diff --git a/tiramisu/config.py b/tiramisu/config.py
index 58fdc80..56495d6 100644
--- a/tiramisu/config.py
+++ b/tiramisu/config.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SubConfig(object):
                 _commit=True):
 
         if option_bag.option.impl_is_symlinkoption():
-            raise ConfigError(_("can't assign to a SymLinkOption"))
+            raise ConfigError(_("can't set value to a SymLinkOption"))
         context = option_bag.config_bag.context
         context.cfgimpl_get_settings().validate_properties(option_bag)
         if option_bag.option.impl_is_leader() and len(value) < self._impl_length:
@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ class SubConfig(object):
             return context.getattr(soption_bag.path,
                                    soption_bag)
 
-        if not from_follower or needs_re_verify_follower_properties:
+        #if not from_follower or needs_re_verify_follower_properties:
+        if option.impl_is_follower() and not from_follower:
+            needs_re_verify_follower_properties = self.cfgimpl_get_settings().has_properties_index(option_bag)
+        if not option.impl_is_follower() or \
+				(needs_re_verify_follower_properties and option_bag.index is not None) or \
+                (not needs_re_verify_follower_properties and (not from_follower or option_bag.index is None)):
             self.cfgimpl_get_settings().validate_properties(option_bag)
 
         if option.impl_is_follower() and not from_follower:
@@ -292,7 +297,6 @@ class SubConfig(object):
                                                               length,
                                                               option_bag.index))
         if option.impl_is_follower() and option_bag.index is None:
-            needs_re_verify_follower_properties = self.cfgimpl_get_settings().has_properties_index(option_bag)
             value = []
             for idx in range(length):
                 soption_bag = OptionBag()
@@ -469,8 +473,7 @@ class SubConfig(object):
 
         #withoption can be set to None below !
         if withoption is None:
-            for opt in self.cfgimpl_get_description().get_children(config_bag,
-                                                                   context):
+            for opt in self.cfgimpl_get_description().get_children(config_bag):
                 name = opt.impl_getname()
                 path = self._get_subpath(name)
                 soption_bag = OptionBag()
@@ -514,15 +517,16 @@ class SubConfig(object):
                                      fullpath,
                                      pathsvalues)
             except PropertiesOptionError as err:
-                if err.proptype == ['mandatory']:
+                if err.proptype in (['mandatory'], ['empty']):
                     raise err
-                pass
         else:
             try:
                 ret = self.getattr(name,
                                    option_bag)
             except PropertiesOptionError as err:
-                if err.proptype == ['mandatory']:
+                # import traceback
+                # traceback.print_exc()
+                if err.proptype in (['mandatory'], ['empty']):
                     raise err
                 return
             if flatten: