diff --git a/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/database/ColumnDef.kt b/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/database/ColumnDef.kt
index c8b29a3cb..76527edff 100644
--- a/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/database/ColumnDef.kt
+++ b/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/database/ColumnDef.kt
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ import org.vitrivr.cottontail.core.types.Value
  */
 @Serializable
 data class ColumnDef<T : Value>(val name: Name.ColumnName, val type: Types<T>, val nullable: Boolean = true, val primary: Boolean = false, val autoIncrement: Boolean = false) {
-
-    /**
-     * Validates a value with regard to this [ColumnDef] return a flag indicating whether validation was passed.
-     *
-     * @param value The value that should be validated.
-     * @return True if value passes validation, false otherwise.
-     */
-    fun validate(value: Value?): Boolean
-        = ((value == null && this.nullable) || (value != null && this.type == value.type))
-
     /**
      * Creates and returns a [String] representation of this [ColumnDef].
      */
diff --git a/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/tuple/StandaloneTuple.kt b/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/tuple/StandaloneTuple.kt
index c46b22c21..8252f8996 100644
--- a/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/tuple/StandaloneTuple.kt
+++ b/cottontaildb-client/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/core/tuple/StandaloneTuple.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class StandaloneTuple(override var tupleId: TupleId, override val columns: Array
 
     init {
         require(this.columns.size == this.values.size) { "Number of values and number of columns must be the same." }
-        for ((i, c) in this.columns.withIndex()) {
-            require(c.validate(this.values[i])) { "Value ${this.values[i]} is incompatible with column $c." }
+        for ((c, v) in this.columns.zip(this.values)) {
+            require(((v == null && c.nullable) || (v != null && c.type == v.type))) { "Value $v is incompatible with column $c." }
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ class StandaloneTuple(override var tupleId: TupleId, override val columns: Array
      * @param index The index for which to retrieve the value.
      * @return The value for the column index.
      */
-    override fun get(index: Int): Value? {
-        require(index in (0 until this.size)) { "The specified column $index is out of bounds." }
-        return this.values[index]
-    }
+    override fun get(index: Int): Value? = this.values[index]
 
     /**
      * Returns a [List] of [Value]s contained in this [StandaloneTuple].
@@ -91,8 +88,8 @@ class StandaloneTuple(override var tupleId: TupleId, override val columns: Array
      * @param value The new [Value]
      */
     override fun set(index: Int, value: Value?) {
-        require(index in (0 until this.size)) { "The specified column $index is out of bounds." }
-        require(this.columns[index].validate(value)) { "Provided value $value is incompatible with column ${this.columns[index]}." }
+        val column = this.columns[index]
+        require(((value == null && column.nullable) || (value != null && value.type == column.type))) { "Provided value $value is incompatible with column ${this.columns[index]}." }
         this.values[index] = value
     }
 
diff --git a/cottontaildb-dbms/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/dbms/queries/binding/TupleBinding.kt b/cottontaildb-dbms/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/dbms/queries/binding/TupleBinding.kt
index c7e4d8398..c2641ef34 100644
--- a/cottontaildb-dbms/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/dbms/queries/binding/TupleBinding.kt
+++ b/cottontaildb-dbms/src/main/kotlin/org/vitrivr/cottontail/dbms/queries/binding/TupleBinding.kt
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ import org.vitrivr.cottontail.core.types.Value
  * A [Tuple] implementation that depends on the existence of [Binding]s for the [Value]s it contains. Used for inserts.
  *
  * @author Ralph Gasser
- * @version 1.1.0
+ * @version 1.2.0
  */
 class TupleBinding(override var tupleId: TupleId, override val columns: Array<ColumnDef<*>>, private val values: Array<Binding.Literal>, private val context: BindingContext) : MutableTuple {
 
+    init {
+        require(this.columns.size == this.values.size) { "Number of values and number of columns must be the same." }
+        for ((c, b) in this.columns.zip(this.values)) {
+            require(c.nullable == b.canBeNull) { "Value binding $b is incompatible with column $c." }
+            require(c.type == b.type) { "Value binding $b is incompatible with column $c." }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a copy of this [TupleBinding]
      */