diff --git a/src/cam/main.cpp b/src/cam/main.cpp
index a962f94c8f59..91785b7fea31 100644
--- a/src/cam/main.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/main.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@ static CameraConfiguration *prepareCameraConfig()
 			cfg.pixelFormat = conf["pixelformat"];
 	}
 
+	switch (config->validate()) {
+	case CameraConfiguration::Valid:
+		break;
+	case CameraConfiguration::Adjusted:
+		std::cout << "Adjusted request format" << std::endl;
+		break;
+	case CameraConfiguration::Invalid:
+		delete config;
+		config = nullptr;
+		break;
+	}
+
 	return config;
 }