1 files changed, 27 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/data/things/validators.js b/src/data/things/validators.js
index ee301f15..ea4303fc 100644
--- a/src/data/things/validators.js
+++ b/src/data/things/validators.js
@@ -433,18 +433,38 @@ export function validateWikiData({
         OK = true; return true;
       }
 
-      const allRefTypes =
-        new Set(array.map(object =>
-          object.constructor[Symbol.for('Thing.referenceType')]));
+      const allRefTypes = new Set();
 
-      if (allRefTypes.has(undefined)) {
-        if (allRefTypes.size === 1) {
-          throw new TypeError(`Expected array of wiki data objects, got array of other objects`);
+      let foundThing = false;
+      let foundOtherObject = false;
+
+      for (const object of array) {
+        const {[Symbol.for('Thing.referenceType')]: referenceType} = object.constructor;
+
+        if (referenceType === undefined) {
+          foundOtherObject = true;
+
+          // Early-exit if a Thing has been found - nothing more can be learned.
+          if (foundThing) {
+            throw new TypeError(`Expected array of wiki data objects, got mixed items`);
+          }
         } else {
-          throw new TypeError(`Expected array of wiki data objects, got mixed items`);
+          foundThing = true;
+
+          // Early-exit if a non-Thing object has been found - nothing more can
+          // be learned.
+          if (foundOtherObject) {
+            throw new TypeError(`Expected array of wiki data objects, got mixed items`);
+          }
+
+          allRefTypes.add(referenceType);
         }
       }
 
+      if (foundOtherObject && !foundThing) {
+        throw new TypeError(`Expected array of wiki data objects, got array of other objects`);
+      }
+
       if (allRefTypes.size > 1) {
         if (allowMixedTypes) {
           OK = true; return true;