diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/main.yml
rename to .github/workflows/deploy.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_json.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_json.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df41c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_json.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Publish One Click Apps
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [something]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 10
+      - run: npm ci && npm run validate_json
+        env:
+          GITHUB_PERSONAL_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_PERSONAL_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/build_one_click_apps.js b/build_one_click_apps.js
index 48c8594..775e87e 100644
--- a/build_one_click_apps.js
+++ b/build_one_click_apps.js
@@ -66,4 +66,5 @@
      })
      .catch(function (err) {
          console.error(err)
+         process.exit(127)
      })
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d6ec3b..9cc2ea1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "main": "build_and_publish_to_github_pages.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node ./build_one_click_apps.js",
+    "validate_json": "node./validate_json.js",
     "publish": "npm run build && ./publish-from-actions.sh"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/validate_json.js b/validate_json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19b639c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate_json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+ /*jshint esversion: 6 */
+ const path = require('path');
+ const fs = require('fs-extra')
+
+ const PUBLIC = `public`
+ const pathOfPublic = path.join(__dirname, PUBLIC);
+
+
+ // validating version 2
+ function validate() {
+
+     const version = '2'
+     const pathOfVersion = path.join(pathOfPublic, 'v' + version);
+     const pathOfApps = path.join(pathOfVersion, 'apps');
+
+     return fs.readdir(pathOfApps)
+         .then(function (items) {
+
+             const apps = items.filter(v => v.includes('.json'));
+             const appDetails = [];
+
+             for (var i = 0; i < apps.length; i++) {
+                 const contentString = fs.readFileSync(path.join(pathOfApps, apps[i]));
+                 const content = JSON.parse(contentString)
+                 const captainVersion = (content.captainVersion + '');
+                 const versionString = (version + '');
+                 if (versionString !== captainVersion)
+                     throw new Error(`unmatched versions   ${versionString}  ${captainVersion} for ${apps[i]}`)
+
+                 apps[i] = apps[i].replace('.json', '');
+
+                 if (!content.displayName) {
+                     content.displayName = apps[i];
+                     content.displayName = content.displayName.substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() + content.displayName.substring(1, content.displayName.length);
+                 }
+                 if (!content.description) content.description = '';
+
+                 const logoFileName = apps[i] + '.png';
+
+                 appDetails[i] = {
+                     name: apps[i],
+                     displayName: content.displayName,
+                     description: content.description,
+                     logoUrl: logoFileName
+                 }
+
+                 const logoFullPath = path.join(pathOfVersion, 'logos', logoFileName);
+
+                 if (!fs.existsSync(logoFullPath) ||
+                     !fs.statSync(logoFullPath).isFile()) {
+                     let printablePath = logoFullPath;
+                     printablePath = printablePath.substr(printablePath.indexOf(`/${PUBLIC}`))
+                     throw new Error(`Cannot find logo for ${apps[i]} ${printablePath}`);
+                 }
+
+             }
+
+         })
+ }
+
+
+ Promise.resolve()
+     .then(function () {
+         return validate()
+     })
+     .catch(function (err) {
+         console.error(err)
+         process.exit(127)
+     })
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