diff --git a/scripts/steamcmd_installer.sh b/scripts/steamcmd_installer.sh
index 876b2ab0..eba1d2c2 100644
--- a/scripts/steamcmd_installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/steamcmd_installer.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ apt -y --no-install-recommends install curl lib32gcc1 ca-certificates
 
 ## just in case someone removed the defaults.
 if [ "${STEAM_USER}" == "" ]; then
+    echo -e "steam user is not set.\n"
+    echo -e "Using anonymous user.\n"
     STEAM_USER=anonymous
     STEAM_PASS=""
     STEAM_AUTH=""
+else
+    echo -e "user set to ${STEAM_USER}"
 fi
 
 ## download and install steamcmd
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ chown -R root:root /mnt
 export HOME=/mnt/server
 
 ## install game using steamcmd
-./steamcmd.sh +login ${STEAM_USER} ${STEAM_PASS} ${STEAM_AUTH} +force_install_dir /mnt/server +app_update ${SRCDS_APPID} ${EXTRA_FLAGS} +quit ## other flags may be needed depending on install. looking at you cs 1.6
+./steamcmd.sh +login ${STEAM_USER} ${STEAM_PASS} ${STEAM_AUTH} +force_install_dir /mnt/server +app_update ${SRCDS_APPID} ${EXTRA_FLAGS} validate +quit ## other flags may be needed depending on install. looking at you cs 1.6
 
 ## set up 32 bit libraries
 mkdir -p /mnt/server/.steam/sdk32