diff --git a/bin/validate-config.js b/bin/validate-config.js
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+++ b/bin/validate-config.js
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+'use strict'
+
+const db = require('../lib/db')
+const configValidate = require('../lib/config-validate')
+
+function pp (o) {
+  console.log(require('util').inspect(o, {depth: null, colors: true}))
+}
+
+function dbFetchConfig () {
+  return db.oneOrNone(
+    'select data from user_config where type=$1 order by created desc limit 1',
+    ['config']
+  )
+    .then(row => row && row.data)
+}
+
+dbFetchConfig()
+  .then(config => {
+    pp(config)
+    return configValidate.validate(config.config)
+  })
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log('success.')
+    process.exit(0)
+  })
+  .catch(e => {
+    console.log(e)
+    process.exit(1)
+  })