diff --git a/test/config.c++ b/test/config.c++
index f9e75dac..4bc20b32 100644
--- a/test/config.c++
+++ b/test/config.c++
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ const struct option_verb mode_bits[] = {{"rdonly", unsigned(MDBX_RDONLY)},
                                         {"perturb", unsigned(MDBX_PAGEPERTURB)},
                                         {"accede", unsigned(MDBX_ACCEDE)},
                                         {"exclusive", unsigned(MDBX_EXCLUSIVE)},
+                                        {"validation", unsigned(MDBX_VALIDATION)},
                                         {nullptr, 0}};
 
 const struct option_verb table_bits[] = {{"key.reverse", unsigned(MDBX_REVERSEKEY)},
diff --git a/test/stochastic.sh b/test/stochastic.sh
index 18ea6737..d7abcdf5 100755
--- a/test/stochastic.sh
+++ b/test/stochastic.sh
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "$EXTRA" != "no" ]; then
-  options=(perturb nomeminit nordahead writemap lifo nostickythreads)
+  options=(perturb nomeminit nordahead writemap lifo nostickythreads validation)
 else
   options=(writemap lifo nostickythreads)
 fi