diff --git a/src/bmeg/bmeg-dictionary b/src/bmeg/bmeg-dictionary
index a1c690e2f..dd1d8d8fa 160000
--- a/src/bmeg/bmeg-dictionary
+++ b/src/bmeg/bmeg-dictionary
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a1c690e2f09bc340535ea4677054b9ce8087e90b
+Subproject commit dd1d8d8fa82626ab1d4389c410640cacf6b443c2
diff --git a/src/bmeg/emitter.py b/src/bmeg/emitter.py
index 0988b549a..de6fde1c4 100644
--- a/src/bmeg/emitter.py
+++ b/src/bmeg/emitter.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def close(self):
         self.rate.close()
 
     def emit_edge(self, obj: Edge):
-        # obj.validate()
+        obj.validate()
         gid = "(%s)--%s->(%s)" % (obj.from_gid, obj.label(), obj.to_gid)
         dumped = {
             "_id": gid,
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def emit_edge(self, obj: Edge):
         return dumped
 
     def emit_vertex(self, obj: Vertex):
-        # obj.validate()
+        obj.validate()
         dumped = {
             "_id": obj.gid(),
             "gid": obj.gid(),