diff --git a/src/FairyBread/ValidationMiddlewareInjector.cs b/src/FairyBread/ValidationMiddlewareInjector.cs
index aa70c25..09219be 100644
--- a/src/FairyBread/ValidationMiddlewareInjector.cs
+++ b/src/FairyBread/ValidationMiddlewareInjector.cs
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ private static List<ValidatorDescriptor> DetermineValidatorsForArg(
 
         private static Type? TryGetRuntimeType(IExtendedType extType)
         {
+            // It's already a runtime type, .Type(typeof(int))
+            if (extType.Kind == ExtendedTypeKind.Runtime)
+            {
+                return extType.Source;
+            }
+
             // Array (though not sure what produces this scenario as seems to always be list)
             if (extType.IsArray)
             {
@@ -233,11 +239,6 @@ private static List<ValidatorDescriptor> DetermineValidatorsForArg(
                 return argRuntimeType;
             }
 
-            if (extType.Kind == ExtendedTypeKind.Runtime)
-            {
-                return extType.Source;
-            }
-
             return null;
         }
     }