diff --git a/src/parse/parser.rs b/src/parse/parser.rs
index c6b83a06f3d..4678fdddb4b 100644
--- a/src/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parse/parser.rs
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ impl<'help, 'cmd> Parser<'help, 'cmd> {
                     matches: sc_m.into_inner(),
                 });
 
-                return Validator::new(self).validate(parse_state, matcher, trailing_values);
+                #[cfg(feature = "env")]
+                self.add_env(matcher, trailing_values)?;
+                self.add_defaults(matcher, trailing_values);
+                return Validator::new(self).validate(parse_state, matcher);
             } else {
                 // Start error processing
                 return Err(self.match_arg_error(&arg_os, valid_arg_found, trailing_values));
@@ -465,7 +468,10 @@ impl<'help, 'cmd> Parser<'help, 'cmd> {
             self.parse_subcommand(&sc_name, matcher, raw_args, args_cursor, keep_state)?;
         }
 
-        Validator::new(self).validate(parse_state, matcher, trailing_values)
+        #[cfg(feature = "env")]
+        self.add_env(matcher, trailing_values)?;
+        self.add_defaults(matcher, trailing_values);
+        Validator::new(self).validate(parse_state, matcher)
     }
 
     fn match_arg_error(
diff --git a/src/parse/validator.rs b/src/parse/validator.rs
index f3f902ce592..ac07100eb49 100644
--- a/src/parse/validator.rs
+++ b/src/parse/validator.rs
@@ -23,17 +23,11 @@ impl<'help, 'cmd, 'parser> Validator<'help, 'cmd, 'parser> {
         &mut self,
         parse_state: ParseState,
         matcher: &mut ArgMatcher,
-        trailing_values: bool,
     ) -> ClapResult<()> {
         debug!("Validator::validate");
         let mut conflicts = Conflicts::new();
         let has_subcmd = matcher.subcommand_name().is_some();
 
-        #[cfg(feature = "env")]
-        self.p.add_env(matcher, trailing_values)?;
-
-        self.p.add_defaults(matcher, trailing_values);
-
         if let ParseState::Opt(a) = parse_state {
             debug!("Validator::validate: needs_val_of={:?}", a);