diff --git a/docker/headscale/start.sh b/docker/headscale/start.sh
index 4014608..38ecb2e 100644
--- a/docker/headscale/start.sh
+++ b/docker/headscale/start.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ replace_config_values() {
 replace_config_values
 echo configuration implementation system finished.
 cat /etc/headscale/config.yaml
-
+echo running headscales configtest
+headscale configtest
 echo launching headscale.
-headscale
+headscale