diff --git a/lib/validations.js b/lib/validations.js
index 62d91dbc..3d2e0849 100644
--- a/lib/validations.js
+++ b/lib/validations.js
@@ -641,13 +641,14 @@ function configure(cls, validation, args, opts) {
     conf.customValidator = args.pop();
   }
   conf.validation = validation;
-  var attr = args[0];
-  if (typeof attr === 'string') {
-    var validation = extend({}, conf);
-    validation.options = opts || {};
-    cls.validations[attr] = cls.validations[attr] || [];
-    cls.validations[attr].push(validation);
-  }
+  args.forEach(function (attr) {
+    if (typeof attr === 'string') {
+      var validation = extend({}, conf);
+      validation.options = opts || {};
+      cls.validations[attr] = cls.validations[attr] || [];
+      cls.validations[attr].push(validation);
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 function Errors() {
diff --git a/test/validations.test.js b/test/validations.test.js
index 97ee49fe..4c83e682 100644
--- a/test/validations.test.js
+++ b/test/validations.test.js
@@ -145,9 +145,15 @@ describe('validations', function () {
 
     it('should validate presence', function () {
       User.validatesPresenceOf('name', 'email');
+      
+      var validations = User.validations;
+      validations.name.should.eql([{validation: 'presence', options: {}}]);
+      validations.email.should.eql([{validation: 'presence', options: {}}]);
+      
       var u = new User;
       u.isValid().should.not.be.true;
       u.name = 1;
+      u.isValid().should.not.be.true;
       u.email = 2;
       u.isValid().should.be.true;
     });