diff --git a/src/provision.js b/src/provision.js
index 7794c771a..c2ca4abb0 100644
--- a/src/provision.js
+++ b/src/provision.js
@@ -128,19 +128,23 @@ function setup(dnsConfig, sysinfoConfig, auditSource, callback) {
             domains.add(domain, data, auditSource, function (error) {
                 if (error) return done(error);
 
-                callback(); // now that args are validated run the task in the background
+                sysinfo.testConfig(sysinfoConfig, function (error) {
+                    if (error) return done(error);
 
-                async.series([
-                    autoRegister.bind(null, domain),
-                    settings.setSysinfoConfig.bind(null, sysinfoConfig),
-                    domains.prepareDashboardDomain.bind(null, domain, auditSource, (progress) => setProgress('setup', progress.message, NOOP_CALLBACK)),
-                    cloudron.setDashboardDomain.bind(null, domain, auditSource),
-                    mail.addDomain.bind(null, domain), // this relies on settings.mailFqdn() and settings.adminDomain()
-                    setProgress.bind(null, 'setup', 'Done'),
-                    eventlog.add.bind(null, eventlog.ACTION_PROVISION, auditSource, { })
-                ], function (error) {
-                    gProvisionStatus.setup.active = false;
-                    gProvisionStatus.setup.errorMessage = error ? error.message : '';
+                    callback(); // now that args are validated run the task in the background
+
+                    async.series([
+                        autoRegister.bind(null, domain),
+                        settings.setSysinfoConfig.bind(null, sysinfoConfig),
+                        domains.prepareDashboardDomain.bind(null, domain, auditSource, (progress) => setProgress('setup', progress.message, NOOP_CALLBACK)),
+                        cloudron.setDashboardDomain.bind(null, domain, auditSource),
+                        mail.addDomain.bind(null, domain), // this relies on settings.mailFqdn() and settings.adminDomain()
+                        setProgress.bind(null, 'setup', 'Done'),
+                        eventlog.add.bind(null, eventlog.ACTION_PROVISION, auditSource, { })
+                    ], function (error) {
+                        gProvisionStatus.setup.active = false;
+                        gProvisionStatus.setup.errorMessage = error ? error.message : '';
+                    });
                 });
             });
         });