diff --git a/test/test.register_member.js b/test/test.register_member.js
index 2e294aeb4..4139b49dc 100644
--- a/test/test.register_member.js
+++ b/test/test.register_member.js
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
     * This is needed for cleaning up LDAP users because the key is the user id
     * which is generated by the user sequence.
     */
-    var firstUserIdInLDAP = 0;
-    var lastUserIdInLDAP = 0;
+    var firstUserIdInLDAP = 0,
+        lastUserIdInLDAP = 0,
+        validateDatabase;
     /**
      * Clear database
      * @param {Function<err>} done the callback
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
             log: function () {
                 return null;
             }
-        };
-        require('../initializers/ldapHelper').ldapHelper(api, function(){
-            for(var i = firstUserIdInLDAP; i <= lastUserIdInLDAP; i++){     
-                api.ldapHelper.removeMemberProfileLDAPEntry(""+i, function(){});
+        }, i;
+        require('../initializers/ldapHelper').ldapHelper(api, function () {
+            for (i = firstUserIdInLDAP; i <= lastUserIdInLDAP; i += 1) {
+                api.ldapHelper.removeMemberProfileLDAPEntry(i.toString(), function () {});
             }
             async.waterfall([
                 function (cb) {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
                 }, function (cb) {
                     testHelper.runSqlFromJSON(SQL_DIR + "informixoltp__clean.json", cb);
                 }
-            ], function(){
+            ], function () {
                 done();
             });
         });
@@ -104,12 +105,12 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
                 done();
             }
         });
-        
+
     });
 
     /// Check if the data are in expected structure and data
     it('should return errors if inputs are spaces only', function (done) {
-        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_1.txt", 'utf8'),
+        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_1.txt", 'utf8'),
             expected = JSON.parse(text);
 
         supertest(API_ENDPOINT)
@@ -125,10 +126,28 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
             });
     });
 
+    /// Check if the data are in expected structure and data
+    it('should return errors if inputs are spaces only but the firstName and lastName are allowed to have spaces', function (done) {
+        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_5.txt", 'utf8'),
+            expected = JSON.parse(text);
+
+        supertest(API_ENDPOINT)
+            .post('/v2/users').set('Accept', 'application/json')
+            .send({ firstName: 'a b', lastName: 'a b', handle: ' ', email: ' ', password: '123456', country: ' ' })
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect(400)
+            .end(function (err, result) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(result.res.text).error.details, expected, "Invalid error message");
+                }
+                done(err);
+            });
+    });
+
 
     /// Check if the data are in expected structure and data
     it('should return errors: invalid country, email, firstname, lastname, handle, social', function (done) {
-        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_2.txt", 'utf8'),
+        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_2.txt", 'utf8'),
             expected = JSON.parse(text);
 
         supertest(API_ENDPOINT)
@@ -146,7 +165,7 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
 
     /// Check if the data are in expected structure and data
     it('should return errors: invalid handle and invalid social id', function (done) {
-        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_3.txt", 'utf8'),
+        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_3.txt", 'utf8'),
             expected = JSON.parse(text);
 
         supertest(API_ENDPOINT)
@@ -164,7 +183,7 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
 
     /// Check if the user is prevented to register without a password when not using social login
     it('should return errors: no password provided when registering (no social login)', function (done) {
-        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_4.txt", 'utf8'),
+        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_4.txt", 'utf8'),
             expected = JSON.parse(text);
 
         supertest(API_ENDPOINT)
@@ -181,16 +200,16 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
     });
 
     //validateDatabase for test successInput
-    var validateDatabase = function (done) {
+    validateDatabase = function (done) {
         var text, userExpected, securityUserExpected, userGroupExpected, userSocialExpected;
 
-        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user.txt", 'utf8');
+        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user.txt", 'utf8');
         userExpected = JSON.parse(text);
-        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_security_user.txt", 'utf8');
+        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_security_user.txt", 'utf8');
         securityUserExpected = JSON.parse(text);
-        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user_group.txt", 'utf8');
+        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user_group.txt", 'utf8');
         userGroupExpected = JSON.parse(text);
-        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user_social.txt", 'utf8');
+        text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user_social.txt", 'utf8');
         userSocialExpected = JSON.parse(text);
 
         async.series({
@@ -337,7 +356,7 @@ describe('Test Register Member API', function () {
 
     /// Check if the data are in expected structure and data
     it('should return if handle and email(case-insensitive) exists', function (done) {
-        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_existing.txt", 'utf8'),
+        var text = fs.readFileSync("test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_existing.txt", 'utf8'),
             expected = JSON.parse(text);
 
         supertest(API_ENDPOINT)
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_1.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_1.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_1.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_1.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_2.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_2.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_2.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_2.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_3.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_3.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_3.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_3.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_4.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_4.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_4.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_4.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_5.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d20d5f577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[
+    "Country name is not valid.",
+    "Email is required",
+    "Handle is required"
+]
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_existing.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_existing.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_invalid_existing.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_invalid_existing.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_security_user.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_security_user.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_security_user.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_security_user.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user_group.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user_group.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user_group.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user_group.txt
diff --git a/test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user_social.txt b/test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user_social.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_files/exptected_member_register_validate_user_social.txt
rename to test/test_files/expected_member_register_validate_user_social.txt