diff --git a/src/backbone-validation.js b/src/backbone-validation.js
index f9042507..1482019c 100644
--- a/src/backbone-validation.js
+++ b/src/backbone-validation.js
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
     // Loops through the model's attributes and validates them all.
     // Returns and object containing names of invalid attributes
     // as well as error messages.
-    var validateModel = function(model, attrs) {
+    var validateModel = function(model, attrs, validatedKeys) {
       var error,
           invalidAttrs = {},
           isValid = true,
           computed = _.clone(attrs),
-          flattened = flatten(attrs);
+          flattened = _.pick(flatten(attrs), validatedKeys);
 
       _.each(flattened, function(val, attr) {
         error = validateAttr(model, attr, val, computed);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Backbone.Validation = (function(_){
               allAttrs = _.extend({}, validatedAttrs, model.attributes, attrs),
               changedAttrs = flatten(attrs || allAttrs),
 
-              result = validateModel(model, allAttrs);
+              result = validateModel(model, allAttrs, _.keys(validatedAttrs));
 
           model._isValid = result.isValid;
 
diff --git a/tests/attributesOption.js b/tests/attributesOption.js
index 6029c063..c9efe0e5 100644
--- a/tests/attributesOption.js
+++ b/tests/attributesOption.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ buster.testCase("Setting options.attributes", {
                 },
                 password: {
                     required: true
+                },
+                email: {
+                    pattern: 'email'
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -51,13 +54,15 @@ buster.testCase("Setting options.attributes", {
             assert.defined(errors.name);
             assert.defined(errors.age);
             refute.defined(errors.password);
+            refute.defined(errors.email);
         },
 
         "when all the attributes in array are valid": {
             setUp: function () {
                 this.model.set({
                     age: 1,
-                    name: 'hello'
+                    name: 'hello',
+                    email: 'invalidemail'
                 });
             },
             "validation will pass": function () {
@@ -84,13 +89,15 @@ buster.testCase("Setting options.attributes", {
             assert.defined(errors.name);
             assert.defined(errors.age);
             refute.defined(errors.password);
+            refute.defined(errors.email);
         },
 
         "when all the attributes returned by the function are valid": {
             setUp: function () {
                 this.model.set({
                     age: 1,
-                    name: 'hello'
+                    name: 'hello',
+                    email: 'invalidemail'
                 });
             },
             "validation will pass": function () {
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ buster.testCase("Setting options.attributes", {
             assert.defined(errors.name);
             refute.defined(errors.age);
             refute.defined(errors.password);
+            refute.defined(errors.email);
         },
 
         "submit and buttons should not be included in attribute array": function () {
@@ -127,7 +135,8 @@ buster.testCase("Setting options.attributes", {
         "when all the attributes present in form are valid": {
             setUp: function () {
                 this.model.set({
-                    name: 'hello'
+                    name: 'hello',
+                    email: 'invalidemail'
                 });
             },
             "validation will pass": function () {
@@ -159,10 +168,11 @@ buster.testCase("Setting options.attributes", {
             refute.defined(errors.password);
         },
 
-        "when all the attributes returned by registered the function are valid": {
+        "when all the attributes returned by the registered function are valid": {
             setUp: function () {
                 this.model.set({
-                    age: 1
+                    age: 1,
+                    email: 'invalidemail'
                 });
             },
             "validation will pass": function () {