diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/api_input_validation.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/api_input_validation.mustache
index 8c3a1d5e361..fca8dcd101b 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/api_input_validation.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/api_input_validation.mustache
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
     {{#items}}
         $asserts[] = new Assert\All([
             new Assert\Type("{{dataType}}"),
-            {{^isPrimitiveType}}
-            new Assert\Valid(),
-            {{/isPrimitiveType}}
         ]);
     {{/items}}
+    {{^isPrimitiveType}}
+        $asserts[] = new Assert\Valid();
+    {{/isPrimitiveType}}
 {{/isContainer}}
 {{^isContainer}}
     {{#isDate}}
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/PetController.php b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/PetController.php
index ba7ecc50c5c..ca07f62678d 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/PetController.php
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/PetController.php
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ class PetController extends Controller
         $asserts[] = new Assert\All([
             new Assert\Type("string"),
         ]);
+        $asserts[] = new Assert\Valid();
         $response = $this->validate($status, $asserts);
         if ($response instanceof Response) {
             return $response;
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ class PetController extends Controller
         $asserts[] = new Assert\All([
             new Assert\Type("string"),
         ]);
+        $asserts[] = new Assert\Valid();
         $response = $this->validate($tags, $asserts);
         if ($response instanceof Response) {
             return $response;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/UserController.php b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/UserController.php
index 3328426b049..52af362ae34 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/UserController.php
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/UserController.php
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ class UserController extends Controller
         $asserts[] = new Assert\NotNull();
         $asserts[] = new Assert\All([
             new Assert\Type("OpenAPI\Server\Model\User"),
-            new Assert\Valid(),
         ]);
+        $asserts[] = new Assert\Valid();
         $response = $this->validate($body, $asserts);
         if ($response instanceof Response) {
             return $response;
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ class UserController extends Controller
         $asserts[] = new Assert\NotNull();
         $asserts[] = new Assert\All([
             new Assert\Type("OpenAPI\Server\Model\User"),
-            new Assert\Valid(),
         ]);
+        $asserts[] = new Assert\Valid();
         $response = $this->validate($body, $asserts);
         if ($response instanceof Response) {
             return $response;