diff --git a/install/ui/details.js b/install/ui/details.js
index 6a2def7fb..746769702 100644
--- a/install/ui/details.js
+++ b/install/ui/details.js
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ IPA.details_section = function(spec) {
 
         for (var j=0; j<fields.length; j++) {
             var field = fields[j];
-            var span = $('span[name='+field.name+']', this.container).first();
             field.load(record);
         }
     };
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ IPA.details_section = function(spec) {
         var fields = that.fields.values;
         for (var i=0; i<fields.length; i++) {
             var field = fields[i];
-            var span = $('span[name='+field.name+']', this.container).first();
             field.reset();
         }
     };
diff --git a/install/ui/test/details_tests.js b/install/ui/test/details_tests.js
index 71e6bf98e..1b19f4b3e 100644
--- a/install/ui/test/details_tests.js
+++ b/install/ui/test/details_tests.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ test("Testing details lifecycle: create, setup, load.", function(){
 
         widget.save = function() {
             save_called = true;
-            widget.widget_save();
+            return widget.widget_save();
         };
         return widget;
     }
diff --git a/install/ui/widget.js b/install/ui/widget.js
index 0ec9a968b..5eb58f634 100644
--- a/install/ui/widget.js
+++ b/install/ui/widget.js
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ IPA.widget = function(spec) {
         that.valid = true;
 
         var values = that.save();
+        if (!values){
+            return;
+        }
+        if (values.length ===0 ){
+            return;
+        }
         var value = values[0];
         if (!value) {
             return;
@@ -264,6 +270,7 @@ IPA.widget = function(spec) {
 
     that.reset = function() {
         that.update();
+        that.validate();
         that.set_dirty(false);
     };
 
@@ -1704,11 +1711,12 @@ IPA.entity_select_widget = function(spec) {
 
     that.reset = function() {
         that.entity_filter.val(that.values[0]);
-        that.set_dirty(false);
         populate_select(that.values[0]);
         if (editable){
             that.edit_box.val(that.values[0]);
         }
+        that.validate();
+        that.set_dirty(false);
     };
 
     that.load = function(record) {