diff --git a/xos/configurations/common/admin-openrc.sh b/xos/configurations/common/admin-openrc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/configurations/common/admin-openrc.sh
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/karma.conf.js b/xos/core/xoslib/karma.conf.js
index 5c9818a..5eba2fe 100644
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/karma.conf.js
+++ b/xos/core/xoslib/karma.conf.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     // list of files to exclude
     exclude: [
-      '**/xos-utils.test.js' //skip this test, useful in dev, comment before commit
+      //'**/xos-utils.test.js' //skip this test, useful in dev, comment before commit
     ],
 
 
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/spec/xoslib/xos-backbone.test.js b/xos/core/xoslib/spec/xoslib/xos-backbone.test.js
index df5b20b..f97cc07 100644
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/spec/xoslib/xos-backbone.test.js
+++ b/xos/core/xoslib/spec/xoslib/xos-backbone.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     });
   });
 
-  xdescribe('get_defaults mehod', () => {
+  describe('get_defaults mehod', () => {
 
     it('should return default config', () => {
       let res = get_defaults('test');
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
   });
 
-  xdescribe('The extend_defaults method', () => {
+  describe('The extend_defaults method', () => {
 
     it('should return an extended config', () => {
       let extended = extend_defaults('test', {extended: true});
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     });
   });
 
-  xdescribe('getCookie method with no cookie', () => {
+  describe('getCookie method with no cookie', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       document.cookie = 'fakeCookie=true=;expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:01 GMT;';
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     });
   });
 
-  xdescribe('getCookie method with a fake cookie', () => {
+  describe('getCookie method with a fake cookie', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       document.cookie = 'fakeCookie=true';
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
   });
 });
 
-xdescribe('The XOSModel', () => {
+describe('The XOSModel', () => {
 
   var model;
 
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xosTenant.js b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xosTenant.js
index 24af63f..f933c89 100644
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xosTenant.js
+++ b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xosTenant.js
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@
       'Create Slice': function() {
         var addDialog = this;
 
-        // TODO
-        // we should validate the slice with the custom xosValidate function defined in define_modle (xos-backbone.js:755)
-
         detailView.synchronous = true;
         detailView.afterSave = function() {
           $(addDialog).dialog('close');
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xos-backbone.js b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xos-backbone.js
index 6b4134f..a677d88 100644
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xos-backbone.js
+++ b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xos-backbone.js
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@
                 modelAttrs[key] = value;
                 collectionAttrs[key] = value;
             }
+            // NOTE xosValidate added by Matteo Scandolo
+            // check with Scott
             if ($.inArray(key, ["validate", "preSave", "readOnlyFields", "xosValidate"]) >= 0) {
                 modelAttrs[key] = value;
             }
diff --git a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xosHelper.js b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xosHelper.js
index 50be612..16046ae 100644
--- a/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xosHelper.js
+++ b/xos/core/xoslib/static/js/xoslib/xosHelper.js
@@ -574,10 +574,8 @@
                    validation error before creating the infoMsg in the log
                 */
                
-                // NOTE
-                // this does NOT trigger the xosValidate function define in the model (eg: xos-backbone-js:755)
                 errors =  this.model.xosValidate(data);
-                console.log(this.model.xosValidate);
+
                 if (errors) {
                     this.onFormDataInvalid(errors);
                     return;