diff --git a/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiInteractionValidatorFactory.java b/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiInteractionValidatorFactory.java
index 90e228e..3cb0529 100644
--- a/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiInteractionValidatorFactory.java
+++ b/openapi-validation-core/src/main/java/com/getyourguide/openapi/validation/core/OpenApiInteractionValidatorFactory.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ private SingleSpecOpenApiInteractionValidatorWrapper buildSingleSpecOpenApiInter
                 .withResolveRefs(true)
                 .withResolveCombinators(true) // Inline to avoid problems with allOf
                 .withLevelResolver(buildLevelResolver(levelResolverLevels, levelResolverDefaultLevel))
+                .withStrictOperationPathMatching()
                 .build();
             return new SingleSpecOpenApiInteractionValidatorWrapper(validator);
         } catch (Throwable e) {