diff --git a/lib/music_brainz/config.ex b/lib/music_brainz/config.ex
index d14eb1e8..3f82f48c 100644
--- a/lib/music_brainz/config.ex
+++ b/lib/music_brainz/config.ex
@@ -7,9 +7,24 @@ defmodule MusicBrainz.Config do
   defstruct api: MusicBrainz.APIImpl,
             user_agent: "change me"
 
+  @schema NimbleOptions.new!(
+            api: [
+              type: :atom,
+              required: true
+            ],
+            user_agent: [
+              type: :string,
+              required: false,
+              default: "change me"
+            ]
+          )
+
+  @doc NimbleOptions.docs(@schema)
   @spec resolve(atom) :: t
   def resolve(otp_app) do
-    app_config = Application.get_env(otp_app, MusicBrainz)
+    app_config =
+      Application.get_env(otp_app, MusicBrainz)
+      |> NimbleOptions.validate!(@schema)
 
     struct(__MODULE__, app_config)
   end