diff --git a/src/AbstractValidator.php b/src/AbstractValidator.php
index 22ece1e75..3852e391f 100644
--- a/src/AbstractValidator.php
+++ b/src/AbstractValidator.php
@@ -248,21 +248,17 @@ public function __get($property)
         if (array_key_exists($property, $this->abstractOptions['messageVariables'])) {
             $result = $this->abstractOptions['messageVariables'][$property];
             if (is_array($result)) {
-                $result = $this->{key($result)}[current($result)];
-            } else {
-                $result = $this->{$result};
+                return $this->{key($result)}[current($result)];
             }
-            return $result;
+            return $this->{$result};
         }
 
         if (isset($this->messageVariables) && array_key_exists($property, $this->messageVariables)) {
             $result = $this->{$this->messageVariables[$property]};
             if (is_array($result)) {
-                $result = $this->{key($result)}[current($result)];
-            } else {
-                $result = $this->{$result};
+                return $this->{key($result)}[current($result)];
             }
-            return $result;
+            return $this->{$result};
         }
 
         throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException("No property exists by the name '$property'");
diff --git a/src/Explode.php b/src/Explode.php
index 8c0ba0efc..9a26f7f4d 100644
--- a/src/Explode.php
+++ b/src/Explode.php
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ public function isValid($value)
             $values = array($value);
         }
 
-        $retval    = true;
-        $messages  = array();
         $validator = $this->getValidator();
 
         if (!$validator) {
@@ -198,17 +196,14 @@ public function isValid($value)
 
         foreach ($values as $value) {
             if (!$validator->isValid($value)) {
-                $messages[] = $validator->getMessages();
-                $retval = false;
+                $this->abstractOptions['messages'][] = $validator->getMessages();
 
                 if ($this->isBreakOnFirstFailure()) {
-                    break;
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        $this->abstractOptions['messages'] = $messages;
-
-        return $retval;
+        return count($this->abstractOptions['messages']) == 0;
     }
 }