diff --git a/lib/mongo/db.rb b/lib/mongo/db.rb
index 6fe6496..57a36f0 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/db.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/db.rb
@@ -595,11 +595,16 @@ module Mongo
     # @raise [MongoDBError] if the command fails or there's a problem with the validation
     #   data, or if the collection is invalid.
     def validate_collection(name)
-      doc = command({:validate => name}, :check_response => false)
-      raise MongoDBError, "Error with validate command: #{doc.inspect}" unless ok?(doc)
-      result = doc['result']
-      raise MongoDBError, "Error with validation data: #{doc.inspect}" unless result.kind_of?(String)
-      raise MongoDBError, "Error: invalid collection #{name}: #{doc.inspect}" if result =~ /\b(exception|corrupt)\b/i
+      cmd = BSON::OrderedHash.new
+      cmd[:validate] = name
+      cmd[:full] = true
+      doc = command(cmd, :check_response => false)
+      if !ok?(doc)
+        raise MongoDBError, "Error with validate command: #{doc.inspect}"
+      end
+      if !doc['valid']
+        raise MongoDBError, "Error: invalid collection #{name}: #{doc.inspect}"
+      end
       doc
     end
 
diff --git a/test/db_test.rb b/test/db_test.rb
index 0154592..891dbbd 100644
--- a/test/db_test.rb
+++ b/test/db_test.rb
@@ -298,17 +298,13 @@ class DBTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_kind_of Array, info
       assert info.length >= 1
       first = info.first
-      assert_kind_of String, first['info']
       assert_kind_of Time, first['ts']
       assert_kind_of Numeric, first['millis']
     end
 
     should "validate collection" do
       doc = @db.validate_collection(@coll.name)
-      assert_not_nil doc
-      result = doc['result']
-      assert_not_nil result
-      assert_match(/firstExtent/, result)
+      assert doc['valid']
     end
 
   end