diff --git a/src/clipboard-action.js b/src/clipboard-action.js
index 537d4f4..8e1c926 100644
--- a/src/clipboard-action.js
+++ b/src/clipboard-action.js
@@ -8,19 +8,25 @@ class ClipboardAction {
      */
     constructor(options) {
         this.action  = options.action;
-        this.emitter  = options.emitter;
+        this.emitter = options.emitter;
         this.target  = options.target;
         this.text    = options.text;
         this.trigger = options.trigger;
 
         this.selectedText = '';
 
-        if (this.text) {
+        if (this.text && this.target) {
+            throw new Error('Multiple attributes declared, use either "data-target" or "data-text"');
+        }
+        else if (this.text) {
             this.selectFake();
         }
         else if (this.target) {
             this.selectTarget();
         }
+        else {
+            throw new Error('Missing required attributes, use either "data-target" or "data-text"');
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/clipboard-action.js b/test/clipboard-action.js
index d6a2d10..5d741a4 100644
--- a/test/clipboard-action.js
+++ b/test/clipboard-action.js
@@ -12,6 +12,31 @@ describe('ClipboardAction', () => {
     });
 
     describe('#constructor', () => {
+        it('should throw an error since both "data-text" and "data-target" were passed', (done) => {
+            try {
+                new ClipboardAction({
+                    text: 'foo',
+                    target: 'target'
+                });
+            }
+            catch(e) {
+                assert.equal(e.message, 'Multiple attributes declared, use either "data-target" or "data-text"');
+                done();
+            }
+        });
+
+        it('should throw an error since neither "data-text" nor "data-target" were passed', (done) => {
+            try {
+                new ClipboardAction({
+                    action: ''
+                });
+            }
+            catch(e) {
+                assert.equal(e.message, 'Missing required attributes, use either "data-target" or "data-text"');
+                done();
+            }
+        });
+
         it('should throw an error since "data-action" is invalid', (done) => {
             try {
                 new ClipboardAction({