diff --git a/resources/js/vat-validation.js b/resources/js/vat-validation.js
index 9bfb2b8..2dbf2ab 100644
--- a/resources/js/vat-validation.js
+++ b/resources/js/vat-validation.js
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ document.addEventListener('vue:loaded', function () {
             return
         }
 
-        console.log(result)
-
         event.target.setCustomValidity(result ? '' : window.config.vat_validation.translations.failed)
         event.target.reportValidity()
     });
@@ -65,12 +63,19 @@ const validate = useMemoize(useThrottleFn(
         let options = {
             headers: {
                 Authorization: `Bearer ${token.value || mask.value}`,
+                Accept: 'application/json',
             },
         }
 
         return await window
             .rapidezAPI('post', 'vat-validate', data, options)
-            .catch(() => {
+            .catch((error) => {
+                if (FetchError.prototype.isPrototypeOf(error)) {
+                    if (error.response.status === 422) {
+                        return false
+                    }
+                }
+
                 window.Notify(window.config.translations.errors.wrong, 'error')
                 return 'error'
             })
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/VatController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/VatController.php
index cd46ccc..f8af118 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/VatController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/VatController.php
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Rapidez\VatValidation\Http\Controllers;
 
-use Ibericode\Vat\Validator;
-use Ibericode\Vat\Vies\ViesException;
-use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Rapidez\VatValidation\Rules\VatValid;
 
 class VatController
 {
     /** @return array<string, mixed> */
-    public function __invoke(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    public function __invoke(Request $request): mixed
     {
         $request->validate([
             'id' => 'string|required',
@@ -26,16 +23,10 @@ public function __invoke(Request $request): JsonResponse
             }
         }
 
-        try {
-            // Try validating the number
-            $validator = new Validator;
-            $result = Cache::remember('vat_' . $request->id, config('rapidez.vatvalidation.cache_duration'), function () use ($request, $validator) {
-                return $validator->validateVatNumber($request->id);
-            });
+        $request->validate([
+            'id' => new VatValid,
+        ]);
 
-            return response()->json($result);
-        } catch (ViesException $exception) {
-            abort(503, $exception->getMessage());
-        }
+        return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Rules/VatValid.php b/src/Rules/VatValid.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..038e2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Rules/VatValid.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rapidez\VatValidation\Rules;
+
+use Closure;
+use Ibericode\Vat\Validator;
+use Ibericode\Vat\Vies\ViesException;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+
+class VatValid implements ValidationRule
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the validation rule.
+     */
+    public function validate(string $attribute, mixed $value, Closure $fail): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $validator = new Validator;
+            $result = Cache::remember('vat_' . $value, config('rapidez.vatvalidation.cache_duration'), function () use ($value, $validator) {
+                return $validator->validateVatNumber($value);
+            });
+
+            if (!$result) {
+                $fail('Vat validation failed.');
+            }
+        } catch (ViesException $exception) {
+            $fail($exception->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+}