diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 83a9ec5a..b39d82a3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "ajv": {
+      "version": "6.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RZXPviBTtfmtka9n9sy1N5M5b82CbxWIR6HIis4s3WQTXDJamc/0gpCWNGz6EWdWp4DOfjzJfhz/AS9zVPjjWg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "fast-deep-equal": "^2.0.1",
+        "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
+        "json-schema-traverse": "^0.4.1",
+        "uri-js": "^4.2.2"
+      }
+    },
     "ansi-align": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-align/-/ansi-align-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1042,6 +1053,16 @@
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       }
     },
+    "fast-deep-equal": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-ewUhjd+WZ79/Nwv3/bLLFf3Qqkk="
+    },
+    "fast-json-stable-stringify": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-1RQsDK7msRifh9OnYREGT4bIu/I="
+    },
     "figlet": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/figlet/-/figlet-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -2154,6 +2175,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "json-schema-traverse": {
+      "version": "0.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-0.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xbbCH5dCYU5T8LcEhhuh7HJ88HXuW3qsI3Y0zOZFKfZEHcpWiHU/Jxzk629Brsab/mMiHQti9wMP+845RPe3Vg=="
+    },
     "kind-of": {
       "version": "6.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2161,9 +2187,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "knub": {
-      "version": "16.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-16.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-UvAPGuyjFYDAMBVNQCxPbJXmDbaPYMmNaOhwRjFKvKdiOBsXrIxSBYtxNafx6tWG9HAO1qEg0+gyOIR0KFuCEg==",
+      "version": "16.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-16.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sT0sntmffQjhQaA3OjmjDBuplgnPtbmaFSGpYsi8icYtqFOmlDwXHpOOVRxBGomWH7SbHf3TP7EFQRh/WXAvNg==",
       "requires": {
         "escape-string-regexp": "^1.0.5",
         "lodash.at": "^4.6.0",
@@ -3134,6 +3160,11 @@
         "ps-tree": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "punycode": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XRsRjdf+j5ml+y/6GKHPZbrF/8p2Yga0JPtdqTIY2Xe5ohJPD9saDJJLPvp9+NSBprVvevdXZybnj2cv8OEd0A=="
+    },
     "rc": {
       "version": "1.2.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rc/-/rc-1.2.8.tgz",
@@ -4035,6 +4066,14 @@
         "xdg-basedir": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "uri-js": {
+      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uri-js/-/uri-js-4.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KY9Frmirql91X2Qgjry0Wd4Y+YTdrdZheS8TFwvkbLWf/G5KNJDCh6pKL5OZctEW4+0Baa5idK2ZQuELRwPznQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "punycode": "^2.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "urix": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/urix/-/urix-0.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ce30564..51f156d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/lodash.at": "^4.6.3",
     "@types/moment-timezone": "^0.5.6",
+    "ajv": "^6.7.0",
     "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
     "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
     "emoji-regex": "^7.0.1",
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
     "escape-string-regexp": "^1.0.5",
     "humanize-duration": "^3.15.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.12.0",
-    "knub": "^16.1.1",
+    "knub": "^16.3.0",
     "lodash.at": "^4.6.0",
     "lodash.chunk": "^4.2.0",
     "lodash.difference": "^4.5.0",
diff --git a/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts b/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts
index 21bbff2f..40ebfc7c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { Plugin } from "knub";
+import { IPluginOptions, Plugin } from "knub";
 import { PluginRuntimeError } from "../PluginRuntimeError";
-import { TextableChannel } from "eris";
-import { errorMessage, successMessage } from "../utils";
+import Ajv, { ErrorObject } from "ajv";
 
 export class ZeppelinPlugin extends Plugin {
+  protected configSchema: any;
+  protected permissionsSchema: any;
+
   protected throwPluginRuntimeError(message: string) {
     throw new PluginRuntimeError(message, this.runtimePluginName, this.guildId);
   }
@@ -17,4 +19,59 @@ export class ZeppelinPlugin extends Plugin {
     const memberLevel = this.getMemberLevel(member2);
     return ourLevel > memberLevel;
   }
+
+  public validateOptions(options: IPluginOptions): ErrorObject[] | null {
+    // Validate config values
+    if (this.configSchema) {
+      const ajv = new Ajv();
+      const validate = ajv.compile(this.configSchema);
+
+      if (options.config) {
+        const isValid = validate(options.config);
+        if (!isValid) return validate.errors;
+      }
+
+      if (options.overrides) {
+        for (const override of options.overrides) {
+          if (override.config) {
+            const isValid = validate(override.config);
+            if (!isValid) return validate.errors;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Validate permission values
+    if (this.permissionsSchema) {
+      const ajv = new Ajv();
+      const validate = ajv.compile(this.permissionsSchema);
+
+      if (options.permissions) {
+        const isValid = validate(options.permissions);
+        if (!isValid) return validate.errors;
+      }
+
+      if (options.overrides) {
+        for (const override of options.overrides) {
+          if (override.permissions) {
+            const isValid = validate(override.permissions);
+            if (!isValid) return validate.errors;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // No errors, return null
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public async runLoad(): Promise<any> {
+    const mergedOptions = this.getMergedOptions();
+    const validationErrors = this.validateOptions(mergedOptions);
+    if (validationErrors) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid options:\n${validationErrors.join("\n")}`);
+    }
+
+    return this.onLoad();
+  }
 }