diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe3c998a..d69cae39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		"tap-spec": "^4.1.1",
 		"tape": "^4.8.0",
 		"tape-promise": "^2.0.1",
-		"validate-fptf": "^1.0.2",
+		"validate-fptf": "^1.2.0",
 		"vbb-stations-autocomplete": "^2.11.0"
 	},
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/test/oebb.js b/test/oebb.js
index a9630c53..261cb548 100644
--- a/test/oebb.js
+++ b/test/oebb.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const tapePromise = require('tape-promise').default
 const tape = require('tape')
 const co = require('co')
 const isRoughlyEqual = require('is-roughly-equal')
+const validateFptf = require('validate-fptf')
+
+const validateLineWithoutMode = require('./validate-line-without-mode')
 
 const createClient = require('..')
 const oebbProfile = require('../p/oebb')
@@ -15,7 +18,6 @@ const {
 	assertValidPoi,
 	assertValidAddress,
 	assertValidLocation,
-	assertValidLine,
 	assertValidStopover,
 	hour, createWhen, assertValidWhen
 } = require('./util.js')
@@ -91,6 +93,20 @@ const assertValidPrice = (t, p) => {
 	}
 }
 
+// todo: fix this upstream
+// see https://github.com/derhuerst/hafas-client/blob/c6e558be217667f1bcdac4a605898eb75ea80374/p/oebb/products.js#L71
+const assertValidLine = (t, l) => { // with optional mode
+	const validators = Object.assign({}, validateFptf.defaultValidators, {
+		line: validateLineWithoutMode
+	})
+	const recurse = validateFptf.createRecurse(validators)
+	try {
+		recurse(['line'], l, 'line')
+	} catch (err) {
+		t.ifError(err)
+	}
+}
+
 const test = tapePromise(tape)
 const client = createClient(oebbProfile)
 
@@ -285,10 +301,11 @@ test('departures at Salzburg Hbf', co.wrap(function* (t) {
 
 test('nearby Salzburg Hbf', co.wrap(function* (t) {
 	const salzburgHbfPosition = {
+		type: 'location',
 		longitude: 13.045604,
 		latitude: 47.812851
 	}
-	const nearby = yield client.nearby(salzburgHbfPosition.latitude, salzburgHbfPosition.longitude, {
+	const nearby = yield client.nearby(salzburgHbfPosition, {
 		results: 2, distance: 400
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/validate-line-without-mode.js b/test/validate-line-without-mode.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71068e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validate-line-without-mode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const a = require('assert')
+const is = require('@sindresorhus/is')
+
+const validateItem = require('validate-fptf/lib/item')
+const validateReference = require('validate-fptf/lib/reference')
+
+// todo: this is copied code, DRY this up!
+// see https://github.com/public-transport/validate-fptf/blob/373b4847ec9668c4a9ec9b0dbd50f8a70ffbe127/line.js
+const validateLineWithoutMode = (validate, line, name) => {
+	validateItem(line, name)
+
+	a.strictEqual(line.type, 'line', name + '.type must be `line`')
+
+	validateReference(line.id, name + '.id')
+
+	a.strictEqual(typeof line.name, 'string', name + '.name must be a string')
+	a.ok(line.name.length > 0, name + '.name can\'t be empty')
+
+	// skipping line validation here
+	// see https://github.com/derhuerst/hafas-client/issues/8#issuecomment-355839965
+	if (is.undefined(line.mode) || is.null(line.mode)) {
+		console.error(`ÖBB: Missing \`mode\` for line ${line.name} (at ${name}).`)
+	}
+
+	if (!is.undefined(line.subMode)) {
+	a.fail(name + '.subMode is reserved an should not be used for now')
+	}
+
+	// todo: routes
+
+	if (!is.null(line.operator) && !is.undefined(line.operator)) {
+		validate(['operator'], line.operator, name + '.operator')
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = validateLineWithoutMode