diff --git a/lib/simple_form/action_view_extensions/form_helper.rb b/lib/simple_form/action_view_extensions/form_helper.rb
index f32f6c65..211c3e05 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/action_view_extensions/form_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/action_view_extensions/form_helper.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ module SimpleForm
               else dom_class(record_or_name_or_array)
             end
             options[:html] ||= {}
-            options[:html][:novalidate] = !SimpleForm.browser_validations if options[:html][:novalidate].nil?
+            unless options[:html].key?(:novalidate)
+              options[:html][:novalidate] = !SimpleForm.browser_validations
+            end
             options[:html][:class] = "\#{SimpleForm.form_class} \#{css_class} \#{options[:html][:class]}".strip
 
             with_custom_field_error_proc do
diff --git a/test/action_view_extensions/form_helper_test.rb b/test/action_view_extensions/form_helper_test.rb
index b8e76d75..31914732 100644
--- a/test/action_view_extensions/form_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/action_view_extensions/form_helper_test.rb
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   end
 
   test 'a form specific disabled validation option should override the default enabled browser validation configuration option' do
-    concat(simple_form_for(:user, :html => {:novalidate => true}) do |f| end)
+    concat(simple_form_for(:user, :html => { :novalidate => true }) do |f| end)
     assert_select 'form[novalidate="novalidate"]'
   end
 
   test 'a form specific enabled validation option should override the disabled browser validation configuration option' do
     swap SimpleForm, :browser_validations => false do
-      concat(simple_form_for(:user, :html => {:novalidate => false}) do |f| end)
+      concat(simple_form_for(:user, :html => { :novalidate => false }) do |f| end)
       assert_no_select 'form[novalidate]'
     end
   end