diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 83c935e4c..12de057c0 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
@@ -929,13 +931,10 @@ func (tui *appContext) buildCachingPage() tview.Primitive {
 				tui.showCacheConfirmationModal(cacheSizeText,
 					// Callback function if the user selects Finish
 					func() {
-						if err := tui.createYAMLConfig(); err != nil {
-							tui.showErrorModal(
-								"[red::b]ERROR:[-::-] Failed to create YAML config:\n"+err.Error(),
-								func() {
-									tui.pages.SwitchToPage("page5")
-								},
-							)
+						if err := tui.exitConfig(); err != nil {
+							tui.showErrorModal("[red::b]ERROR:[-::-]\n"+err.Error(), func() {
+								tui.pages.SwitchToPage("page5")
+							})
 							return
 						}
 						tui.showExitModal(func() {
@@ -949,13 +948,10 @@ func (tui *appContext) buildCachingPage() tview.Primitive {
 
 			} else {
 				// If caching is disabled, just finish the configuration
-				if err := tui.createYAMLConfig(); err != nil {
-					tui.showErrorModal(
-						"[red::b]ERROR:[-::-] Failed to create YAML config:\n"+err.Error(),
-						func() {
-							tui.pages.SwitchToPage("page5")
-						},
-					)
+				if err := tui.exitConfig(); err != nil {
+					tui.showErrorModal("[red::b]ERROR:[-::-]\n"+err.Error(), func() {
+						tui.pages.SwitchToPage("page5")
+					})
 					return
 				}
 				tui.showExitModal(func() {
@@ -1218,6 +1214,56 @@ func (tui *appContext) showExitModal(onConfirm func()) {
 	}()
 }
 
+// Function to handle exiting the configuration process.
+// Creates the YAML config file and executes a dry run.
+func (tui *appContext) exitConfig() error {
+	if err := tui.createYAMLConfig(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create YAML config:\n%v", err)
+	}
+	if err := tui.dryRun(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Configuration validation failed:\n%v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Function to perform a dry run of cloudfuse with the generated config file.
+func (tui *appContext) dryRun() error {
+	// Create /tmp/mnt-test directory if it doesn't exist. Needs to be empty for dry run.
+	mountPoint := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "mnt-test")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(mountPoint); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(mountPoint, 0700); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"Failed to create test mount point '%s' for dry run: %v",
+				mountPoint,
+				err,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Spawn child process to run cloudfuse with the generated config file and --dry-run flag
+	cmd := exec.Command(
+		"cloudfuse",
+		"mount",
+		mountPoint,
+		"--config-file",
+		tui.config.configFilePath,
+		"--dry-run",
+		"--passphrase",
+		tui.config.configEncryptionPassphrase,
+	)
+
+	// Capture stdout and stderr
+	var outBuf, errBuf bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &outBuf
+	cmd.Stderr = &errBuf
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Dry run failed: %v\n%s", err, errBuf.String())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Helper function to center lines of text within a specified width.
 // It is used to format text views and other UI elements in the TUI.
 func centerText(text string, width int) string {
@@ -1498,8 +1544,8 @@ func (tui *appContext) createYAMLConfig() error {
 	}
 
 	// Write the encrypted YAML config data to a file
-	if err := os.WriteFile("config.aes", cipherText, 0600); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create encrypted config.aes file: %v", err)
+	if err := os.WriteFile("config.yaml.aes", cipherText, 0600); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create encrypted config.yaml.aes file: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Update configFilePath member to point to the created config file
@@ -1508,7 +1554,7 @@ func (tui *appContext) createYAMLConfig() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get current working directory: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	tui.config.configFilePath = filepath.Join(currDir, "config.aes")
+	tui.config.configFilePath = filepath.Join(currDir, "config.yaml.aes")
 
 	return nil
 }