diff --git a/src/Valitron/Validator.php b/src/Valitron/Validator.php
index 2cfac28..7322357 100644
--- a/src/Valitron/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Valitron/Validator.php
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ class Validator
      */
     protected function validateMin($field, $value, $params)
     {
-        if (function_exists('bccomp')) {
+        if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+            return false;
+        } elseif (function_exists('bccomp')) {
             return !(bccomp($params[0], $value, 14) == 1);
         } else {
             return $params[0] <= $value;
@@ -340,7 +342,9 @@ class Validator
      */
     protected function validateMax($field, $value, $params)
     {
-        if (function_exists('bccomp')) {
+        if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+            return false;
+        } elseif (function_exists('bccomp')) {
             return !(bccomp($value, $params[0], 14) == 1);
         } else {
             return $params[0] >= $value;
diff --git a/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php b/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php
index 042f740..9834d2e 100644
--- a/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Valitron/ValidateTest.php
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ class ValidateTest extends BaseTestCase
         $v = new Validator(array('num' => 5));
         $v->rule('min', 'num', 6);
         $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
+
+        $v = new Validator(array('test' => array()));
+        $v->rule('min', 'test', 1);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
+
+        $v = new Validator(array('test' => new stdClass));
+        $v->rule('min', 'test', 1);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
     }
 
     public function testMinInvalidFloat()
@@ -262,6 +270,14 @@ class ValidateTest extends BaseTestCase
         $v = new Validator(array('num' => 5));
         $v->rule('max', 'num', 4);
         $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
+
+        $v = new Validator(array('test' => array()));
+        $v->rule('min', 'test', 1);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
+
+        $v = new Validator(array('test' => new stdClass));
+        $v->rule('min', 'test', 1);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->validate());
     }
 
     public function testMaxInvalidFloat()