diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0271a6f7a..a48330ab9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/releases
 
 ## Diffs
 
+- [5.3.1](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/compare/v5.3.0...v5.3.1)
+  [Closed issues](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/issues?q=closed%3A2023-09-15T15%3A00..2023-09-15T16%3A00)
 - [5.3.0](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/compare/v5.2.3...v5.3.0)
-  [Closed issues](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/issues?q=closed%3A2023-06-18T07%3A00..2023-09-15T16%3A00)
+  [Closed issues](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/issues?q=closed%3A2023-06-18T07%3A00..2023-09-15T15%3A00)
 - [5.2.2](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/compare/v5.2.2...v5.2.3)
   [Closed issues](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/issues?q=closed%3A2023-05-28T16%3A00..2023-06-18T07%3A00)
 - [5.2.2](https://github.com/bootstrap-ruby/bootstrap_form/compare/v5.2.1...v5.2.2)
diff --git a/demo/Gemfile.lock b/demo/Gemfile.lock
index 99aa41016..b9cd79fd6 100644
--- a/demo/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/demo/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: ..
   specs:
-    bootstrap_form (5.3.0)
+    bootstrap_form (5.3.1)
       actionpack (>= 6.1)
       activemodel (>= 6.1)
 
diff --git a/demo/app/models/user.rb b/demo/app/models/user.rb
index 157b1a07e..67a627e1f 100644
--- a/demo/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/demo/app/models/user.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   serialize :preferences, coder: JSON
 
-  validates :email, presence: true, length: { minimum: 5 }
+  validates :email, presence: true, length: { minimum: 5 }, if: :always
   validates :terms, acceptance: { accept: true }
 
   # Conditional (always disabled) validators used in tests
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   has_rich_text(:life_story) if Rails::VERSION::STRING > "6"
 
+  def always
+    true
+  end
+
   def age
     42
   end
diff --git a/lib/bootstrap_form/components/validation.rb b/lib/bootstrap_form/components/validation.rb
index 9c2d1b293..24f42c14c 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap_form/components/validation.rb
+++ b/lib/bootstrap_form/components/validation.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ def presence_validators?(target, object, attribute)
       end
 
       def call_with_self(object, proc)
+        if proc.is_a? Symbol
+          proc = object.method(proc)
+        end
         object.instance_exec(*[(object if proc.arity >= 1)].compact, &proc)
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/bootstrap_form/version.rb b/lib/bootstrap_form/version.rb
index bb89fcde7..dd57f2f89 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap_form/version.rb
+++ b/lib/bootstrap_form/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module BootstrapForm
-  VERSION = "5.3.0".freeze
+  VERSION = "5.3.1".freeze
   REQUIRED_RAILS_VERSION = ">= 6.1".freeze
 end