diff --git a/promenade/config.py b/promenade/config.py
index b7a156fc..436a4803 100644
--- a/promenade/config.py
+++ b/promenade/config.py
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ class Configuration:
                 raise exceptions.DeckhandException(str(e))
 
             LOG.info("Deckhand engine returned %d documents." % len(documents))
-        if validate:
-            validation.validate_all(documents)
         self.debug = debug
         self.documents = documents
         self.leave_kubectl = leave_kubectl
 
+        if validate:
+            validation.validate_all(self)
+
     @classmethod
     def from_streams(cls, *, streams, **kwargs):
         documents = []