diff --git a/src/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldItemList.php b/src/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldItemList.php
index 5f3cdcb..751bf2c 100644
--- a/src/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldItemList.php
+++ b/src/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldItemList.php
@@ -135,9 +135,14 @@ class DynamicEntityReferenceFieldItemList extends EntityReferenceFieldItemList {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function validate() {
-    $return = parent::validate();
+    $return = NULL;
     foreach ($this->list as $item) {
-      $return->addAll($item->validate());
+      if (!$return) {
+        $return = $item->validate();
+      }
+      else {
+        $return->addAll($item->validate());
+      }
     }
     return $return;
   }
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/ValidDynamicReferenceConstraintValidator.php b/src/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/ValidDynamicReferenceConstraintValidator.php
index 0fba979..baeda4f 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/ValidDynamicReferenceConstraintValidator.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Validation/Constraint/ValidDynamicReferenceConstraintValidator.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ValidDynamicReferenceConstraintValidator extends ConstraintValidator {
     }
     if (!$valid_type) {
       $this->context->addViolation($constraint->wrongTypeMessage, array('%type' => $type, '%id' => $id));
+      return;
     }
     $referenced_entity = $value->get('entity')->getValue();
     if (!$referenced_entity) {
diff --git a/src/Tests/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldTest.php b/src/Tests/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldTest.php
index 8d26469..001c510 100644
--- a/src/Tests/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldTest.php
+++ b/src/Tests/DynamicEntityReferenceFieldTest.php
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ class DynamicEntityReferenceFieldTest extends EntityUnitTestBase {
     $entity->{$this->fieldName}->target_id = $referenced_entity->id();
     $violations = $entity->{$this->fieldName}->validate();
     $this->assertEqual($violations->count(), 1, 'Validation throws a violation.');
-    $this->assertEqual($violations[0]->getMessage(), t('The referenced entity (%type: %id) does not exist.', array('%type' => $this->entityType, '%id' => $referenced_entity->id())));
+    $this->assertEqual($violations[0]->getMessage(), t('The referenced entity (%type: %id) is not allowed for this field.', array('%type' => $this->entityType, '%id' => $referenced_entity->id())));
 
     // Test an invalid entity.
     $entity->{$this->fieldName}->entity = $entity;
     $violations = $entity->{$this->fieldName}->validate();
     $this->assertEqual($violations->count(), 1, 'Validation throws a violation.');
-    $this->assertEqual($violations[0]->getMessage(), t('The referenced entity (%type: %id) does not exist.', array('%type' => $entity->getEntityTypeId(), '%id' => -1)));
+    $this->assertEqual($violations[0]->getMessage(), t('The referenced entity (%type: %id) is not allowed for this field.', array('%type' => $entity->getEntityTypeId(), '%id' => -1)));
 
     // @todo Implement a test case for invalid bundle references after
     // https://drupal.org/node/2064191 is fixed