diff --git a/src/pluto/reader/errors.cljc b/src/pluto/reader/errors.cljc
index 6c9af79..c4eec40 100644
--- a/src/pluto/reader/errors.cljc
+++ b/src/pluto/reader/errors.cljc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                    ::unknown-query
                    ::unknown-event
                    ::invalid-view
+                   ::invalid-property-map                   
                    ::invalid-block
                    ::unsupported-test-type})
 
diff --git a/src/pluto/reader/views.cljc b/src/pluto/reader/views.cljc
index df047c4..b1300af 100644
--- a/src/pluto/reader/views.cljc
+++ b/src/pluto/reader/views.cljc
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
    :element vector?
    :block   list?))
 
+(spec/def ::property-map (spec/map-of keyword? any?))
+
 (spec/def ::element
   (spec/cat
    :tag      (spec/or :symbol symbol? :fn fn?)
@@ -61,19 +63,22 @@
     {:data v}))
 
 (defn- resolve-component-properties [ctx ext component properties]
-  (reduce-kv (fn [acc k v]
-               (let [{:keys [data errors]} (resolve-property ctx ext component k v)]
-                 (errors/merge-errors (update acc :data assoc k data)
-                                      errors)))
-             {:data   {}
-              :errors []}
-             properties))
+  (if-let [explain (spec/explain-data ::property-map properties)]
+    {:errors [(errors/error ::errors/invalid-property-map properties {:explain-data explain})]}
+    (reduce-kv (fn [acc k v]
+                 (let [{:keys [data errors]} (resolve-property ctx ext component k v)]
+                   (errors/merge-errors (update acc :data assoc k data)
+                                        errors)))
+               {:data   {}
+                :errors []}
+               properties)))
 
 (defn- resolve-properties-children [[properties? & children]]
   [(and (map? properties?) properties?)
-   (if (map? properties?)
-     children
-     (cons properties? children))])
+   (cond
+     (map? properties?) children
+     (not (nil? properties?)) (cons properties? children)
+     :else children)])
 
 (defn- parse-hiccup-element [ctx ext o]
   (let [explain
diff --git a/test/pluto/reader/types_test.cljc b/test/pluto/reader/types_test.cljc
index f2cf74b..da0227d 100644
--- a/test/pluto/reader/types_test.cljc
+++ b/test/pluto/reader/types_test.cljc
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@
   (is (= {:data {:students [{:firstname "John" :lastname "Doe"}]}}
          (types/resolve {} {} {:students [{:firstname :string :lastname :string :name? :string}]}
                               {:students [{:firstname "John" :lastname "Doe"}]})))
-  (is (= '[text nil]
+  (is (= '[text]
          (let [m (types/resolve {} '{views/screen [text]} {:screen :view :students [{:firstname :string :lastname :string :name? :string}]}
                                    {:screen ['screen] :students [{:firstname "John" :lastname "Doe"}]})]
            ((get-in m [:data :screen]) {}))))
-  (is (= '[text nil]
+  (is (= '[text]
          (let [m (types/resolve {} '{views/screen [text]} {:screen? :view :students [{:firstname :string :lastname :string :name? :string}]}
                                    {:screen ['screen] :students [{:firstname "John" :lastname "Doe" :name "Henry"}]})]
            ((get-in m [:data :screen]) {}))))
diff --git a/test/pluto/reader/views_test.cljc b/test/pluto/reader/views_test.cljc
index fe94617..be02536 100644
--- a/test/pluto/reader/views_test.cljc
+++ b/test/pluto/reader/views_test.cljc
@@ -54,3 +54,20 @@
   (is (= {:errors [{::errors/type  ::errors/unknown-reference,
                     ::errors/value {:value 'views/unknown}}]}
          (types/resolve {:capacities {:components {'text {:value :text}}}} {'views/main ['text "Hello"]} :view ['views/unknown]))))
+
+(deftest invalid-view-element-spec-errors
+  (letfn [(p [view] (views/parse
+                     {:capacities {:components {'text {:properties {:asdf :string}
+                                                       :value :text}}}}
+                     {}
+                     view))]
+    (is (:errors (p '[text :sadf])))
+    (is (:errors (p '[text {} {}])))
+
+    (is (not (:errors (p '[text [text]]))))
+    (is (not (:errors (p '[text {} 1 2 3 4 asdf]))))
+
+    (is (:errors (p '[text {asdf "asdf"}]))))
+
+  )
+