diff --git a/bundles/specmate-connectors/src/com/specmate/connectors/internal/ConnectorService.java b/bundles/specmate-connectors/src/com/specmate/connectors/internal/ConnectorService.java
index 59ca8e329..31cb7409d 100644
--- a/bundles/specmate-connectors/src/com/specmate/connectors/internal/ConnectorService.java
+++ b/bundles/specmate-connectors/src/com/specmate/connectors/internal/ConnectorService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.specmate.connectors.internal.config.ConnectorServiceConfig;
 import com.specmate.persistency.IPersistencyService;
 import com.specmate.persistency.ITransaction;
+import com.specmate.persistency.validation.TopLevelValidator;
 import com.specmate.scheduler.Scheduler;
 import com.specmate.scheduler.SchedulerIteratorFactory;
 import com.specmate.scheduler.SchedulerTask;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public void activate(Map<String, Object> properties) throws SpecmateException {
 		}
 
 		this.transaction = this.persistencyService.openTransaction();
+		this.transaction.removeValidator(TopLevelValidator.class.getName());
 
 		new Thread(new Runnable() {
 			@Override