diff --git a/src/validator.ts b/src/validator.ts
index 602fc6a..93cb8e2 100644
--- a/src/validator.ts
+++ b/src/validator.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ function checkType(value: unknown, expectedType: string): boolean {
     case "string":
       return typeof value === "string";
     case "number":
+      return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value);
     case "integer":
-      return typeof value === "number";
+      return typeof value === "number" && Number.isInteger(value);
+    case "null":
+      return value === null;
     case "boolean":
       return typeof value === "boolean";
     case "array":
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ export async function validateRequest(
     const rb = matched.operation.requestBody;
     const contentType = req.headers.get("content-type") || "";
 
-    if (rb.required && !req.body && contentType === "") {
+    if (rb.required && !req.body) {
       violations.push({
         issue: "Request body is required but missing",
         method,
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ export async function validateRequest(
         timestamp: now(),
         type: "request",
       });
+      return violations;
     }
 
     // Check Content-Type matches one of the expected media types
@@ -164,12 +168,31 @@ export async function validateRequest(
     ) {
       try {
         const cloned = req.clone();
-        const body = (await cloned.json()) as Record<string, unknown>;
+        const body: unknown = await cloned.json();
         const { schema } = rb.content["application/json"];
         if (!schema) {
           return violations;
         }
-        violations.push(...validateBody(body, schema, method, pathname));
+        if (schema.type && !checkType(body, schema.type)) {
+          violations.push({
+            issue: `Request body expected type '${schema.type}'`,
+            method,
+            path: pathname,
+            timestamp: now(),
+            type: "request",
+          });
+          return violations;
+        }
+        if (typeof body === "object" && body !== null && !Array.isArray(body)) {
+          violations.push(
+            ...validateBody(
+              body as Record<string, unknown>,
+              schema,
+              method,
+              pathname
+            )
+          );
+        }
       } catch {
         violations.push({
           issue: "Request body is not valid JSON",
@@ -197,12 +220,14 @@ export function validateResponse(
   const violations: Violation[] = [];
   const method = req.method.toUpperCase();
   const statusCode = String(res.status);
+  const statusRange = `${statusCode[0]}XX`;
 
   // Check that the status code is defined in the spec
   const definedStatuses = Object.keys(matched.operation.responses);
   if (
     !(
       definedStatuses.includes(statusCode) ||
+      definedStatuses.includes(statusRange) ||
       definedStatuses.includes("default")
     )
   ) {
@@ -218,6 +243,7 @@ export function validateResponse(
   // Check response Content-Type if spec defines content for this status
   const responseSpec =
     matched.operation.responses[statusCode] ||
+    matched.operation.responses[statusRange] ||
     matched.operation.responses.default;
   if (responseSpec?.content) {
     const contentType = res.headers.get("content-type") || "";
diff --git a/tests/regression.test.ts b/tests/regression.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5321ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { it } from "node:test";
+import type { MatchedOperation, SchemaObject } from "../src/types.js";
+import { validateRequest, validateResponse } from "../src/validator.js";
+
+function operation(schema: SchemaObject): MatchedOperation {
+  return {
+    operation: {
+      requestBody: {
+        content: { "application/json": { schema } },
+        required: true,
+      },
+      responses: { "200": { description: "OK" } },
+    },
+    pathParams: {},
+    pathTemplate: "/items",
+  };
+}
+function request(body?: string): Request {
+  return new Request("https://example.com/items", {
+    body,
+    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    method: "POST",
+  });
+}
+
+it("rejects fractional integers and nonfinite JSON numbers", async () => {
+  const matched = operation({
+    properties: { count: { type: "integer" }, price: { type: "number" } },
+    type: "object",
+  });
+  const violations = await validateRequest(
+    request('{"count":1.5,"price":1e400}'),
+    matched,
+    "/items"
+  );
+  assert.equal(violations.length, 2);
+  assert.equal(
+    (
+      await validateRequest(
+        request('{"count":2,"price":3.5}'),
+        matched,
+        "/items"
+      )
+    ).length,
+    0
+  );
+});
+it("reports required bodies missing even when Content-Type is present", async () => {
+  const violations = await validateRequest(
+    request(),
+    operation({ type: "object" }),
+    "/items"
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    violations.some((v) => v.issue === "Request body is required but missing")
+  );
+});
+it("validates the top-level JSON type without misclassifying valid JSON", async () => {
+  const wrongObject = await validateRequest(
+    request('"text"'),
+    operation({ type: "object" }),
+    "/items"
+  );
+  assert.equal(wrongObject.length, 1);
+  assert.ok(wrongObject[0].issue.includes("expected type"));
+  const wrongArray = await validateRequest(
+    request("{}"),
+    operation({ type: "array" }),
+    "/items"
+  );
+  assert.equal(wrongArray.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(
+    (
+      await validateRequest(
+        request('"text"'),
+        operation({ type: "string" }),
+        "/items"
+      )
+    ).length,
+    0
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    (
+      await validateRequest(
+        request("null"),
+        operation({ type: "null" }),
+        "/items"
+      )
+    ).length,
+    0
+  );
+});
+it("uses response ranges with exact-code then range then default precedence", async () => {
+  const req = request("{}");
+  const matched = operation({ type: "object" });
+  matched.operation.responses = {
+    "2XX": { content: { "application/json": {} }, description: "Success" },
+    default: { content: { "text/plain": {} }, description: "Fallback" },
+  };
+  const response = new Response("{}", {
+    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    status: 201,
+  });
+  assert.equal(
+    (await validateResponse(req, response, matched, "/items")).length,
+    0
+  );
+  const wrongMedia = new Response("text", {
+    headers: { "content-type": "text/plain" },
+    status: 202,
+  });
+  assert.equal(
+    (await validateResponse(req, wrongMedia, matched, "/items")).length,
+    1
+  );
+  matched.operation.responses["201"] = {
+    content: { "text/plain": {} },
+    description: "Exact",
+  };
+  assert.equal(
+    (await validateResponse(req, response, matched, "/items")).length,
+    1
+  );
+});