diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2bec62a..79b81fd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ COPY ./monitrc /etc/monitrc
 RUN chmod 600 /etc/monitrc
 RUN sed -re "s/@@EMAIL@@/${EMAIL}/" -i /etc/monitrc
 RUN sed -re "s/@@EMAIL_FROM@@/${EMAIL_FROM}/" -i /etc/monitrc
+RUN monit -t
 
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}:${ALPINE_VERSION}
 ARG ALPINE_VERSION