diff --git a/aodncore/bin/configvalidate.py b/aodncore/bin/configvalidate.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81c1f344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aodncore/bin/configvalidate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""Script to test the validity of pipeline configuration,
+
+"""
+import argparse
+import os
+from jsonschema.exceptions import ValidationError
+from aodncore.pipeline.configlib import load_pipeline_config, validate_pipeline_config
+
+
+def validate_config_file(pipeline_conf_file):
+    try:
+        print("validating pipeline config file '{path}'...".format(path=pipeline_conf_file))
+        pipeline_config = load_pipeline_config(pipeline_conf_file)
+        validate_pipeline_config(pipeline_config)
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        print("VALIDATION FAILED{nl}{nl}{e}".format(e=str(e), nl=os.linesep))
+        return 1
+    else:
+        print('VALIDATION SUCCEEDED')
+        return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('path')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    exit(validate_config_file(args.path))
diff --git a/aodncore/pipeline/configlib.py b/aodncore/pipeline/configlib.py
index 12c33d2c..910a51ec 100644
--- a/aodncore/pipeline/configlib.py
+++ b/aodncore/pipeline/configlib.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     'load_pipeline_config',
     'load_trigger_config',
     'load_watch_config',
-    'validate_lazyconfigmanager'
+    'validate_lazyconfigmanager',
+    'validate_pipeline_config'
 ]
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = '/mnt/ebs/pipeline/etc/pipeline.conf'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5a0dbe8a..d6a8ea5d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
 
 PACKAGE_EXCLUDES = ['test_aodncore.*', 'test_aodncore']
 PACKAGE_NAME = 'aodncore'
-PACKAGE_SCRIPTS = ['aodncore/bin/drawmachine.py', 'aodncore/pipeline/watchservice.py']
+PACKAGE_SCRIPTS = [
+    'aodncore/bin/drawmachine.py',
+    'aodncore/bin/configvalidate.py',
+    'aodncore/pipeline/watchservice.py']
 
 setup(
     name=PACKAGE_NAME,