diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b6b442..0d192e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 !/.gitignore
 !/init.el
 !/early-init.el
+!/check-init.el
 !/themes
 !/init
 !/lisp
diff --git a/check-init.el b/check-init.el
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0723e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S emacs --script
+
+(kill-emacs (condition-case nil
+                (progn
+                  (load (file-name-concat user-emacs-directory "early-init.el"))
+                  (load (file-name-concat user-emacs-directory "init.el")))
+              (error 1)
+              (:success 0)))