diff --git a/src/Context/JsonContext.php b/src/Context/JsonContext.php
index 93710466..1ea79d42 100644
--- a/src/Context/JsonContext.php
+++ b/src/Context/JsonContext.php
@@ -277,11 +277,7 @@ public function theJsonShouldBeValidAccordingToThisSchema(PyStringNode $schema)
      */
     public function theJsonShouldBeValidAccordingToTheSchema($filename)
     {
-        if (false === is_file($filename)) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException(
-                'The JSON schema doesn\'t exist'
-            );
-        }
+        $this->checkSchemaFile($filename);
 
         $this->inspector->validate(
             $this->getJson(),
@@ -292,6 +288,18 @@ public function theJsonShouldBeValidAccordingToTheSchema($filename)
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @Then the JSON should be invalid according to the schema :filename
+     */
+    public function theJsonShouldBeInvalidAccordingToTheSchema($filename)
+    {
+        $this->checkSchemaFile($filename);
+
+        $this->not(function () use($filename) {
+            return $this->theJsonShouldBeValidAccordingToTheSchema($filename);
+        }, "The schema was valid");
+    }
+
     /**
      * @Then the JSON should be equal to:
      */
@@ -326,4 +334,13 @@ protected function getJson()
     {
         return new Json($this->httpCallResultPool->getResult()->getValue());
     }
+
+    private function checkSchemaFile($filename)
+    {
+        if (false === is_file($filename)) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(
+                'The JSON schema doesn\'t exist'
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Json/JsonSchema.php b/src/Json/JsonSchema.php
index 659ada01..14951e4e 100644
--- a/src/Json/JsonSchema.php
+++ b/src/Json/JsonSchema.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public function resolve(RefResolver $resolver)
             return $this;
         }
 
-        $resolver->resolve($this->encode(false), $this->uri);
+        $resolver->resolve($this->getContent(), $this->uri);
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/tests/features/json.feature b/tests/features/json.feature
index 0677a844..7c4c5f4b 100644
--- a/tests/features/json.feature
+++ b/tests/features/json.feature
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Feature: Testing JSONContext
         Given I am on "/json/imajson.json"
         Then the JSON should be valid according to the schema "tests/fixtures/www/json/schema.json"
 
+    Scenario: Json validation with schema containing ref (invalid case)
+        Given I am on "/json/withref-invalid.json"
+        Then the JSON should be invalid according to the schema "tests/fixtures/www/json/schemaref.json"
+
     Scenario: Json validation with schema containing ref
         Given I am on "/json/withref.json"
         Then the JSON should be valid according to the schema "tests/fixtures/www/json/schemaref.json"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/www/json/withref-invalid.json b/tests/fixtures/www/json/withref-invalid.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fbb3058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/www/json/withref-invalid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "foo": "not a uri",
+    "bar": "not a uri"
+}