diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Assertion.java b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Assertion.java
index e904a5a..3f02a85 100644
--- a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Assertion.java
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Assertion.java
@@ -245,11 +245,10 @@ public class Assertion extends Credential {
         new Validation.Builder().name("claim").type(ValueType.ID).required(true).expectedTypes(List.of(Type.EndorsementClaim, Type.Endorsement)).fullValidate(false).build(),
         new Validation.Builder().name("issuedOn").type(ValueType.DATETIME).required(true).build(),
         new Validation.Builder().name("issuer").type(ValueType.ID).expectedType(Type.Profile).fetch(true).required(true).build(),
-        new Validation.Builder().name("verification").build(),
+        new Validation.Builder().name("verification").type(ValueType.ID).expectedType(Type.VerificationObjectAssertion).required(true).build(),
         new Validation.Builder().name("@language").type(ValueType.LANGUAGE).build(),
         new Validation.Builder().name("version").type(ValueType.TEXT_OR_NUMBER).build(),
-        new Validation.Builder().name("related").type(ValueType.ID).allowRemoteUrl(true).expectedType(Type.Endorsement).many(true).fullValidate(false).build(),
-        new Validation.Builder().name("endorsement").type(ValueType.ID).allowRemoteUrl(true).fetch(true).expectedType(Type.Endorsement).many(true).build()
+        new Validation.Builder().name("related").type(ValueType.ID).allowRemoteUrl(true).expectedType(Type.Endorsement).many(true).fullValidate(false).build()
     ))
     .put(Type.EndorsementClaim, List.of(
         new Validation.Builder().name("id").type(ValueType.IRI).required(true).build(),
diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/validation/ValidationPropertyProbeFactory.java b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/validation/ValidationPropertyProbeFactory.java
index 816b6bd..a88266b 100644
--- a/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/validation/ValidationPropertyProbeFactory.java
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/main/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/probe/validation/ValidationPropertyProbeFactory.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class ValidationPropertyProbeFactory {
 	}
 
 	public static ValidationPropertyProbe of(Validation validation, boolean fullValidate) {
-			checkNotNull(validation.getType());
+		checkNotNull(validation.getType());
 		if (validation.getType() == ValueType.RDF_TYPE) {
 			return new ValidationRdfTypePropertyProbe(validation, fullValidate);
 		}
diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/OB20Tests.java b/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/OB20Tests.java
index 1949d92..455773b 100644
--- a/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/OB20Tests.java
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/OB20Tests.java
@@ -143,12 +143,11 @@ public class OB20Tests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void testLanguageInBadgeClass() {
+	void testEndorsementsInAssertion() {
 		assertDoesNotThrow(()->{
-			Report report = validator.run(Samples.OB20.JSON.SIMPLE_LANGUAGE_BADGECLASS.asFileResource());
+			Report report = validator.run(Samples.OB20.JSON.ASSERTION_WITH_ENDORSEMENTS.asFileResource());
 			if(verbose) PrintHelper.print(report, true);
 			assertValid(report);
-			// check than
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ public class OB20Tests {
 			Report report = validator.run(Samples.OB20.JSON.SIMPLE_ASSERTION_ISSUER_WITHOUT_PUBLIC_KEY_JSON.asFileResource());
 			if(verbose) PrintHelper.print(report, true);
 			assertValid(report);
-			// check than
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Samples.java b/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Samples.java
index 1b644af..e9e9bef 100644
--- a/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Samples.java
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/test/java/org/oneedtech/inspect/vc/Samples.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public class Samples {
 			public final static Sample ASSERTION_WITH_DATA_IMAGE_JSON = new Sample("ob20/assertion-with-data-image.json", true);
 			// original: test_image_validation: test_validate_badgeclass_image_formats
 			public final static Sample BADGE_WITH_COMPLEX_IMAGE_JSON = new Sample("ob20/assets/badgeclass-with-complex-image.json", true);
+			// original: test_validate_endorsements
+			public final static Sample ASSERTION_WITH_ENDORSEMENTS = new Sample("ob20/assertion-with-endorsements.json", true);
 		}
 
 		public static final class PNG {
diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assertion-with-endorsements.json b/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assertion-with-endorsements.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4395cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assertion-with-endorsements.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "@context": "https://w3id.org/openbadges/v2",
+  "type": "Assertion",
+  "id": "https://example.org/beths-robotics-badge.json",
+  "recipient": {
+    "type": "email",
+    "hashed": true,
+    "salt": "deadsea",
+    "identity": "sha256$ecf5409f3f4b91ab60cc5ef4c02aef7032354375e70cf4d8e43f6a1d29891942"
+  },
+  "image": "https://example.org/beths-robot-badge.png",
+  "evidence": "https://example.org/beths-robot-work.html",
+  "issuedOn": "2016-12-31T23:59:59Z",
+  "badge": "https://example.org/robotics-badge.json",
+  "verification": {
+    "type": "hosted"
+  },
+  "endorsement": ["https://example.org/endorsement-1.json", "https://example.org/endorsement-2.json"]
+}
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diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assets/endorsement-1.json b/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assets/endorsement-1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44d6ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assets/endorsement-1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"@context": "https://w3id.org/openbadges/v2",
+	"id": "http://example.org/endorsement-1.json",
+	"type": "Endorsement",
+	"claim": {
+		"id": "https://example.org/robotics-badge.json",
+		"endorsementComment": "Pretty good"
+	},
+	"issuedOn": "2017-10-01T00:00Z",
+	"issuer": "http://example.org/issuer1.json",
+	"verification": {
+		"type": "HostedBadge"
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assets/endorsement-2.json b/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assets/endorsement-2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ccc4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inspector-vc/src/test/resources/ob20/assets/endorsement-2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"@context": "https://w3id.org/openbadges/v2",
+	"id": "http://example.org/endorsement-2.json",
+	"type": "Endorsement",
+	"claim": {
+		"id": "https://example.org/robotics-badge.json",
+		"endorsementComment": "Pretty good"
+	},
+	"issuedOn": "2017-10-01T00:00Z",
+	"issuer": "http://example.org/issuer1.json",
+	"verification": {
+		"type": "HostedBadge"
+	}
+}
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