diff --git a/aodncore/bin/__init__.py b/aodncore/bin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
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/aodncore/testlib/__init__.py b/aodncore/testlib/__init__.py
index 83b1f96b..cbb1a48e 100644
--- a/aodncore/testlib/__init__.py
+++ b/aodncore/testlib/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from .dummyhandler import DummyHandler
 from .handlertest import HandlerTestCase
 from .testutil import (NullStorageBroker, dest_path_testing, get_nonexistent_path, get_test_config, make_test_file,
-                       make_zip)
+                       make_zip, TESTLIB_CONF_DIR)
 
 __all__ = [
     'BaseTestCase',
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
     'get_nonexistent_path',
     'get_test_config',
     'make_test_file',
-    'make_zip'
+    'make_zip',
+    'TESTLIB_CONF_DIR'
 ]
diff --git a/aodncore/testlib/testutil.py b/aodncore/testlib/testutil.py
index 9994188a..da89f9d1 100644
--- a/aodncore/testlib/testutil.py
+++ b/aodncore/testlib/testutil.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     'make_test_file',
     'make_zip',
     'get_test_config',
-    'load_runtime_patched_pipeline_config_file'
+    'load_runtime_patched_pipeline_config_file',
+    'TESTLIB_CONF_DIR'
 ]
 
 GLOBAL_TEST_BASE = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 61fa01dc..a3e5f651 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,
diff --git a/test_aodncore/test_bin/__init__.py b/test_aodncore/test_bin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test_aodncore/test_bin/test_bin.py b/test_aodncore/test_bin/test_bin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..032ad026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_aodncore/test_bin/test_bin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import os
+
+from aodncore.testlib import BaseTestCase, TESTLIB_CONF_DIR
+from aodncore.bin import configvalidate
+
+TEST_PIPELINE_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(TESTLIB_CONF_DIR, 'pipeline.conf')
+TEST_WATCHES_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(TESTLIB_CONF_DIR, 'watches.conf')
+
+
+class TestConfigValidate(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_valid_pipeline_config(self):
+        retval = configvalidate.validate_config_file(TEST_PIPELINE_CONFIG_FILE)
+        self.assertEqual(retval, 0)
+
+    def test_invalid_pipeline_config(self):
+        retval = configvalidate.validate_config_file(TEST_WATCHES_CONFIG_FILE)
+        self.assertEqual(retval, 1)