diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 769dd7c87..f71395042 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -145,3 +145,4 @@ python-zaqarclient==1.2.0
 tooz==1.58.0
 zake==0.1.6
 psutil==5.4.3
+jsonschema==2.6.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2deac1fcb..df41497bb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ futures>=3.0.0;python_version=='2.7' or python_version=='2.6'  # BSD
 pytz>=2013.6 # MIT
 tenacity>=4.9.0
 tooz>=1.58.0 # Apache-2.0
-psutil>=5.4.3 # BSD
\ No newline at end of file
+psutil>=5.4.3 # BSD
+jsonschema>=2.6.0 # MIT
diff --git a/vitrage/datasources/static/__init__.py b/vitrage/datasources/static/__init__.py
index ca02539e5..3f2a456e2 100644
--- a/vitrage/datasources/static/__init__.py
+++ b/vitrage/datasources/static/__init__.py
@@ -45,6 +45,75 @@ OPTS = [
                help='static data sources configuration directory')]
 
 
+STATIC_SCHEMA = {
+    "type": "object",
+    "required": ["definitions"],
+    "properties": {
+        "metadata": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["name"],
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                },
+                "description": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                },
+            }
+        },
+        "definitions": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["entities", "relationships"],
+            "properties": {
+                "entities": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "required": ["static_id"],
+                        "properties": {
+                            "static_id": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                            "type": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                            "name": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                            "id": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                            "state": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+                "relationships": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "required": ["source", "target",
+                                     "relationship_type"],
+                        "properties": {
+                            "source": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                            "target": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                            "relationship_type": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            }
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+
 class StaticFields(object):
     """yaml fields for static definitions"""
     METADATA = 'metadata'
diff --git a/vitrage/datasources/static/driver.py b/vitrage/datasources/static/driver.py
index 4611a0eb7..24df94efe 100644
--- a/vitrage/datasources/static/driver.py
+++ b/vitrage/datasources/static/driver.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 from itertools import chain
+from jsonschema import validate
 from six.moves import reduce
 
 from oslo_log import log
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ from vitrage.common.constants import DatasourceProperties as DSProps
 from vitrage.common.constants import GraphAction
 from vitrage.datasources.driver_base import DriverBase
 from vitrage.datasources.static import STATIC_DATASOURCE
+from vitrage.datasources.static import STATIC_SCHEMA
 from vitrage.datasources.static import StaticFields
 from vitrage.utils import file as file_utils
 
@@ -39,10 +41,15 @@ class StaticDriver(DriverBase):
         self.entities_cache = []
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _is_valid_config(config):
+    def _is_valid_config(config, path):
         """check for validity of configuration"""
-        # TODO(yujunz) check with yaml schema or reuse template validation
-        return StaticFields.DEFINITIONS in config
+        try:
+            validate(config, STATIC_SCHEMA)
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            msg = "Invalid config file: %s" % path
+            LOG.exception(msg)
+            return False
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_event_types():
@@ -103,9 +110,7 @@ class StaticDriver(DriverBase):
     def _get_entities_from_file(cls, path):
         config = file_utils.load_yaml_file(path)
 
-        if not cls._is_valid_config(config):
-            LOG.warning("Skipped invalid config (possible obsoleted): {}"
-                        .format(path))
+        if not cls._is_valid_config(config, path):
             return []
 
         definitions = config[StaticFields.DEFINITIONS]