diff --git a/conf/attributes.yml b/conf/attributes.yml
index f28408b..d6feeec 100644
--- a/conf/attributes.yml
+++ b/conf/attributes.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ home:
         ad: Home
 
 password:
-    decription: "Password of the user"
+    description: "Password of the user"
     display_name: "Password"
     self: True
     type: password
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ password:
         ldap: userPassword
         ad: userPassword
 logscript:
+    description: "Windows login script"
+    display_name: "Login script"
     type: fix
     value: login1.bat
     backend-attributes:
diff --git a/ldapcherry/attributes.py b/ldapcherry/attributes.py
index 1047625..88940e5 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/attributes.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/attributes.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sys
 
 from ldapcherry.pyyamlwrapper import loadNoDump
 from ldapcherry.pyyamlwrapper import DumplicatedKey
-from ldapcherry.exceptions import MissingAttributesFile
+from ldapcherry.exceptions import MissingAttributesFile, MissingKey
 from sets import Set
 import yaml
 
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ class Attributes:
         except DumplicatedKey as e:
             raise DumplicateAttributesKey(e.key)
 
+        for attrid in self.attributes:
+            self._mandatory_check(attrid)
+
+    def _mandatory_check(self, attr):
+        for m in ['description', 'display_name', 'type', 'backend-attributes']:
+            if m not in self.attributes[attr]:
+                raise MissingKey(m, attr, self.attributes_file)
+
     def get_selfattributes(self):
         """get the list of groups from roles"""
         pass
diff --git a/tests/cfg/attributes_missing_mandatory.yml b/tests/cfg/attributes_missing_mandatory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d86cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cfg/attributes_missing_mandatory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+cn:
+    description: "Firt Name and Display Name"
+    display_name: "Display Name"
+    type: string
+    autofill: 
+        function: cn
+        args:
+            - $first-name
+            - $name
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: cn
+        ad: CN
+first-name:
+    description: "First name of the user"
+    display_name: "First Name"
+    type: string
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: givenName
+        ad: givenName
+name:
+    description: "Family name of the user"
+    display_name: "Name"
+    type: string
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: sn
+        ad: sn
+email:
+    description: "Email of the user"
+    display_name: "Name"
+    type: email
+    autofill: 
+        function: email
+        args:
+            - $first-name
+            - $last-name
+            - '@example.com'
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: email
+        ad: EMAIL
+uid:
+    display_name: "UID"
+    type: string
+    autofill: 
+        function: uid
+        args:
+            - $first-name
+            - $last-name
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: uid
+        ad: UID
+uidNumber:
+    description: "User ID Number of the user"
+    display_name: "UID Number"
+    type: int
+    autofill: 
+        function: uidNumber
+        args:
+            - $first-name
+            - $last-name
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: uidNumber
+        ad: UIDNumber
+gidNumber:
+    description: "Group ID Number of the user"
+    display_name: "GID Number"
+    type: int
+    default: 10000
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: gidNumber
+        ad: GIDNumber
+shell:
+    description: "Shell of the user"
+    display_name: "Shell"
+    self: True
+    type: stringlist
+    values:
+        - /bin/bash
+        - /bin/zsh
+        - /bin/sh
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: shell
+        ad: SHELL
+home:
+    description: "Home user path"
+    display_name: "Home"
+    type: string
+    autofill: 
+        function: home
+        args:
+            - $first-name
+            - $last-name
+            - /home/
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: home
+        ad: Home
+
+password:
+    description: "Password of the user"
+    display_name: "Password"
+    self: True
+    type: password
+    backend-attributes:
+        ldap: userPassword
+        ad: userPassword
+logscript:
+    description: "Windows login script"
+    display_name: "Login script"
+    type: fix
+    value: login1.bat
+    backend-attributes:
+        ad: logonScript
diff --git a/tests/test_Attributes.py b/tests/test_Attributes.py
index 53739ef..5d3599d 100644
--- a/tests/test_Attributes.py
+++ b/tests/test_Attributes.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import pytest
 import sys
 from sets import Set
 from ldapcherry.attributes import Attributes
-from ldapcherry.exceptions import MissingAttributesFile
+from ldapcherry.exceptions import MissingAttributesFile, MissingKey
 from ldapcherry.pyyamlwrapper import DumplicatedKey, RelationError
 
 class TestError(object):
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ class TestError(object):
         else:
             raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
 
-#    def testMissingDisplayName(self):
-#        try:
-#            inv = Attributes('./tests/cfg/attributes_missing_diplay_name.yml')
-#        except MissingKey:
-#            return
-#        else:
-#            raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
-#
+    def testMissingMandatory(self):
+        try:
+            inv = Attributes('./tests/cfg/attributes_missing_mandatory.yml')
+        except MissingKey:
+            return
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
+
 #    def testAttrKeyDuplication(self):
 #        try:
 #            inv = Attributes('./tests/cfg/attributes_key_dup.yml')