diff --git a/common/crypto/signature.go b/common/crypto/signature.go
index 0a8fd5a0f..aaecf05b8 100644
--- a/common/crypto/signature.go
+++ b/common/crypto/signature.go
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ func (*Signature) VerifySignature(payload, signature []byte, accountAddress stri
 			)
 		}
 		return nil
-	case model.SignatureType_MultisigSignature: // multisig validation-only
-		return nil
 	default:
 		return blocker.NewBlocker(
 			blocker.ValidationErr,
diff --git a/common/transaction/multiSignature.go b/common/transaction/multiSignature.go
index 4d5f0c6e6..959af6ca4 100644
--- a/common/transaction/multiSignature.go
+++ b/common/transaction/multiSignature.go
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@ func (tx *MultiSignatureTransaction) Validate(dbTx bool) error {
 			}
 			err := tx.Signature.VerifySignature(body.SignatureInfo.TransactionHash, sig, addr)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				signatureType := util.ConvertBytesToUint32(sig[:])
+				if model.SignatureType(signatureType) != model.SignatureType_MultisigSignature {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/common/transaction/multiSignature_test.go b/common/transaction/multiSignature_test.go
index 0ac431cc9..3f81fcf27 100644
--- a/common/transaction/multiSignature_test.go
+++ b/common/transaction/multiSignature_test.go
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ func TestMultiSignatureTransaction_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 					SignatureInfo: &model.SignatureInfo{
 						TransactionHash: make([]byte, 32),
 						Signatures: map[string][]byte{
-							"A": {1, 2, 3},
+							"A": {1, 2, 3, 4},
 						},
 					},
 				},