diff --git a/app/controllers/controller.js b/app/controllers/controller.js
index 438ced0..c8241cd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/controller.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
         {
             $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[i].remove = false;
             $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[i].collapse = true;
+            $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[i].isValid = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@
     function getValidation()
     {
         var validation = {}
-        validation.isValid = false;
+        validation.isValid = true;
         validation.requiredAliases = [];
 
         //determine which fields are required
@@ -233,7 +234,6 @@
                 if($scope.model.config.fieldsets[i].properties[j].required)
                 {
                     validation.requiredAliases.push($scope.model.config.fieldsets[i].properties[j].alias);
-                    validation.requiredLabels.push($scope.model.config.fieldsets[i].properties[j].label);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@
         //if nothing required; let's go
         if(validation.requiredAliases.length == 0)
         {
-            validation.isValid = true;
             return validation;
         }
 
@@ -255,6 +254,11 @@
                     console.log("checking: " + i + " " + j + " " + $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[i].properties[j].alias)
                     var value = $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[i].properties[j].value;
                     //TODO: do the value test and highlight the fieldset/property
+                    //if not valie
+                    if(true){
+                        $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[i].isValid = false;
+                        validation.isValid = false;
+                    }
                     console.log(value);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/less/archetype.less b/app/less/archetype.less
index 6bed910..bedb5fa 100644
--- a/app/less/archetype.less
+++ b/app/less/archetype.less
@@ -173,4 +173,8 @@
 
 .archetypeConfig .archetypePropertyCollapser{
     margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.archetypeEditor .archetypeFieldsetError{
+    border: 1px solid red;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/archetype.html b/app/views/archetype.html
index 35a7231..8a0c352 100644
--- a/app/views/archetype.html
+++ b/app/views/archetype.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </div> 
     <ul ui-sortable="sortableOptions" ng-model="archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets">
         <li ng-repeat="fieldset in archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets" ng-hide="fieldset.remove">
-            <fieldset ng-class="fieldset.alias" ng-init="fieldsetConfigModel = getConfigFieldsetByAlias(fieldset.alias)">
+            <fieldset ng-class="{archetypeFieldsetError: !fieldset.isValid}" ng-init="fieldsetConfigModel = getConfigFieldsetByAlias(fieldset.alias)">
                 <label ng-hide="model.config.hideFieldsetLabels == '1'" ng-click="focusFieldset(fieldset)">
                     <img ng-src='{{fieldsetConfigModel.icon}}' title="{{fieldsetConfigModel.tooltip}}"/>
                     <span ng-bind="$parent.$eval(getFieldsetTitle(fieldsetConfigModel.labelExpression, $index))"></span>