diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 76e6bd1..b950149 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM debian:latest
 MAINTAINER Kameron Kenny <kkenny379@gmail.com>
 
-LABEL version="20241030092324"
+LABEL version="20241030093605"
 LABEL description="Debian Based syslog-ng"
 
 RUN apt-get update
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 8d8dee7..22496bd 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ pipeline {
   stages {
     stage("verify tooling") {
       steps {
-	sh '''
-        docker version
-	docker info
-        docker compose version
-        '''
+	sh 'docker version'
+	sh 'docker info'
+        sh 'docker compose version'
+	sh 'syslog-ng -V'
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage("Test syslog-ng configuration") {
+      steps {
+	sh 'syslog-ng -s -f config/syslog-ng.conf'
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9782a51..af94565 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
   syslog-ng:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    image: docker-registry1.in.thelinuxpro.net:5000/tlp/syslog-ng:20241030092324
+    image: docker-registry1.in.thelinuxpro.net:5000/tlp/syslog-ng:20241030093605
     container_name: syslog-ng
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks: