diff --git a/run.rb b/run.rb
index c080806..864b933 100755
--- a/run.rb
+++ b/run.rb
@@ -15,36 +15,61 @@ admin = @conf['admin']
 @auth_chat = @conf['authorized_chats']
 @allowed_sources = @conf['allowed_sources']
 
-# Sanity check
+### Begin sanity check ###
 errcount = 0
 puts "Checking if environment is sane...\n\n"
+print "Checking for presence of a bot token .... "
 if token.nil?
+    print "FAIL!\n\n"
     puts "No bot token defined in bot_config.yaml!\nTHIS IS REQUIRED! Bot initialization failed; exiting..."
     exit(1)
+else
+    print "OK!\n"
 end
+print "Checking for defined bot name ........... "
 if @botname.nil?
     errcount += 1
+    print "FAIL!\n\n"
     puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): No bot name defined. This is superficial. We'll call him Bob.\n\n"
     @botname = "Bob"
+else
+    print "OK!\n"
 end
+print "Checking for telnet configuration ....... "
 if telnet.nil?
     errcount += 1
+    print "FAIL!\n\n"
     puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): No telnet information provided in bot_config.yaml.\nThis is required for nearly all Empyrion-related " +
             "functions.\nTHIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. Continuing. (some commands will return broken messages)\n\n"
+else
+    print "OK!\n"
 end
+print "Checking for administrators ............. "
 if admin.nil?
     errcount += 1
+    print "FAIL!\n\n"
     puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): No admin Telegram IDs provided in bot_config.yaml.\nThis is required for many functions.\n" +
             "THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. Continuing. (some commands will not be available)\n\n"
     admin = ["0"]
+else
+    print "OK!\n"
 end
+print "Checking for authorised chats ........... "
 if @auth_chat.nil?
     errcount += 1
     puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): No authorized Telegram group IDs provided in bot_config.yaml.\nThis is required for most Empyrion-related " +
             "functions.\nTHIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. Continuing. (some commands will not be available)\n\n"
     @auth_chat = ["0"]
+else
+    print "OK!\n"
 end
 puts "Errors found: #{errcount.to_s}\n\n"
+if errcount > 0
+    print "Environment is grinning and holding a spatula. Please review your configuration.\n\n"
+else
+    print "Environment appears sane.\n\n"
+end
+### End sanity check ###
 
 puts "Starting [#{@botname}]...\n\n"
 puts "Empyrion Host: #{telnet['host']}"