diff --git a/clientside_validation.js b/clientside_validation.js
index 8fd2d32..f53d76a 100644
--- a/clientside_validation.js
+++ b/clientside_validation.js
@@ -709,7 +709,8 @@
         if ($checkboxes.length) {
           $checkboxes.addClass('require-one');
           $checkboxes.each(function(){
-            var rule = self.forms[formid].checkboxrules[r];
+            // Make sure we are working with the copy of rules object.
+            var rule = jQuery.extend(true, {}, self.forms[formid].checkboxrules[r]);
             if (typeof self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] === 'undefined') {
               self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] = {};
             }
@@ -726,7 +727,8 @@
       self.time.start('daterangerules');
       jQuery.each (self.forms[formid].daterangerules, function(r) {
         $form.find('#' + r).find('input, select').not('input[type=image]').each(function(){
-          var rule = self.forms[formid].daterangerules[r];
+          // Make sure we are working with the copy of rules object.
+          var rule = jQuery.extend(true, {}, self.forms[formid].daterangerules[r]);
           if (typeof self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] === 'undefined') {
             self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] = {};
           }
@@ -743,7 +745,8 @@
       self.time.start('dateminrules');
       jQuery.each (self.forms[formid].dateminrules, function(r) {
         $form.find('#' + r).find('input, select').not('input[type=image]').each(function(){
-          var rule = self.forms[formid].dateminrules[r];
+          // Make sure we are working with the copy of rules object.
+          var rule = jQuery.extend(true, {}, self.forms[formid].dateminrules[r]);
           if (typeof self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] === 'undefined') {
             self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] = {};
           }
@@ -760,7 +763,8 @@
       self.time.start('datemaxrules');
       jQuery.each (self.forms[formid].datemaxrules, function(r) {
         $form.find('#' + r).find('input, select').not('input[type=image]').each(function(){
-          var rule = self.forms[formid].datemaxrules[r];
+          // Make sure we are working with the copy of rules object.
+          var rule = jQuery.extend(true, {}, self.forms[formid].datemaxrules[r]);
           if (typeof self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] === 'undefined') {
             self.validators[formid].settings.messages[r] = {};
           }
@@ -775,7 +779,8 @@
 
     if ('rules' in self.forms[formid]) {
       self.time.start('rules');
-      var rules = self.forms[formid].rules;
+      // Make sure we are working with the copy of rules object.
+      var rules = jQuery.extend(true, {}, self.forms[formid].rules);
       // :input can be slow, see http://jsperf.com/input-vs-input/2
       $form.find('input, textarea, select').each(function(idx, elem) {
         var rule = rules[elem.name];
diff --git a/clientside_validation.module b/clientside_validation.module
index 1275ebe..975856f 100644
--- a/clientside_validation.module
+++ b/clientside_validation.module
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function clientside_validation_js_alter(&$javascript) {
     $clientside_validation_settings['clientsideValidation']['general']['months'][t(date('F', $date))] = $month_number;
     $clientside_validation_settings['clientsideValidation']['general']['months'][t(date('M', $date))] = $month_number;
   }
-  $javascript['settings']['data'][] = $clientside_validation_settings;
+  drupal_add_js($clientside_validation_settings, 'setting');
 }
 
 function clientside_validation_ajax_render_alter(&$commands) {