diff --git a/cmd/balance-worker/main.go b/cmd/balance-worker/main.go
index 8ce0c9df2..3a3274c67 100644
--- a/cmd/balance-worker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/balance-worker/main.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	flags.String("config", "", "Configuration file")
 	flags.Bool("version", false, "Show version information")
+	flags.Bool("validate", false, "Validate configuration and exit")
 
 	_ = flags.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	if v, _ := flags.GetBool("validate"); v {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	extraResources, _ := resource.New(
 		context.Background(),
 		resource.WithContainer(),
diff --git a/cmd/notification-service/main.go b/cmd/notification-service/main.go
index 98f2dd171..de8e3f302 100644
--- a/cmd/notification-service/main.go
+++ b/cmd/notification-service/main.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	flags.String("config", "", "Configuration file")
 	flags.Bool("version", false, "Show version information")
+	flags.Bool("validate", false, "Validate configuration and exit")
 
 	_ = flags.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	if v, _ := flags.GetBool("validate"); v {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	extraResources, _ := resource.New(
 		context.Background(),
 		resource.WithContainer(),
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index ba0ad67c6..3b18215c2 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	flags.String("config", "", "Configuration file")
 	flags.Bool("version", false, "Show version information")
+	flags.Bool("validate", false, "Validate configuration and exit")
 
 	_ = flags.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	if v, _ := flags.GetBool("validate"); v {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	extraResources, _ := resource.New(
 		context.Background(),
 		resource.WithContainer(),
diff --git a/cmd/sink-worker/main.go b/cmd/sink-worker/main.go
index 19f8d5f14..2bed643c3 100644
--- a/cmd/sink-worker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sink-worker/main.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	flags.String("config", "", "Configuration file")
 	flags.Bool("version", false, "Show version information")
+	flags.Bool("validate", false, "Validate configuration and exit")
 
 	_ = flags.Parse(os.Args[1:])
 
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	if v, _ := flags.GetBool("validate"); v {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	extraResources, _ := resource.New(
 		ctx,
 		resource.WithContainer(),