diff --git a/etc/ngcp-config/ngcpcfg.cfg b/etc/ngcp-config/ngcpcfg.cfg
index d2181c85..5226cbde 100644
--- a/etc/ngcp-config/ngcpcfg.cfg
+++ b/etc/ngcp-config/ngcpcfg.cfg
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ RUN_DIR='/var/run'
 STATE_FILES_DIR='/var/lib/ngcpcfg/state/'
 
 # validate configs using kwalify schema
-VALIDATE_SCHEMA="false"
+VALIDATE_SCHEMA="true"
 ## END OF FILE #################################################################