diff --git a/src/ConfigImporterService.php b/src/ConfigImporterService.php
index 64a3a44..aadab07 100644
--- a/src/ConfigImporterService.php
+++ b/src/ConfigImporterService.php
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class ConfigImporterService implements ConfigImporterServiceInterface {
     );
 
     try {
+      $config_importer->validate();
       $config_importer->import();
     }
     catch (ConfigException $e) {