diff --git a/classes/class.tx_linkvalidator_processor.php b/classes/class.tx_linkvalidator_processor.php
index a9ebf05..a1e27e7 100644
--- a/classes/class.tx_linkvalidator_processor.php
+++ b/classes/class.tx_linkvalidator_processor.php
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ class tx_linkvalidator_Processor {
 
 				foreach ($this->hookObjectsArr as $keyArr => $hookObj) {
 					$type = $hookObj->fetchType($r, $type, $keyArr);
+						// Store the type that was found
+						// This prevents abusive overriding by internal validator
+					if (!empty($type)) {
+						$r['type'] = $type;
+					}
 				}
 				$results[$type][$table . ':' . $field . ':' . $idRecord . ':' . $r["tokenID"]]["substr"] = $r;
 				$results[$type][$table . ':' . $field . ':' . $idRecord . ':' . $r["tokenID"]]["row"] = $record;