diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valserver.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valserver.directive.js
index 2ca6ea03d7..a0cc7e3033 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valserver.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valserver.directive.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     **/
 function valServer(serverValidationManager) {
     return {
-        require: ['ngModel', '^^umbProperty', '?^^umbVariantContent'],
+        require: ['ngModel', '?^^umbProperty', '?^^umbVariantContent'],
         restrict: "A",
         scope: {},
         link: function (scope, element, attr, ctrls) {