diff --git a/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs b/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14e06fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/actors/repo/branch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+pub(crate) async fn validate_positions(
+    _config: crate::server::config::RepoConfig,
+    _addr: actix::prelude::Addr<super::RepoActor>,
+    _net: kxio::network::Network,
+) {
+    // TODO: validate repo - next is no more than one commit ahead of main
+    // TODO: validate repo - dev is same as or is ahead of next
+    todo!()
+}
diff --git a/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs b/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs
index 84b4341a..07340817 100644
--- a/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/actors/repo/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod branch;
 mod config;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
@@ -43,9 +44,14 @@ impl Handler<StartRepo> for RepoActor {
 struct LoadedConfig(pub RepoConfig);
 impl Handler<LoadedConfig> for RepoActor {
     type Result = ();
-    fn handle(&mut self, msg: LoadedConfig, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
+    fn handle(&mut self, msg: LoadedConfig, ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
         let config = msg.0;
         info!(%self.details, %config, "Config loaded");
-        self.config.replace(config);
+        self.config.replace(config.clone());
+        let addr = ctx.address();
+        let net = self.net.clone();
+        branch::validate_positions(config, addr, net)
+            .into_actor(self)
+            .wait(ctx);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/server/config.rs b/src/server/config.rs
index a3de9aa8..a8c99c51 100644
--- a/src/server/config.rs
+++ b/src/server/config.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl ServerConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RepoConfig {
     branches: RepoBranches,
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Display for RepoConfig {
         write!(f, "{:?}", self.branches)
     }
 }
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RepoBranches {
     main: String,
     next: String,