diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 04523bf6b..5f7649cf8 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			if (!this.settings.messages[element.name] ) {
 				this.settings.messages[element.name] = {};
 			}
-			previous.originalMessage = this.settings.messages[element.name].remote;
+			previous.originalMessage = previous.originalMessage || this.settings.messages[element.name].remote;
 			this.settings.messages[element.name].remote = previous.message;
 
 			param = typeof param === "string" && { url: param } || param;