diff --git a/master.sh b/master.sh
index e3d7fc0..1519e95 100755
--- a/master.sh
+++ b/master.sh
@@ -468,6 +468,11 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -d $LOGDIR ]]; then
   mkdir $LOGDIR
 fi
+
+# After be sura that all look sane and if REPORT=1, dump the settings to a file
+# This file will be used to create the REPORT header
+[[ "$REPORT" = "1" ]] && validate_config > $JHALFSDIR/jhalfs.config
+
 >$LOGDIR/$LOG
 
 get_book