diff --git a/lodel/plugin/datasource_plugin.py b/lodel/plugin/datasource_plugin.py
index 1dab2ea..63a6a49 100644
--- a/lodel/plugin/datasource_plugin.py
+++ b/lodel/plugin/datasource_plugin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from .plugins import Plugin
 from .exceptions import *
 from lodel.settings.validator import SettingValidator
 
+
+_glob_typename = 'datasource'
 ##@brief Designed to handles datasources plugins
 #
 #A datasource provide data access to LeAPI typically a connector on a DB
@@ -16,13 +18,15 @@ from lodel.settings.validator import SettingValidator
 #@todo Write abstract classes for Datasource and MigrationHandler !!!
 class DatasourcePlugin(Plugin):
     
+    _type_conf_name = _glob_typename
     ##@brief Stores confspecs indicating where DatasourcePlugin list is stored
     _plist_confspecs = {
         'section': 'lodel2',
         'key': 'datasource_connectors',
         'default': None,
-        'validator': SettingValidator('strip', none_is_valid = False) }
-    _type_conf_name = 'datasource'
+        'validator': SettingValidator(
+            'plugin', none_is_valid = False,
+            ptype = _glob_typename) }
  
     ##@brief Construct a DatasourcePlugin 
     #@param name str : plugin name
diff --git a/lodel/plugin/extensions.py b/lodel/plugin/extensions.py
index c084650..75d6812 100644
--- a/lodel/plugin/extensions.py
+++ b/lodel/plugin/extensions.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ from .plugins import Plugin
 from .exceptions import *
 from lodel.settings.validator import SettingValidator
 
+_glob_typename = 'extension'
 class Extension(Plugin):
     
     _plist_confspecs = {
         'section': 'lodel2',
         'key': 'extensions',
         'default': [],
-        'validator': SettingValidator('list', none_is_valid = False)}
+        'validator': SettingValidator(
+            'plugin', none_is_valid = False, ptype = _glob_typename)}
 
-    _type_conf_name = 'extension'
+    _type_conf_name = _glob_typename
 
diff --git a/lodel/plugin/interface.py b/lodel/plugin/interface.py
index 5b32764..de7215e 100644
--- a/lodel/plugin/interface.py
+++ b/lodel/plugin/interface.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ from .plugins import Plugin
 from .exceptions import *
 from lodel.settings.validator import SettingValidator
 
+_glob_typename = 'ui'
+
+##@brief Handles interfaces plugin
+#@note It's a singleton class. Only 1 interface allowed by instance.
 class InterfacePlugin(Plugin):
     
     ##@brief Singleton instance storage
@@ -11,9 +15,10 @@ class InterfacePlugin(Plugin):
         'section': 'lodel2',
         'key': 'interface',
         'default': None,
-        'validator': SettingValidator('strip', none_is_valid = True)}
+        'validator': SettingValidator(
+            'plugin', none_is_valid = True, ptype = _glob_typename)}
 
-    _type_conf_name = 'ui'
+    _type_conf_name = _glob_typename
     
     def __init__(self, name):
         if InterfacePlugin._instance is not None:
diff --git a/lodel/plugin/sessionhandler.py b/lodel/plugin/sessionhandler.py
index 0d50743..3355c3d 100644
--- a/lodel/plugin/sessionhandler.py
+++ b/lodel/plugin/sessionhandler.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ functions, but no session handler initialized")
         return super().__getattribute__(name)
 
 
+_glob_typename = 'session_handler'
 ##@brief Singleton class designed to handle session handler plugin
 #
 #@note This class is a singleton because only one session handler can be
@@ -45,9 +46,10 @@ class SessionHandlerPlugin(Plugin, metaclass=SessionPluginWrapper):
         'section': 'lodel2',
         'key': 'session_handler',
         'default': None,
-        'validator': SettingValidator('string', none_is_valid=False)}
+        'validator': SettingValidator(
+            'plugin', none_is_valid=False,ptype = _glob_typename)}
 
-    _type_conf_name = 'session_handler'
+    _type_conf_name = _glob_typename
             
     def __init__(self, plugin_name):
         if self._instance is None:
diff --git a/lodel/settings/validator.py b/lodel/settings/validator.py
index 4d55229..4d93ade 100644
--- a/lodel/settings/validator.py
+++ b/lodel/settings/validator.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import socket
 import inspect
 import copy
 
-
 ## @package lodel.settings.validator Lodel2 settings validators/cast module
 #
 # Validator are registered in the SettingValidator class.
@@ -29,11 +28,15 @@ class SettingValidator(object):
     _description = dict()
     
     ##@brief Instanciate a validator
-    def __init__(self, name, none_is_valid = False):
+    #@param name str : validator name
+    #@param none_is_valid bool : if True None will be validated
+    #@param **kwargs : more arguement for the validator
+    def __init__(self, name, none_is_valid = False, **kwargs):
         if name is not None and name not in self._validators:
             raise NameError("No validator named '%s'" % name)
         self.__none_is_valid = none_is_valid
         self.__name = name
+        self._opt_args = kwargs
 
     ##@brief Call the validator
     # @param value *
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ class SettingValidator(object):
         if self.__none_is_valid and value is None:
             return None
         try:
-            return self._validators[self.__name](value)
+            return self._validators[self.__name](value, **self._opt_args)
         except Exception as e:
             raise SettingsValidationError(e)
     
@@ -218,6 +221,9 @@ def host_val(value):
         msg = "The value '%s' is not a valid host"
         raise SettingsValidationError(msg % value)
 
+##@brief Validator for Editorial model component
+#
+# Designed to validate a conf that indicate a class.field in an EM
 def emfield_val(value):
     from lodel.plugin.hooks import LodelHook
     spl = value.split('.')
@@ -239,25 +245,29 @@ def emfield_val(value):
             raise SettingsValidationError(msg % value)
     return value
 
-def plugin_val(value):
+##@brief Validator for plugin name & optionnaly type
+#
+#Able to check that the value is a plugin and if it is of a specific type
+def plugin_validator(value, ptype = None):
     from lodel.plugin.hooks import LodelHook
-    spl = value.split('.')
-    if len(spl) != 2:
-        msg = "Expected a value in the form PLUGIN.TYPE but got : %s"
-        raise SettingsValidationError(msg % value)
-    value = tuple(spl)
-    #Late validation hook
     @LodelHook('lodel2_dyncode_bootstraped')
-    def type_check(hookname, caller, payload):
-        from lodel import plugin
-        typesname = { cls.__name__.lower():cls for cls in plugin.PLUGINS_TYPE}
-        if value[1].lower() not in typesname:
-            msg = "Following plugin type do not exist in plugin list %s : %s"
-            raise SettingsValidationError(msg % value)
-        return value
-    plug_type_val = plugin_val(value)
-    return plug_type_val
-
+    def plugin_type_checker(hookname, caller, payload):
+        from lodel.plugin.plugins import Plugin
+        from lodel.plugin.exceptions import PluginError
+        try:
+            plugin = Plugin.get(value)
+        except PluginError:
+            msg = "No plugin named %s found"
+            msg %= value
+            raise SettingsValidationError(msg)
+        print("HOOKED CHECK : ", plugin._type_conf_name.lower(), ptype.lower())
+        if plugin._type_conf_name.lower() != ptype.lower():
+            msg = "A plugin of type '%s' was expected but found a plugin \
+named  '%s' that is a '%s' plugin"
+            msg %= (ptype, value, plugin._type_conf_name)
+            raise SettingsValidationError(msg)
+    return value
+        
 
 #
 #   Default validators registration
@@ -265,8 +275,8 @@ def plugin_val(value):
 
 SettingValidator.register_validator(
     'plugin',
-    plugin_val,
-    'plugin validator')
+    plugin_validator,
+    'plugin name & type validator')
 
 SettingValidator.register_validator(
     'dummy',