diff --git a/lib/strategy.js b/lib/strategy.js
index 24c5b6c..630339f 100644
--- a/lib/strategy.js
+++ b/lib/strategy.js
@@ -76,7 +76,20 @@ module.exports = {
         } else {
             rules = schema.rules;
         }
-
+		
+        //set language
+        if (typeof schema.callback === 'function') {
+            try {
+                var validatorForLang = new Validator();
+                schema.callback(validatorForLang);
+            }
+            catch (e) {}
+            if ( validatorForLang.hasOwnProperty('lang') ){
+                var lang = validatorForLang['lang'];
+                Validator.useLang(lang);
+            }
+        }
+		
         var validator = new Validator(data, rules, schema.messages);
 
         // If a callback has been specified on the schema, call it to allow customisation of the validator
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2466349..2755f93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Strategy for using validatorjs with react-validation-mixin",
   "main": "./lib/strategy.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "validatorjs": "2.0.5"
+    "validatorjs": "3.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.5.1",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "npm install && npm run build && npm run watch",
     "watch": "onchange './lib/strategy.js' -- npm run build",
-    "test": "jasmine-node tests",
+    "test": "jasmine-node tests --verbose",
     "build": "npm run build:umd",
     "build:umd": "babel ./lib/strategy.js --plugins transform-es2015-modules-umd | uglifyjs -o ./dist/strategy.min.js  --"
   },
diff --git a/tests/strategySpec.js b/tests/strategySpec.js
index d839a64..3f9b4b0 100644
--- a/tests/strategySpec.js
+++ b/tests/strategySpec.js
@@ -241,3 +241,124 @@ describe('strategy', function() {
         });
     });
 });
+
+describe('strategy validation client-side with an inactive schema and language', function () {	
+	beforeEach(function () {
+		this.strategy = require('../lib/strategy');
+
+		this.rules = {
+			name: 'required',
+			email: 'required|email',
+			confirm_email: 'required|email'
+		};
+
+		this.data = {
+			name: '',
+			email: 'not-an-email-address',
+			confirm_email: 'also-invalid'
+		};
+		
+		this.validateCallback = jasmine.createSpy('validateCallback');
+	});	
+	
+	it('ru', function () {
+		this.schemaCallback = function (validator) {
+			validator.lang = 'ru';
+		}
+		this.schema = this.strategy.createInactiveSchema(this.rules, null, this.schemaCallback);					
+		
+		this.strategy.validate(
+			this.data,
+			this.schema,
+			{},
+			this.validateCallback
+		);
+
+		expect(this.validateCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: ["Поле name обязательно для заполнения."],
+			email: ["Поле email должно быть действительным электронным адресом."],
+			confirm_email: ["Поле confirm email должно быть действительным электронным адресом."]
+		});
+	}); 
+	
+	it('de', function () {
+		this.schemaCallback = function (validator) {
+			validator.lang = 'de';
+		}
+		this.schema = this.strategy.createInactiveSchema(this.rules, null, this.schemaCallback);					
+		
+		this.strategy.validate(
+			this.data,
+			this.schema,
+			{},
+			this.validateCallback
+		);
+
+		expect(this.validateCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: ["Das name Feld muss ausgefüllt sein."],
+			email: ["Das email Format ist ungültig."],
+			confirm_email: ["Das confirm email Format ist ungültig."]
+		});
+	});
+	
+	it('es', function () {
+		this.schemaCallback = function (validator) {
+			validator.lang = 'es';
+		}
+		this.schema = this.strategy.createInactiveSchema(this.rules, null, this.schemaCallback);					
+		
+		this.strategy.validate(
+			this.data,
+			this.schema,
+			{},
+			this.validateCallback
+		);
+
+		expect(this.validateCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: ["El campo name es obligatorio."],
+			email: ["El campo email no es un correo válido"],
+			confirm_email: ["El campo confirm email no es un correo válido"]
+		});
+	});
+	
+	it('fr', function () {
+		this.schemaCallback = function (validator) {
+			validator.lang = 'fr';
+		}
+		this.schema = this.strategy.createInactiveSchema(this.rules, null, this.schemaCallback);					
+		
+		this.strategy.validate(
+			this.data,
+			this.schema,
+			{},
+			this.validateCallback
+		);
+
+		expect(this.validateCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: ["Le champs name est obligatoire."],
+			email: ["Le champs email contient un format invalide."],
+			confirm_email: ["Le champs confirm email contient un format invalide."]
+		});
+	});
+	
+	it('it', function () {
+		this.schemaCallback = function (validator) {
+			validator.lang = 'it';
+		}
+		this.schema = this.strategy.createInactiveSchema(this.rules, null, this.schemaCallback);					
+		
+		this.strategy.validate(
+			this.data,
+			this.schema,
+			{},
+			this.validateCallback
+		);
+
+		expect(this.validateCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: ["Il campo name è richiesto."],
+			email: ["Il formato dell\'attributo email non è valido."],
+			confirm_email: ["Il formato dell\'attributo confirm email non è valido."]
+		});
+	});
+	
+});