diff --git a/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/field.test.js b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/field.test.js
index 8b32585..8a02d4d 100644
--- a/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/field.test.js
+++ b/views/ngXosLib/xosHelpers/spec/ui/field.test.js
@@ -7,24 +7,23 @@
 (function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  let element, scope, isolatedScope, rootScope, compile;
-  const compileElement = (el) => {
-    element = el;
-
-    if(!scope){
-      scope = rootScope.$new();
-    }
-    if(angular.isUndefined(element)){
-      element = angular.element('<xos-field name="name" field="field" ng-model="ngModel"></xos-field>');
-    }
-    compile(element)(scope);
-    scope.$digest();
-    isolatedScope = element.isolateScope().vm;
-  };
-
   describe('The xos.helper module', function(){
 
     describe('The xosField component', () => {
+      let element, scope, isolatedScope, rootScope, compile;
+      const compileElement = (el) => {
+        element = el;
+
+        if(!scope){
+          scope = rootScope.$new();
+        }
+        if(angular.isUndefined(element)){
+          element = angular.element('<xos-field name="name" field="field" ng-model="ngModel"></xos-field>');
+        }
+        compile(element)(scope);
+        scope.$digest();
+        isolatedScope = element.isolateScope().vm;
+      };
 
       beforeEach(module('xos.helpers'));
 
@@ -93,7 +92,9 @@
           scope.field = {
             label: 'Label',
             type: 'text',
-            validators: {}
+            validators: {
+              custom: 'fake'
+            }
           };
           scope.ngModel = 'label';
           compileElement();
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@
         it('should print a text field', () => {
           expect($(element).find('[name="label"]')).toHaveAttr('type', 'text');
         });
+
+        it('should attach the custom validator directive', () => {
+          let input = $(element).find('[name="label"]');
+          expect(input).toHaveAttr('xos-custom-validator');
+          expect(input).toHaveAttr('custom-validator', 'vm.field.validators.custom || null');
+        });
       });
 
       describe('when a option is selected in dropdown', () => {
@@ -266,7 +273,6 @@
         });
       });
 
-      // NOTE not sure why this tests are failing
       describe('when validation options are passed', () => {
         let input;
         describe('given a a text field', () => {