diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f16532e..d9b53d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+check: $(patsubst %.zone,%.check,$(wildcard *.zone))
+
+%.check: %.zone FORCE
+	ldns-read-zone $<
+
 sign: $(patsubst %,%.sig,$(wildcard *.zone))
 
 %.sig: %
@@ -8,3 +13,6 @@ upload:
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.sig
+
+FORCE:
+.PHONY: FORCE