diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationServiceProvider.php
index af011746483f..04f77ae850c2 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationServiceProvider.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected function registerValidationFactory()
             // The validation presence verifier is responsible for determining the existence
             // of values in a given data collection, typically a relational database or
             // other persistent data stores. And it is used to check for uniqueness.
-            if (isset($app['validation.presence'])) {
+            if (isset($app['db']) && isset($app['validation.presence'])) {
                 $validator->setPresenceVerifier($app['validation.presence']);
             }