diff --git a/src/UI/Mixins/AsValidatedView.js b/src/UI/Mixins/AsValidatedView.js
index 203efa06b..ea28861eb 100644
--- a/src/UI/Mixins/AsValidatedView.js
+++ b/src/UI/Mixins/AsValidatedView.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ define(
 
         return function () {
 
+            var originalInitialize = this.prototype.initialize;
             var originalOnRender = this.prototype.onRender;
             var originalBeforeClose = this.prototype.onBeforeClose;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ define(
                 }
             };
 
-            this.prototype.onRender = function () {
+            this.prototype.initialize = function (options) {
 
                 if (this.model) {
                     this.listenTo(this.model, 'validation:sync', function () {
@@ -65,6 +66,13 @@ define(
                     this.listenTo(this, 'validation:failed', validationFailed);
                 }
 
+                if (originalInitialize) {
+                    originalInitialize.call(this, options);
+                }
+            };
+
+            this.prototype.onRender = function () {
+
                 Validation.bind(this);
                 this.bindToModelValidation = bindToModel.bind(this);
 
diff --git a/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js b/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js
index ba1f80d90..661e8310b 100644
--- a/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js
+++ b/src/UI/jQuery/jquery.validation.js
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ define(
                 }
             }
 
-            var controlGroup = input.parents('.form-group');
+            var formGroup = input.parents('.form-group');
 
-            if(controlGroup.length === 0) {
-                controlGroup = input.parent();
+            if(formGroup.length === 0) {
+                formGroup = input.parent();
             }
             else{
-                var inputGroup = controlGroup.find('.input-group');
+                var inputGroup = formGroup.find('.input-group');
 
                 if (inputGroup.length === 0) {
-                    controlGroup.append('<span class="help-inline validation-error">' + errorMessage + '</span>');
+                    formGroup.append('<span class="help-inline validation-error">' + errorMessage + '</span>');
                 }
 
                 else {
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ define(
                 }
             }
 
-            controlGroup.addClass('has-error');
+            formGroup.addClass('has-error');
 
-            return controlGroup.find('.help-inline').text();
+            return formGroup.find('.help-inline').text();
         };