diff --git a/src/bpm-setup/main.go b/src/bpm-setup/main.go
index a51f32a..a177035 100644
--- a/src/bpm-setup/main.go
+++ b/src/bpm-setup/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	// run checks
+	runChecks()
+
 	// Show summary
 	showSummary()
 
@@ -68,6 +71,20 @@ func help() {
 	fmt.Println("  -g=<true/false> | Create git repository (Defaults to true)")
 }
 
+func runChecks() {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(*directory) == "" {
+		log.Fatalf("No directory was specified!")
+	}
+
+	if strings.TrimSpace(*name) == "" {
+		log.Fatalf("No directory was specified!")
+	}
+
+	if stat, err := os.Stat(path.Join("/etc/bpm-utils/", *template)); err != nil || stat.IsDir() {
+		log.Fatalf("%s is not a valid template file!", *template)
+	}
+}
+
 func showSummary() {
 	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(*directory)
 	if err != nil {