diff --git a/src/Valitron/Validator.php b/src/Valitron/Validator.php
index 60b1603..ce331fd 100644
--- a/src/Valitron/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Valitron/Validator.php
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ public function validate()
      */
     public function stopOnFirstFail($stop = true)
     {
-        $this->stop_on_first_fail = (bool)$stop;
+        $this->stop_on_first_fail = $stop;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ public function rule($rule, $fields)
         $this->_validations[] = array(
             'rule' => $rule,
             'fields' => (array)$fields,
-            'params' => (array)$params,
+            'params' => $params,
             'message' => $message
         );