diff --git a/circleci_validate.sh b/circleci_validate.sh
index ee65805..9fcfcf3 100755
--- a/circleci_validate.sh
+++ b/circleci_validate.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+if ! command -v circleci &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "Circleci CLI could not be found. Install the latest CLI version https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/local-cli/#installation"
+    exit
+fi
+
 if ! eMSG=$(circleci config validate -c .circleci/config.yml); then
 	echo "CircleCI Configuration Failed Validation."
 	echo $eMSG