diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d6f5cd5..e2c4782 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
         });
     }
 
+    if (sails.config.i18n && sails.config.i18n.hookValidation === undefined) {
+        sails.config.i18n.hookValidation = true;
+    }
+
     //export hook definition
     return {
         //intercent all request and current grab request locale
@@ -77,7 +81,6 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
                 }
             }
         },
-
         initialize: function(done) {
             var eventsToWaitFor = [];
 
diff --git a/lib/validateCustom.js b/lib/validateCustom.js
index 6998346..dfa3db7 100644
--- a/lib/validateCustom.js
+++ b/lib/validateCustom.js
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ module.exports = function(model, invalidAttributes) {
                         var customMessage = phrase;
                         var locale;
 
-                        if(sails.config.i18n){                            
+                        if(sails.config.i18n && sails.config.i18n.hookValidation){
                             //deduce locale from request else
                             //use default locale
                             locale =
                                 sails.config.i18n.requestLocale ||
-                                sails.config.i18n.defaultLocale;  
-                            
+                                sails.config.i18n.defaultLocale;
+
                             if(locale){
                                 //grab custom error
                                 //message from config/locales/`locale`.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1b62b3..2f2b688 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,75 +1,85 @@
 {
-    "name": "sails-hook-validation",
-    "version": "0.4.7",
-    "description": "Custom validation error messages for sails model with i18n support",
-    "main": "index.js",
-    "sails": {
-        "isHook": true
+  "name": "sails-hook-validation",
+  "version": "0.4.7",
+  "description": "Custom validation error messages for sails model with i18n support",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "sails": {
+    "isHook": true
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "pretest": "npm link && npm link sails-hook-validation",
+    "test": "grunt test"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/lykmapipo/sails-hook-validation.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "sails",
+    "sails-hook",
+    "model",
+    "validator",
+    "validation",
+    "validate",
+    "custom",
+    "messages",
+    "define",
+    "database",
+    "exceptions",
+    "constraints",
+    "i18n",
+    "internationalization",
+    "hook",
+    "plugin",
+    "error",
+    "module"
+  ],
+  "author": {
+    "name": "lykmapipo",
+    "email": "lallyelias87@gmail.com",
+    "url": "https://github.com/lykmapipo"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/lykmapipo/sails-hook-validation/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/lykmapipo/sails-hook-validation",
+  "contributors": [
+    {
+      "name": "lykmapipo",
+      "github": "https://github.com/lykmapipo"
     },
-    "scripts": {
-        "pretest": "npm link && npm link sails-hook-validation",
-        "test": "grunt test"
+    {
+      "name": "isery",
+      "github": "https://github.com/isery"
     },
-    "repository": {
-        "type": "git",
-        "url": "https://github.com/lykmapipo/sails-hook-validation.git"
+    {
+      "name": "Alaneor",
+      "github": "https://github.com/Alaneor"
     },
-    "keywords": [
-        "sails",
-        "sails-hook",
-        "model",
-        "validator",
-        "validation",
-        "validate",
-        "custom",
-        "messages",
-        "define",
-        "database",
-        "exceptions",
-        "constraints",
-        "i18n",
-        "internationalization",
-        "hook",
-        "plugin",
-        "error",
-        "module"
-    ],
-    "author": {
-        "name": "lykmapipo",
-        "email": "lallyelias87@gmail.com",
-        "url": "https://github.com/lykmapipo"
-    },
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "bugs": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/lykmapipo/sails-hook-validation/issues"
-    },
-    "homepage": "https://github.com/lykmapipo/sails-hook-validation",
-    "contributors": [{
-        "name": "lykmapipo",
-        "github": "https://github.com/lykmapipo"
-    }, {
-        "name": "isery",
-        "github": "https://github.com/isery"
-    }, {
-        "name": "Alaneor",
-        "github": "https://github.com/Alaneor"
-    }, {
-        "name": "VMBindraban",
-        "github": "https://github.com/VMBindraban"
-    }],
-    "devDependencies": {
-        "chai": "^2.3.0",
-        "faker": "^2.1.5",
-        "grunt": "^0.4.5",
-        "grunt-contrib-jshint": "^0.11.3",
-        "grunt-mocha-test": "^0.12.7",
-        "jshint-stylish": "^1.0.2",
-        "mocha": "^2.4.5",
-        "sails": "^0.11.2",
-        "sails-disk": "^0.10.8",
-        "supertest": "^1.1.0"
-    },
-    "dependencies": {
-        "waterline": "^0.10.31"
+    {
+      "name": "VMBindraban",
+      "github": "https://github.com/VMBindraban"
     }
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^2.3.0",
+    "faker": "^2.1.5",
+    "grunt": "^0.4.5",
+    "grunt-contrib-jshint": "^0.11.3",
+    "grunt-mocha-test": "^0.12.7",
+    "jshint-stylish": "^1.0.2",
+    "mocha": "^2.4.5",
+    "sails": "^0.11.2",
+    "sails-disk": "^0.10.8",
+    "supertest": "^1.1.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "anchor": "^1.3.0",
+    "async": "^2.6.1",
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.3",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.11",
+    "prompt": "^1.0.0",
+    "waterline": "^0.10.31"
+  }
 }