diff --git a/src/components/provider.js b/src/components/provider.js
index 2438da943..c93c9fead 100644
--- a/src/components/provider.js
+++ b/src/components/provider.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const ValidationProvider = {
     /* istanbul ignore next */
     if (!isCallable(slot)) {
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
-        warn('ValidationProvider expects a scoped slot. Did you forget to add "v-slot" to your slot?');
+        warn('ValidationProvider expects a scoped slot. Did you forget to add "v-slot"?');
       }
 
       return h(this.tag, this.$slots.default);
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export function onRenderUpdate (model) {
 
   const validateNow = shouldValidate(this, model);
   this._needsValidation = false;
-  this.value = model.value;
+  this.syncValue(model.value);
   this._ignoreImmediate = true;
 
   if (!validateNow) {
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ export function onRenderUpdate (model) {
 // Creates the common handlers for a validatable context.
 export function createCommonHandlers (ctx) {
   const onInput = (e) => {
-    ctx.syncValue(e); // track and keep the value updated.
     ctx.setFlags({ dirty: true, pristine: false });
   };
 
@@ -379,6 +378,10 @@ export function createCommonHandlers (ctx) {
     ctx.$veeDebounce = ctx.debounce;
   }
 
+  onValidate._vee_isUnique = true;
+  onBlur._vee_isUnique = true;
+  onInput._vee_isUnique = true;
+
   return { onInput, onBlur, onValidate };
 }