diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 418cfbc2b5..c47324e0c2 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@
 * Move queue and task registration to the CeleryQueue class.
   The .queues.py module is now loaded automatically.
 * Allow setting the Docker user UID and GUID.
-  
+* Add task path validation.
+
+
 3.1.11 (2019-04-XX)
 ===================
 * Fix multiple tag selection wizard step.
diff --git a/docs/releases/3.2.rst b/docs/releases/3.2.rst
index ede4b2cdf0..e2465bc391 100644
--- a/docs/releases/3.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/3.2.rst
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ Other changes
 * Move queue and task registration to the CeleryQueue class.
   The .queues.py module is now loaded automatically.
 * Allow setting the Docker user UID and GUID.
+* Add task path validation.
 
 
 Removals
diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/queues.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/queues.py
index b98d7b1037..52434b8ad6 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/queues.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/queues.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ queue_checkouts_periodic = CeleryQueue(
 queue_checkouts_periodic.add_task_type(
     label=_('Check expired checkouts'),
     name='task_check_expired_check_outs',
-    dotted_path='mayan.apps.task_check_expired_check_outs',
+    dotted_path='mayan.apps.checkouts.tasks.task_check_expired_check_outs',
     schedule=timedelta(
         seconds=CHECK_EXPIRED_CHECK_OUTS_INTERVAL
     ),
diff --git a/mayan/apps/task_manager/classes.py b/mayan/apps/task_manager/classes.py
index 40f90a739a..0ee4a1379e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/task_manager/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/task_manager/classes.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from celery.task.control import inspect
 
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text, python_2_unicode_compatible
+from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from mayan.celery import app as celery_app
@@ -36,10 +37,21 @@ class TaskType(object):
         self.dotted_path = dotted_path
         self.schedule = schedule
         self.__class__._registry[name] = self
+        self.validate()
 
     def __str__(self):
         return force_text(self.label)
 
+    def validate(self):
+        try:
+            import_string(dotted_path=self.dotted_path)
+        except Exception as exception:
+            logger.critical(
+                'Exception validating task %s; %s', self.label, exception,
+                exc_info=True
+            )
+            raise
+
 
 @python_2_unicode_compatible
 class Task(object):
@@ -74,6 +86,7 @@ class CeleryQueue(object):
                         'Error importing %s queues.py file; %s', app.name,
                         exception
                     )
+                    raise
 
         CeleryQueue.update_celery()