diff --git a/src/preferences/PreferenceStorage.js b/src/preferences/PreferenceStorage.js
index 6f780eace39..75c0f2ceb12 100644
--- a/src/preferences/PreferenceStorage.js
+++ b/src/preferences/PreferenceStorage.js
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             error = null;
         
         // validate all name/value pairs before committing
-        CollectionUtils.forEach(obj, function (value, key) {
+        CollectionUtils.some(obj, function (value, key) {
             try {
                 _validateJSONPair(key, value);
             } catch (err) {
                 // fail fast
                 error = err;
-                return false;
+                return true;
             }
         });
         
diff --git a/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js b/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js
index 1e338976a8a..c52535c100f 100644
--- a/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/CollectionUtils.js
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     
     /**
      * Iterates over all the properties in an object or elements in an array. Differs from
-     * $.each in that it iterates over array-like objects like regular objects.
+     * $.each in that it always iterates over the properties of an object, even if it has a length
+     * property making it look like an array.
      * @param {*} object The object or array to iterate over.
      * @param {function(value, key)} callback The function that will be executed on every object.
      */
@@ -62,6 +63,28 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Iterates over all the properties in an object or elements in an array. If a callback returns a
+     * truthly value then it will immediately return true, if not, it will return false. Differs from
+     * $.each in that it always iterates over the properties of an object, even if it has a length
+     * property making it look like an array.
+     * @param {*} object The object or array to iterate over.
+     * @param {function(value, key)} callback The function that will be executed on every object.
+     * @return {boolean}
+     */
+    function some(object, callback) {
+        var keys = Object.keys(object),
+            len = keys.length,
+            i;
+        
+        for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            if (callback(object[keys[i]], keys[i])) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Returns true if the object has the specified property.
      * This calls the Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty function directly, rather than
@@ -76,7 +99,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     }
     
     // Define public API
-    exports.indexOf = indexOf;
-    exports.forEach = forEach;
+    exports.indexOf     = indexOf;
+    exports.forEach     = forEach;
+    exports.some        = some;
     exports.hasProperty = hasProperty;
 });