diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index fcca96d4..bb2c0b92 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
     // list of files to exclude
     exclude: [
+      'dist/test/test/server.js',
     ],
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22851343..22220ae1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aurelia-bootstrapper": "^2.0.1",
     "aurelia-pal-browser": "^1.1.0",
+    "aurelia-pal-nodejs": "^1.0.0-beta.1.0.0",
     "aurelia-polyfills": "^1.1.1",
     "aurelia-testing": "^1.0.0-beta.2.0.1",
     "concurrently": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/src/aurelia-validation.ts b/src/aurelia-validation.ts
index e7a9acfd..edf26e43 100644
--- a/src/aurelia-validation.ts
+++ b/src/aurelia-validation.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class AureliaValidationConfiguration {
  * Configures the plugin.
  */
 export function configure(
-  frameworkConfig: { container: Container, globalResources: (...resources: string[]) => any },
+  frameworkConfig: { container: Container, globalResources?: (...resources: string[]) => any },
   callback?: (config: AureliaValidationConfiguration) => void
 ) {
   // the fluent rule definition API needs the parser to translate messages
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ export function configure(
   config.apply(frameworkConfig.container);
 
   // globalize the behaviors.
-  frameworkConfig.globalResources(
-    './validate-binding-behavior',
-    './validation-errors-custom-attribute',
-    './validation-renderer-custom-attribute');
+  if (frameworkConfig.globalResources) {
+    frameworkConfig.globalResources(
+      './validate-binding-behavior',
+      './validation-errors-custom-attribute',
+      './validation-renderer-custom-attribute');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/validation-errors-custom-attribute.ts b/src/validation-errors-custom-attribute.ts
index f584f8b9..2e768462 100644
--- a/src/validation-errors-custom-attribute.ts
+++ b/src/validation-errors-custom-attribute.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { customAttribute, bindable } from 'aurelia-templating';
 import { ValidationController } from './validation-controller';
 import { ValidateResult } from './validate-result';
 import { ValidationRenderer, RenderInstruction } from './validation-renderer';
+import { DOM } from 'aurelia-pal';
 
 export interface RenderedError {
   error: ValidateResult;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export interface RenderedError {
 
 @customAttribute('validation-errors')
 export class ValidationErrorsCustomAttribute implements ValidationRenderer {
-  public static inject = [Element, Lazy.of(ValidationController)];
+  public static inject = [DOM.Element, Lazy.of(ValidationController)];
 
   @bindable({ defaultBindingMode: bindingMode.oneWay })
   public controller: ValidationController | null = null;
diff --git a/test/server.ts b/test/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb6aec7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import 'aurelia-polyfills';
+import {initialize} from 'aurelia-pal-nodejs';
+import {Container} from 'aurelia-dependency-injection';
+import {configure as configureBindingLanguage} from 'aurelia-templating-binding';
+import {
+  configure as configureValidation,
+  ValidationRules,
+  Validator
+} from '../src/aurelia-validation';
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+
+initialize();
+const container = new Container();
+configureBindingLanguage({ container });
+configureValidation({ container });
+
+const rules = ValidationRules
+  .ensure('firstName').required()
+  .ensure('lastName').required()
+  .rules;
+
+const validator: Validator = container.get(Validator);
+
+validator.validateObject({ firstName: '', lastName: 'test'}, rules)
+  .then(result => {
+    assert(result.length === 2);
+    assert(result[0].propertyName === 'firstName');
+    assert(result[0].valid === false);
+    assert(result[1].propertyName === 'lastName');
+    assert(result[1].valid === true);
+  });
+
+validator.validateProperty({ firstName: '', lastName: 'test'}, 'firstName', rules)
+  .then(result => {
+    assert(result.length === 1);
+    assert(result[0].propertyName === 'firstName');
+    assert(result[0].valid === false);
+  });
+
+validator.validateProperty({ firstName: '', lastName: 'test'}, 'lastName', rules)
+  .then(result => {
+    assert(result.length === 1);
+    assert(result[0].propertyName === 'lastName');
+    assert(result[0].valid === true);
+  });