diff --git a/validations_libs/tests/test_utils.py b/validations_libs/tests/test_utils.py
index 0fab0ade..19b39367 100644
--- a/validations_libs/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/validations_libs/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -41,9 +41,3 @@ class TestUtils(TestCase):
         res = self.vlog.get_validations_stats(
             fakes.VALIDATIONS_LOGS_CONTENTS_LIST)
         self.assertEqual(res, fakes.VALIDATIONS_STATS)
-
-    @mock.patch('validations_libs.utils.parse_all_validations_on_disk',
-                return_value=fakes.VALIDATIONS_LIST)
-    def test_get_validations_details(self, mock_parse):
-        res = utils.get_validations_details('my_val1')
-        self.assertEqual(res, fakes.VALIDATIONS_LIST[0])
diff --git a/validations_libs/utils.py b/validations_libs/utils.py
index 0495657f..78ba2f5c 100644
--- a/validations_libs/utils.py
+++ b/validations_libs/utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import logging
 import os
 import six
 
+from os import listdir
+from os.path import isfile, join
 from validations_libs import constants
 from validations_libs.group import Group
 from validations_libs.validation import Validation
@@ -63,6 +65,24 @@ def parse_all_validations_on_disk(path, groups=None):
     return results
 
 
+def get_validations_playbook(path, validation_id, groups=None):
+    """
+        Return a list of validations playbook
+        Can be sorted by Groups
+    """
+    if isinstance(groups, six.string_types):
+        groups = [groups]
+    pl = []
+    for f in listdir(path):
+        pl_path = join(path, f)
+        if isfile(pl_path):
+            if os.path.splitext(f)[0] in validation_id:
+                val = Validation(pl_path)
+                if not groups or set(groups).intersection(val.groups):
+                    pl.append(pl_path)
+    return pl
+
+
 def get_validation_parameters(validation):
     """Return dictionary of parameters"""
     return Validation(validation).get_vars
diff --git a/validations_libs/validation_actions.py b/validations_libs/validation_actions.py
index 4a2d820c..2106425d 100644
--- a/validations_libs/validation_actions.py
+++ b/validations_libs/validation_actions.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ class ValidationActions(object):
 
         self.log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + ".run_validations")
 
-        if isinstance(playbook, list):
-            playbooks = playbook
-        elif isinstance(playbook, str):
-            playbooks = []
-            playbooks.append(playbook)
-        else:
-            raise TypeError("Playbooks should be a List or a Str")
+        if playbook:
+            if isinstance(playbook, list):
+                playbooks = playbook
+            elif isinstance(playbook, str):
+                playbooks = [playbook]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("Playbooks should be a List or a Str")
 
         if group:
             self.log.debug('Getting the validations list by group')
@@ -83,16 +83,11 @@ class ValidationActions(object):
                     playbooks.append(val.get('id') + '.yaml')
             except Exception as e:
                 raise(e)
-
         elif validation_name:
-            for pb in validation_name:
-                if pb not in v_utils.get_validation_group_name_list():
-                    playbooks.append(pb + '.yaml')
-                else:
-                    raise("Please, use '--group' argument instead of "
-                          "'--validation' to run validation(s) by their "
-                          "name(s)."
-                          )
+            playbooks = v_utils.get_validations_playbook(
+                (validations_dir if validations_dir
+                 else constants.ANSIBLE_VALIDATION_DIR),
+                validation_name, group)
         else:
             raise RuntimeError("No validations found")