diff --git a/cmd/edenSetup.go b/cmd/edenSetup.go
index 7406d2b5d..acb13fb2f 100644
--- a/cmd/edenSetup.go
+++ b/cmd/edenSetup.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ func newSetupCmd(configName, verbosity *string) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:              `Setup harness.`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: preRunViperLoadFunction(cfg, configName, verbosity),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if err := openevec.ConfigCheck(*configName); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Config check failed %s", err)
+			}
 			if err := openEVEC.SetupEden(*configName, configDir, softSerial, zedControlURL, ipxeOverride, grubOptions, netboot, installer); err != nil {
 
 				log.Fatalf("Setup eden failed: %s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/openevec/config.go b/pkg/openevec/config.go
index 39a0b8162..5a8f0194b 100644
--- a/pkg/openevec/config.go
+++ b/pkg/openevec/config.go
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func resolvePath(v reflect.Value) {
 	}
 }
 
-func configCheck(configName string) error {
+func ConfigCheck(configName string) error {
 	configFile := utils.GetConfig(configName)
 	configSaved := utils.ResolveAbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", configName, defaults.DefaultConfigSaved))
 
diff --git a/pkg/openevec/eden.go b/pkg/openevec/eden.go
index b0bfabad7..0f41b64e4 100644
--- a/pkg/openevec/eden.go
+++ b/pkg/openevec/eden.go
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ func (openEVEC *OpenEVEC) SetupEden(configName, configDir, softSerial, zedContro
 
 	cfg := *openEVEC.cfg
 
-	if err := configCheck(configName); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if netboot && installer {
 		return fmt.Errorf("please use netboot or installer flag, not both")
 	}