diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fd875d..4e8a71a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 3.0.6
+
+ * bugfix: if configured to skip validation the code does not validate anymore
+
 ## 3.0.5
 
  * bugfix: get rid of error with old rubygems versions
diff --git a/lib/aasm/persistence/active_record_persistence.rb b/lib/aasm/persistence/active_record_persistence.rb
index 00216f9..09dbf56 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/persistence/active_record_persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/persistence/active_record_persistence.rb
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ module AASM
           old_value = read_attribute(self.class.aasm_column)
           write_attribute(self.class.aasm_column, state.to_s)
 
-          success = if AASM::StateMachine[self.class].config.skip_validation_on_save && !self.valid?
+          success = if AASM::StateMachine[self.class].config.skip_validation_on_save
             self.class.update_all({ self.class.aasm_column => state.to_s }, self.class.primary_key => self.id) == 1
           else
             self.save
diff --git a/lib/aasm/version.rb b/lib/aasm/version.rb
index e8817d5..52530f1 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/version.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module AASM
-  VERSION = "3.0.5"
+  VERSION = "3.0.6"
 end