'ssv':
+            return ' ';
+        case 'tsv':
+            return '\t';
+        case 'pipes':
+            return '|';
+        case 'multi':
+            return '&';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b115e18..a0bc36e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "swaggerize-builder",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.2",
   "author": "Trevor Livingston <trlivingston@paypal.com>",
   "description": "Swagger based route building.",
   "main": "./lib/index",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tape test/*.js",
     "cover": "istanbul cover tape -- test/*.js",
-    "lint": "jshint -c .jshintrc lib/**/*.js"
+    "lint": "jshint -c .jshintrc lib/*.js"
   },
   "licenses": [
     {