--- relayd	2015-06-16 16:08:03.000000000 +0000
+++ relayd	2015-06-16 16:08:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@
 
 : ${relayd_enable="NO"}
 
+start_precmd="relayd_checkconfig"
+reload_precmd="relayd_checkconfig"
+restart_precmd="relayd_checkconfig"
 command="/usr/local/sbin/relayd"
 relayctl="/usr/local/sbin/relayctl"
 reload_cmd="relayd_reload_cmd"
 extra_commands="reload"
 
+relayd_checkconfig()
+{
+	echo "Performing sanity check on relayd configuration:"
+	eval ${command} ${relayd_flags} -n
+}
+
 relayd_reload_cmd () {
 	${relayctl} reload
 }