diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4ec4ea67..ac2d09e04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     * Added support for `xx-XX` locale language lookups in `LanguageCodes` class [#854](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/854)
 1. [](#bugfix)
     * Fix for corner-case redirect logic causing infinite loops and out-of-memory errors
+    * Fix for saving fields in expert mode that have no `Validation::typeX()` methods [#626](https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/issues/626)
     * Detect if user really meant to extend parent blueprint, not another one (fixes old page type blueprints)
     * Fixed a bug in `Page::relativePagePath()` when `Page::$name` is not defined
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php
index 4471e23ab..c2911f2b2 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Data/Validation.php
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ class Validation
         $type = (string) isset($field['validate']['type']) ? $field['validate']['type'] : $field['type'];
         $method = 'type'.strtr($type, '-', '_');
 
-        if (!method_exists(__CLASS__, $method)) {
-            $method = 'typeText';
-        }
-
         $name = ucfirst(isset($field['label']) ? $field['label'] : $field['name']);
         $message = (string) isset($field['validate']['message'])
             ? $language->translate($field['validate']['message'])
             : $language->translate('FORM.INVALID_INPUT', null, true) . ' "' . $language->translate($name) . '"';
 
-        $success = self::$method($value, $validate, $field);
+        if (method_exists(__CLASS__, $method)) {
+            $success = self::$method($value, $validate, $field);
+        } else {
+            $success = true;
+        }
 
         if (!$success) {
             $messages[$field['name']][] = $message;
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ class Validation
      * @param  array  $field   Blueprint for the field.
      * @return bool   True if validation succeeded.
      */
-
     public static function typeNumber($value, array $params, array $field)
     {
         if (!is_numeric($value)) {