diff --git a/methods.go b/methods.go
index 38af0be..52e7eb5 100644
--- a/methods.go
+++ b/methods.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func (m *MethodsValidator) Validate(v *ast.FuncDecl, fset *token.FileSet) error
 
 	if m.lastType != rcvType.Name {
 		m.sortedTypes.identType = "Type"
+		m.sortedMethods = sortedNamesValidator{}
 		if err := validateSorted(&m.sortedTypes, rcvType, false); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/methods_test.go b/methods_test.go
index cdc41a3..5aed41f 100644
--- a/methods_test.go
+++ b/methods_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ func TestMethodsValidator_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 			"methods_sorted_type_ok.go",
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"OK: sorted exported/unexported",
+			"methods_sorted_unexported_ok.go",
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"Error: not defined in file",
 			"methods_not_defined.go",
diff --git a/testdata/methods_sorted_unexported_ok.go b/testdata/methods_sorted_unexported_ok.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2e6356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/methods_sorted_unexported_ok.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package testdata
+
+type (
+	MethodSortedTypeUnexported_A struct{}
+	MethodSortedTypeUnexported_B struct{}
+)
+
+func (MethodSortedTypeUnexported_A) A()  {}
+func (MethodSortedTypeUnexported_A) B()  {}
+func (*MethodSortedTypeUnexported_A) c() {}
+
+//-
+
+func (MethodSortedTypeUnexported_B) A() {}