diff --git a/include/verify/Initialization.h b/include/verify/Initialization.h
index a2ee14c..ff1a2ff 100644
--- a/include/verify/Initialization.h
+++ b/include/verify/Initialization.h
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ namespace verify
     public:
         static void checkIcarus(const model::BinaryPath&);
     private:
-        bool confirmConfigAuth(const model::BinaryPath&);
-        bool confirmConfigDatabase(const model::BinaryPath&);
-        bool confirmConfigPaths(const model::BinaryPath&);
+        static bool confirmConfigAuth(const model::BinaryPath&);
+        static bool confirmConfigDatabase(const model::BinaryPath&);
+        static bool confirmConfigPaths(const model::BinaryPath&);
+
+        static void failedConfirmation();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/manager/DirectoryManager.cpp b/src/manager/DirectoryManager.cpp
index 4569077..1b83806 100644
--- a/src/manager/DirectoryManager.cpp
+++ b/src/manager/DirectoryManager.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ std::string manager::DirectoryManager::retrievePathType(type::PathType pType)
     return path;
 }
 
+
 nlohmann::json manager::DirectoryManager::credentialConfigContent(const model::BinaryPath& bConf)
 {
     auto path = configPath(bConf);
diff --git a/src/verify/Initialization.cpp b/src/verify/Initialization.cpp
index ae31d7b..dbb341a 100644
--- a/src/verify/Initialization.cpp
+++ b/src/verify/Initialization.cpp
@@ -1,25 +1,99 @@
 #include "verify/Initialization.h"
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "manager/DirectoryManager.h"
+#include "type/PathType.h"
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 // verifies if the configuration settings are valid
 void verify::Initialization::checkIcarus(const model::BinaryPath& bConf)
 {
+    auto auth = confirmConfigAuth(bConf);
+    auto database = confirmConfigDatabase(bConf);
+    auto path = confirmConfigPaths(bConf);
+
+    if ((auth && database && path) == false) {
+        failedConfirmation();
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "icarus check passed" << std::endl;
 }
 
 
 // verifies that the authorization settings are not the default values
 bool verify::Initialization::confirmConfigAuth(const model::BinaryPath& bConf)
 {
+    auto authConfig = manager::DirectoryManager::credentialConfigContent(bConf);
     return true;
 }
 
 // verifies if database connectivity can be established
 bool verify::Initialization::confirmConfigDatabase(const model::BinaryPath& bConf)
 {
+    auto databaseConfig = manager::DirectoryManager::databaseConfigContent(bConf);
     return true;
 }
 
 // verifies if the paths found in the config files exists
 bool verify::Initialization::confirmConfigPaths(const model::BinaryPath& bConf)
 {
+    auto pathConfig = manager::DirectoryManager::pathConfigContent(bConf);
+
+    const auto rootMusicPath = 
+        pathConfig
+            [manager::
+                DirectoryManager::
+                retrievePathType
+                (type::PathType::music)].get<std::string>();
+    const auto archiveRootPath = 
+        pathConfig
+            [manager::
+                DirectoryManager::
+                retrievePathType
+                (type::PathType::archive)].get<std::string>();
+    const auto tempRootPath = 
+        pathConfig
+            [manager::
+                DirectoryManager::
+                    retrievePathType
+                    (type::PathType::temp)].get<std::string>();
+    const auto coverRootPath = 
+        pathConfig
+            [manager::
+                DirectoryManager::
+                retrievePathType
+                (type::PathType::coverArt)].get<std::string>();
+
+    if (!fs::exists(rootMusicPath)) {
+        std::cout << "root music path is not properly configured" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!fs::exists(archiveRootPath)) {
+        std::cout << "archive root path is not properly configured" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!fs::exists(tempRootPath)) {
+        std::cout << "temp root path is not properly configured" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!fs::exists(coverRootPath)) {
+        std::cout << "cover art root path is not properly configured" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
+
+
+// confirmation failed
+void verify::Initialization::failedConfirmation()
+{
+    std::cout << "configuration confirmation failed. check your settings" << std::endl;
+    std::exit(-1);
+}