diff --git a/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/internal.conf.tmpl b/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/internal.conf.tmpl
index 4373f5c..d5955e3 100644
--- a/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/internal.conf.tmpl
+++ b/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/internal.conf.tmpl
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ log {
 
     } else {
 
-        {{- if eq (getenv "SC4S_DEBUG_STDOUT" "yes") "yes"}}
-        destination(d_stdout);
-        {{- end}}
         rewrite { r_set_splunk_dest_default(sourcetype("sc4s:events"), index("main"))};
         parser {p_add_context_splunk(key("sc4s_events")); };
 
@@ -33,7 +30,12 @@ log {
         destination(d_hec_internal);
         {{- end}}
 
+        {{- if eq (getenv "SC4S_DEBUG_STDOUT" "yes") "yes"}}
+        destination(d_stdout);
+        {{- end}}
+
     };
+     flags(flow-control,final);
  };
 {{- end}}
 {{- tmpl.Exec "log_path" "yes" }}
diff --git a/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/startup.conf.tmpl b/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/startup.conf.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3924cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/etc/conf.d/log_paths/startup.conf.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{{- define "log_path"}}
+log {
+    source(s_startup_out);
+
+
+    rewrite { r_set_splunk_dest_default(sourcetype("sc4s:events"), index("main"))};
+    parser {p_add_context_splunk(key("sc4s_events:startup:out")); };
+
+    {{- if ((getenv "SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_GLOBAL" "yes") | conv.ToBool) or (conv.ToBool (getenv "SC4S_DEST_INTERNAL_EVENTS_HEC" "no") | conv.ToBool) }}
+    destination(d_hec_internal);
+    {{- end}}
+
+    {{- if eq (getenv "SC4S_DEBUG_STDOUT" "yes") "yes"}}
+    destination(d_stdout);
+    {{- end}}
+
+     flags(flow-control,final);
+ };
+log {
+    source(s_startup_err);
+
+
+    rewrite { r_set_splunk_dest_default(sourcetype("sc4s:events:startup:err"), index("main"))};
+    parser {p_add_context_splunk(key("sc4s_events")); };
+
+    {{- if ((getenv "SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_GLOBAL" "yes") | conv.ToBool) or (conv.ToBool (getenv "SC4S_DEST_INTERNAL_EVENTS_HEC" "no") | conv.ToBool) }}
+    destination(d_hec_internal);
+    {{- end}}
+
+    {{- if eq (getenv "SC4S_DEBUG_STDOUT" "yes") "yes"}}
+    destination(d_stdout);
+    {{- end}}
+
+     flags(flow-control,final);
+ };
+{{- end}}
+{{- tmpl.Exec "log_path" "yes" }}
diff --git a/package/etc/conf.d/sources/startup.conf b/package/etc/conf.d/sources/startup.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00fbce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/etc/conf.d/sources/startup.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+source s_startup_out {
+    file("/var/log/syslog-ng.out"
+    program-override("syslog-ng-config")
+    flags(no-hostname,no-parse,assume-utf8)
+    );
+
+};
+source s_startup_err {
+    file("/var/log/syslog-ng.err"
+    program-override("syslog-ng-config")
+    flags(no-hostname,no-parse,assume-utf8)
+    );
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/etc/context_templates/compliance_meta_by_source.conf b/package/etc/context_templates/compliance_meta_by_source.conf
index 90b67f4..e74da82 100644
--- a/package/etc/context_templates/compliance_meta_by_source.conf
+++ b/package/etc/context_templates/compliance_meta_by_source.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@version: 3.24
 filter f_test_test {
 #   host("something-*" type(glob)) or
 #   netmask(169.254.100.0/24)
diff --git a/package/etc/context_templates/vendor_product_by_source.conf b/package/etc/context_templates/vendor_product_by_source.conf
index ac87c2e..1f5f13f 100644
--- a/package/etc/context_templates/vendor_product_by_source.conf
+++ b/package/etc/context_templates/vendor_product_by_source.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@version: 3.24
-
 filter f_test_test {
     host("testvp-*" type(glob))
     #or netmask(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx)
diff --git a/package/etc/syslog-ng.conf b/package/etc/syslog-ng.conf
index 84c177b..fd96543 100644
--- a/package/etc/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/package/etc/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@version:3.24
+@version:3.25
 
 # syslog-ng configuration file.
 #
diff --git a/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh b/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh
index 9abad88..aa01301 100755
--- a/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ mkdir -p /opt/syslog-ng/etc/conf.d/local/config/
 cp --verbose -n /opt/syslog-ng/etc/context_templates/* /opt/syslog-ng/etc/conf.d/local/context/
 cp --verbose -R /opt/syslog-ng/etc/local_config/* /opt/syslog-ng/etc/conf.d/local/config/
 
+echo syslog-ng checking config
+/opt/syslog-ng/sbin/syslog-ng -s >/var/log/syslog-ng.out 2>/var/log/syslog-ng.err
+
 echo syslog-ng starting
 exec /opt/syslog-ng/sbin/syslog-ng $@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index 9855cc9..1ed4c97 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -149,3 +149,26 @@ def test_tz_fix_ny(record_property, setup_wordlist, setup_splunk):
     record_property("message", message)
 
     assert resultCount == 1
+
+
+def test_check_config_version(record_property, setup_wordlist, setup_splunk):
+
+    st = env.from_string("search index=main sourcetype=\"sc4s:events:startup:err\" \"Configuration file format is too old\" ")
+    search = st.render()
+
+    resultCount, eventCount = splunk_single(setup_splunk, search)
+
+    record_property("resultCount", resultCount)
+
+    assert resultCount == 0
+
+def test_check_config_version_multiple(record_property, setup_wordlist, setup_splunk):
+
+    st = env.from_string("search index=main sourcetype=\"sc4s:events:startup:err\" \"you have multiple @version directives\" ")
+    search = st.render()
+
+    resultCount, eventCount = splunk_single(setup_splunk, search)
+
+    record_property("resultCount", resultCount)
+
+    assert resultCount == 0