diff --git a/Rename/Models/RenameSettings.cs b/Rename/Models/RenameSettings.cs
index d4f2008..b1811fd 100644
--- a/Rename/Models/RenameSettings.cs
+++ b/Rename/Models/RenameSettings.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ public record RenameSettings(string Company,
                              string RelativePropertyCollectionFile,
                              bool RequireRootDirectoryExists,
                              string[] SidecarExtensions,
-                             bool SkipIdFiles) : Shared.Models.Properties.IRenameSettings
+                             bool SkipIdFiles,
+                             int ValidationImageDeterministicHashCodeId,
+                             string ValidationImageFile) : Shared.Models.Properties.IRenameSettings
 {
 
     public override string ToString()
diff --git a/Rename/Rename.cs b/Rename/Rename.cs
index e36c66f..bf6bcb5 100644
--- a/Rename/Rename.cs
+++ b/Rename/Rename.cs
@@ -127,9 +127,22 @@ public partial class Rename : IRename, IDisposable
         LogNetToHoursSince(logger);
         long ticks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
         _ProgressBarOptions = new() { ProgressCharacter = '─', ProgressBarOnBottom = true, DisableBottomPercentage = true };
+        Verify(logger, appSettings, rename);
         RenameWork(logger, appSettings, rename, ticks);
     }
 
+    private static void Verify(ILogger<Program>? logger, AppSettings appSettings, IRename rename)
+    {
+        FileHolder fileHolder = FileHolder.Get(appSettings.RenameSettings.ValidationImageFile);
+        FilePath filePath = FilePath.Get(appSettings.ResultSettings, appSettings.MetadataSettings, fileHolder, index: null);
+        DeterministicHashCode deterministicHashCode = rename.GetDeterministicHashCode(filePath);
+        if (deterministicHashCode.Id is null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(deterministicHashCode));
+        if (deterministicHashCode.Id.Value != appSettings.RenameSettings.ValidationImageDeterministicHashCodeId)
+            throw new Exception("Deterministic hash code id is incorrect!");
+        logger?.LogDebug("Validated deterministic hash code id");
+    }
+
     private static void LogNetToHoursSince(ILogger<Program>? logger)
     {
         double secondsInAHour = 3600f;