diff --git a/src/json-validator.cpp b/src/json-validator.cpp
index 583ea40..3fb9693 100644
--- a/src/json-validator.cpp
+++ b/src/json-validator.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace nlohmann
 namespace json_schema
 {
 
-class root_schema : public schema
+class root_schema
 {
 	schema_loader loader_;
 	format_checker format_check_;
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ public:
 	            format_checker &&format,
 	            content_checker &&content)
 
-	    : schema(this),
-	      loader_(std::move(loader)),
+	    : loader_(std::move(loader)),
 	      format_check_(std::move(format)),
 	      content_check_(std::move(content))
 	{
@@ -280,22 +279,31 @@ public:
 				                            "' has still undefined references.");
 	}
 
-	void validate(const json::json_pointer &ptr, const json &instance, json_patch &patch, error_handler &e) const final
+	void validate(const json::json_pointer &ptr,
+	              const json &instance,
+	              json_patch &patch,
+	              error_handler &e,
+	              const json_uri &initial) const
 	{
-		if (root_)
-			root_->validate(ptr, instance, patch, e);
-		else
+		if (!root_) {
 			e.error(ptr, "", "no root schema has yet been set for validating an instance");
-	}
+			return;
+		}
 
-	const json &defaultValue(const json::json_pointer &ptr, const json &instance, error_handler &e) const override
-	{
-		if (root_)
-			return root_->defaultValue(ptr, instance, e);
-		else
-			e.error(ptr, "", "no root schema has yet been set for validating an instance");
+		auto file_entry = files_.find(initial.location());
+		if (file_entry == files_.end()) {
+			e.error(ptr, "", "no file found serving requested root-URI. " + initial.location());
+			return;
+		}
 
-		return EmptyDefault;
+		auto &file = file_entry->second;
+		auto sch = file.schemas.find(initial.fragment());
+		if (sch == file.schemas.end()) {
+			e.error(ptr, "", "no schema find for request initial URI: " + initial.to_string());
+			return;
+		}
+
+		sch->second->validate(ptr, instance, patch, e);
 	}
 };
 
@@ -1356,11 +1364,11 @@ json json_validator::validate(const json &instance) const
 	return validate(instance, err);
 }
 
-json json_validator::validate(const json &instance, error_handler &err) const
+json json_validator::validate(const json &instance, error_handler &err, const json_uri &initial_uri) const
 {
 	json::json_pointer ptr;
 	json_patch patch;
-	root_->validate(ptr, instance, patch, err);
+	root_->validate(ptr, instance, patch, err, initial_uri);
 	return patch;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nlohmann/json-schema.hpp b/src/nlohmann/json-schema.hpp
index e99c400..425d30f 100644
--- a/src/nlohmann/json-schema.hpp
+++ b/src/nlohmann/json-schema.hpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public:
 	json validate(const json &) const;
 
 	// validate a json-document based on the root-schema with a custom error-handler
-	json validate(const json &, error_handler &) const;
+	json validate(const json &, error_handler &, const json_uri &initial_uri = json_uri("#")) const;
 };
 
 } // namespace json_schema
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d82f41d..8b45790 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,3 +65,7 @@ add_executable(binary-validation binary-validation.cpp)
 target_include_directories(binary-validation PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 target_link_libraries(binary-validation PRIVATE nlohmann_json_schema_validator)
 add_test(NAME binary-validation COMMAND binary-validation)
+
+add_executable(issue-149-entry-selection issue-149-entry-selection.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(issue-149-entry-selection PRIVATE nlohmann_json_schema_validator)
+add_test(NAME issue-149-entry-selection COMMAND issue-149-entry-selection)
diff --git a/test/issue-149-entry-selection.cpp b/test/issue-149-entry-selection.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c54c2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue-149-entry-selection.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include <nlohmann/json-schema.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using nlohmann::json;
+using nlohmann::json_uri;
+using nlohmann::json_schema::json_validator;
+
+namespace
+{
+
+static int error_count;
+#define EXPECT_EQ(a, b)                                              \
+	do {                                                             \
+		if (a != b) {                                                \
+			std::cerr << "Failed: '" << a << "' != '" << b << "'\n"; \
+			error_count++;                                           \
+		}                                                            \
+	} while (0)
+
+// The schema is defined based upon a string literal
+static json person_schema = R"(
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "type": "integer",
+    "definitions": {
+        "A": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "b": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/B"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "B": {
+            "type": "integer"
+        }
+    }
+})"_json;
+
+class store_err_handler : public nlohmann::json_schema::basic_error_handler
+{
+	void error(const nlohmann::json::json_pointer &ptr, const json &instance, const std::string &message) override
+	{
+		nlohmann::json_schema::basic_error_handler::error(ptr, instance, message);
+		std::cerr << "ERROR: '" << ptr << "' - '" << instance << "': " << message << "\n";
+		failed.push_back(ptr);
+	}
+
+public:
+	std::vector<nlohmann::json::json_pointer> failed;
+
+	void reset() override
+	{
+		nlohmann::json_schema::basic_error_handler::reset();
+		failed.clear();
+	}
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+static json_validator validator(person_schema);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	store_err_handler err;
+
+	validator.validate(1, err); // OK
+	EXPECT_EQ(err.failed.size(), 0);
+	err.reset();
+
+	validator.validate("1", err); // no name
+	EXPECT_EQ(err.failed.size(), 1);
+	err.reset();
+
+	validator.validate(1, err, json_uri("#/definitions/B"));
+	EXPECT_EQ(err.failed.size(), 0);
+	err.reset();
+
+	validator.validate("1", err, json_uri("#/definitions/B"));
+	EXPECT_EQ(err.failed.size(), 1);
+	err.reset();
+
+	validator.validate({{"b", 1}}, err, json_uri("#/definitions/A"));
+	EXPECT_EQ(err.failed.size(), 0);
+	err.reset();
+
+	validator.validate({{"b", "1"}}, err, json_uri("#/definitions/A"));
+	EXPECT_EQ(err.failed.size(), 1);
+	err.reset();
+
+	return error_count;
+}