diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a71b71d..d428722f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ OS ?= linux
 ARCH ?= amd64
 
 .PHONY: all
-all: swagger binary binary-minimal binary-debug binary-arch binary-arch-minimal exporter-minimal test test-clean check
+all: swagger binary binary-minimal binary-debug binary-arch binary-arch-minimal exporter-minimal verify-config test test-clean check
 
 .PHONY: binary-minimal
 binary-minimal: swagger
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ clean:
 run: binary test
 	./bin/zot serve examples/config-test.json
 
+.PHONY: verify-config
+verify-config: binary
+	$(foreach file, $(wildcard examples/config-*), ./bin/zot verify $(file) || exit 1;)
+
 .PHONY: binary-container
 binary-container:
 	${CONTAINER_RUNTIME} build ${BUILD_ARGS} -f Dockerfile -t zot-build:latest .