diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f49af5bfe..8ecbafa05 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
             <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
             <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
             <version>2.53.0</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>cglib</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -48,11 +54,6 @@
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
             <version>19.0</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>cglib</groupId>
-            <artifactId>cglib</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.1</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
             <version>3.4</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>cglib</groupId>
+            <artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
+            <version>3.2.3</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>java-client</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/OverrideWidgetReader.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/OverrideWidgetReader.java
index 3f22d2892..52227732e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/OverrideWidgetReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/OverrideWidgetReader.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -61,14 +60,6 @@ private static Class<? extends Widget> getConvenientClass(Class<? extends Widget
                     + convenientClass.getName()));
         }
 
-        int modifiers = convenientClass.getModifiers();
-        if (Modifier.isAbstract(modifiers)) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-                new InstantiationException(convenientClass.getName()
-                    + " is abstract so "
-                    + "it can't be instantiated"));
-        }
-
         return convenientClass;
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/WidgetInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/WidgetInterceptor.java
index 864448389..76823a5c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/WidgetInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/WidgetInterceptor.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -56,7 +57,18 @@ class WidgetInterceptor extends InterceptorOfASingleElement {
             .isLookUpCached())
             || cachedInstances.size() == 0) {
             cachedElement = element;
-            Widget widget = instantiationMap.get(type).newInstance(cachedElement);
+
+            Constructor<? extends Widget> constructor = instantiationMap.get(type);
+            Class<? extends Widget> clazz = constructor.getDeclaringClass();
+
+            int modifiers = clazz.getModifiers();
+            if (Modifier.isAbstract(modifiers)) {
+                throw new InstantiationException(clazz.getName()
+                        + " is abstract so "
+                        + "it can't be instantiated");
+            }
+
+            Widget widget = constructor.newInstance(cachedElement);
             cachedInstances.put(type, widget);
             PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(widget, duration), widget);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideNegativeWidgetTest.java b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideNegativeWidgetTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25f9e48ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideNegativeWidgetTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets;
+
+
+import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.AppiumFieldDecorator;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.TimeOutDuration;
+import io.appium.java_client.remote.MobileCapabilityType;
+import io.appium.java_client.service.local.AppiumDriverLocalService;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.PageFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public class PartiallyOverrideNegativeWidgetTest {
+
+    private static AndroidDriver<?> driver;
+    private static AppiumDriverLocalService service;
+    private static PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes rottenTomatoes;
+
+    /**
+     * initialization.
+     */
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
+        service = AppiumDriverLocalService.buildDefaultService();
+        service.start();
+
+        File appDir = new File("src/test/java/io/appium/java_client");
+        File app = new File(appDir, "android-rottentomatoes-demo-debug.apk");
+        DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
+        capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.DEVICE_NAME, "Android Emulator");
+        capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.APP, app.getAbsolutePath());
+        driver = new AndroidDriver<>(service.getUrl(), capabilities);
+
+        rottenTomatoes = new PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes();
+        PageFactory.initElements(
+                new AppiumFieldDecorator(driver, new TimeOutDuration(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)),
+                rottenTomatoes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * finishing.
+     */
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void afterClass() throws Exception {
+        if (driver != null) {
+            driver.quit();
+        }
+
+        if (service != null) {
+            service.stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = InstantiationException.class)
+    public void gettingOfAnElement() {
+        rottenTomatoes.checkSimpleReview();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes.java b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5ff17455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.AndroidFindBy;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.AndroidFindBys;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.OverrideWidget;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.annotated.AnnotatedHtmlMovies;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.annotated.AnnotatedHtmlReview;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.extended.ExtendedHtmlMovies;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.extended.ExtendedHtmlReview;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.simple.HtmlMovies;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.simple.HtmlReview;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.FindBy;
+
+public class PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes implements RottenTomatoesAbstractApp {
+
+    @AndroidFindBy(id = "com.codepath.example.rottentomatoes:id/lvMovies")
+    @FindBy(id = "movies-collection")
+    @OverrideWidget(html = HtmlMovies.class)
+    private Movies simpleMovies;
+
+    @FindBy(id = "main_container")
+    @AndroidFindBys({@AndroidFindBy(id = "android:id/content"),
+            @AndroidFindBy(className = "android.widget.RelativeLayout")})
+    @OverrideWidget(html = HtmlReview.class)
+    private Review simpleReview;
+
+    @OverrideWidget(html = AnnotatedHtmlMovies.class)
+    private Movies annotatedMovies;
+
+    @OverrideWidget(html = AnnotatedHtmlReview.class)
+    private Review annotatedReview;
+
+    @OverrideWidget(html = ExtendedHtmlMovies.class)
+    private Movies extendedMovies;
+
+    @OverrideWidget(html = ExtendedHtmlReview.class)
+    private Review extendedReview;
+
+
+    @FindBy(id = "Fake_ID_For_All_Platforms")
+    @OverrideWidget(html = ExtendedHtmlMovies.class)
+    private Movies fakeMovies;
+
+    @FindBy(id = "Fake_ID_For_All_Platforms")
+    @OverrideWidget(html = ExtendedHtmlReview.class)
+    private Review fakeReview;
+
+    /**
+     * It gets movie count.
+     */
+    public int getSimpleMovieCount() {
+        return simpleMovies.getMovieCount();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param index is the desired index.
+     * @return a movie.
+     */
+    public Movie getASimpleMovie(int index) {
+        return simpleMovies.getMovie(index);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It reads a review.
+     */
+    public void checkSimpleReview() {
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(simpleReview.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(simpleReview.score()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(simpleReview.info()));
+        assertTrue(simpleReview.getPoster() != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It gets movie count.
+     */
+    public int getAnnotatedMovieCount() {
+        return annotatedMovies.getMovieCount();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param index is the desired index.
+     * @return a movie.
+     */
+    public Movie getAnAnnotatedMovie(int index) {
+        return annotatedMovies.getMovie(index);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It reads a review.
+     */
+    public void checkAnnotatedReview() {
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(annotatedReview.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(annotatedReview.score()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(annotatedReview.info()));
+        assertTrue(annotatedReview.getPoster() != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It gets movie count.
+     */
+    public int getExtendeddMovieCount() {
+        return extendedMovies.getMovieCount();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param index is the desired index.
+     * @return a movie.
+     */
+    public Movie getAnExtendedMovie(int index) {
+        return extendedMovies.getMovie(index);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It reads a review.
+     */
+    public void checkExtendedReview() {
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(extendedReview.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(extendedReview.score()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(extendedReview.info()));
+        assertTrue(extendedReview.getPoster() != null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It gets movie count.
+     */
+    public int getFakedMovieCount() {
+        return fakeMovies.getMovieCount();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * It reads a review.
+     */
+    public void checkFakeReview() {
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(fakeReview.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(fakeReview.score()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(fakeReview.info()));
+        assertTrue(fakeReview.getPoster() != null);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideWidgetTest.java b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideWidgetTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76207879c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/widgets/PartiallyOverrideWidgetTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.AppiumFieldDecorator;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory.TimeOutDuration;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.annotated.AnnotatedHtmlMovie;
+import io.appium.java_client.pagefactory_tests.widgets.html.simple.HtmlMovie;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException;
+import org.openqa.selenium.Platform;
+import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
+import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
+import org.openqa.selenium.support.PageFactory;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public class PartiallyOverrideWidgetTest implements WidgetTest {
+
+    private static ChromeDriver driver;
+    private static PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes rottenTomatoes;
+
+    /**
+     * initialization.
+     */
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
+
+        if (Platform.getCurrent().is(Platform.WINDOWS)) {
+            System.setProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_EXE_PROPERTY,
+                "src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/chromedriver.exe");
+        } else {
+            System.setProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_EXE_PROPERTY,
+                "src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory_tests/chromedriver");
+        }
+
+        driver = new ChromeDriver();
+        driver.manage().timeouts().pageLoadTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        rottenTomatoes = new PartiallyOverrideRottenTomatoes();
+        PageFactory.initElements(
+            new AppiumFieldDecorator(driver, new TimeOutDuration(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)),
+            rottenTomatoes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * finishing.
+     */
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void afterClass() throws Exception {
+        if (driver != null) {
+            driver.quit();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The setting up.
+     */
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        if (driver != null) {
+            driver.get(
+                    new File("src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/RottenTomatoesSnapshot.html")
+                        .toURI().toString());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Override
+    public void checkACommonWidget() {
+        assertTrue(rottenTomatoes.getSimpleMovieCount() >= 1);
+        Movie movie = rottenTomatoes.getASimpleMovie(0);
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(movie.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(movie.score()));
+        assertNotNull(movie.getPoster());
+        movie.goToReview();
+
+        rottenTomatoes.checkSimpleReview();
+        assertTrue(movie.getSelfReference().getClass().equals(HtmlMovie.class));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void checkAnAnnotatedWidget() {
+        assertTrue(rottenTomatoes.getAnnotatedMovieCount() >= 1);
+        Movie movie = rottenTomatoes.getAnAnnotatedMovie(0);
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(movie.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(movie.score()));
+        assertNotNull(movie.getPoster());
+        movie.goToReview();
+
+        rottenTomatoes.checkAnnotatedReview();
+        assertTrue(movie.getSelfReference().getClass().equals(AnnotatedHtmlMovie.class));
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void checkAnExtendedWidget() {
+        assertTrue(rottenTomatoes.getExtendeddMovieCount() >= 1);
+        Movie movie = rottenTomatoes.getAnExtendedMovie(0);
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(movie.title()));
+        assertTrue(!StringUtils.isBlank(movie.score()));
+        assertNotNull(movie.getPoster());
+        movie.goToReview();
+
+        rottenTomatoes.checkExtendedReview();
+        assertTrue(movie.getSelfReference().getClass().equals(AnnotatedHtmlMovie.class));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @Test
+    public void checkTheLocatorOverridingOnAWidget() {
+        try {
+            assertTrue(rottenTomatoes.getFakedMovieCount() == 0);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            if (!NoSuchElementException.class.isAssignableFrom(e.getClass())) {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        rottenTomatoes.getASimpleMovie(0).goToReview();
+
+        try {
+            rottenTomatoes.checkFakeReview();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            if (NoSuchElementException.class.isAssignableFrom(e.getClass())) {
+                return;
+            } else {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new RuntimeException("Any exception was expected");
+    }
+}