diff --git a/assets/Data/game/races.json b/assets/Data/game/races.json
index e3f549f9..041b65b3 100644
--- a/assets/Data/game/races.json
+++ b/assets/Data/game/races.json
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
         {
             "raceId" : "human",
             "displayName" : "Human",
-            "associatedCreatureId" : "human"
+            "associatedCreatureId" : "human",
+            "structureIds": [
+                "defaultHouse"
+            ]
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/Data/game/structure.json b/assets/Data/game/structure.json
index 92fe89b2..d7987140 100644
--- a/assets/Data/game/structure.json
+++ b/assets/Data/game/structure.json
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
     "data" : [
         {
-            "id" : "test1",
-            "fabPath" : "Data/fab/disjointedroom1.block",
+            "id" : "defaultHouse",
+            "displayName" : "Default House",
+            "fabPath" : "Data/fab/defaultHouse.fab",
             "dimensions" : {
                 "x" : 100,
                 "y" : 100,
diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index f7aeecfa..7ffb29d9 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1867,6 +1867,7 @@ File dialog support
 Editor structure tab uses file dialog to save fabs
 Config saving
 Structure data saving
+Validate race data
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/Config.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/Config.java
index bd3d5522..5a3eb0cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/Config.java
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public class Config {
 
     CommonEntityMap objectTypeLoader;
     SymbolMap symbolMap;
+
+    /**
+     * The race data
+     */
     RaceMap raceMap;
     ProjectileTypeHolder projectileTypeHolder;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/ConfigValidator.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/ConfigValidator.java
index c2da9d95..d0c6f81f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/ConfigValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/ConfigValidator.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import electrosphere.data.crafting.RecipeValidator;
 import electrosphere.data.creature.CreatureData;
 import electrosphere.data.creature.CreatureDataValidator;
 import electrosphere.data.creature.CreatureTypeLoader;
+import electrosphere.server.macro.race.RaceValidator;
 
 /**
  * Used to validate the config
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ public class ConfigValidator {
         //validate recipes
         RecipeValidator.validate(config);
 
+        //validate races
+        RaceValidator.validate(config);
+
         ConfigValidator.checkIdCollisions(config);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/struct/StructureData.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/struct/StructureData.java
index 361d5631..3bfef2b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/struct/StructureData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/data/struct/StructureData.java
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ public class StructureData {
      */
     String id;
 
+    /**
+     * The display name of the structure
+     */
+    String displayName;
+
     /**
      * The path to the fab for the structure
      */
@@ -35,6 +40,22 @@ public class StructureData {
         return id;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the display name of the structure
+     * @return The display name
+     */
+    public String getDisplayName(){
+        return displayName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the display name of the structure
+     * @param name The display name
+     */
+    public void setDisplayName(String name){
+        this.displayName = name;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the path to the fab for the structure
      * @return The path
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/Race.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/Race.java
index 6f6551e6..ff50ad5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/Race.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/Race.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package electrosphere.server.macro.race;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import electrosphere.server.macro.character.Character;
 import electrosphere.server.macro.character.data.CharacterData;
 import electrosphere.server.macro.character.data.CharacterDataStrings;
@@ -14,11 +16,21 @@ public class Race extends CharacterData {
      */
     String raceId;
 
+    /**
+     * Display name of the race
+     */
+    String displayName;
+
     /**
      * The associated creature for the race
      */
     String associatedCreatureId;
 
+    /**
+     * The list of structures that this race uses
+     */
+    List<String> structureIds;
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      */
@@ -41,6 +53,22 @@ public class Race extends CharacterData {
     public String getAssociatedCreature() {
         return associatedCreatureId;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * The display name for the race
+     * @return The display name
+     */
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return displayName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The list of structure IDs that this race uses
+     * @return The list of structure IDs
+     */
+    public List<String> getStructureIds() {
+        return structureIds;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a race
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/RaceValidator.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/RaceValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95cba42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/macro/race/RaceValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package electrosphere.server.macro.race;
+
+import electrosphere.data.Config;
+
+/**
+ * Validates race data
+ */
+public class RaceValidator {
+    
+    /**
+     * Validates a config
+     * @param config The config
+     */
+    public static void validate(Config config){
+        for(Race race : config.getRaceMap().getRaces()){
+            //check associated creature
+            if(config.getCreatureTypeLoader().getType(race.getAssociatedCreature()) == null){
+                throw new Error("Race " + race.raceId + " creature does not exist: " + race.getAssociatedCreature());
+            }
+
+            //check associated structures
+            for(String structureId : race.getStructureIds()){
+                if(config.getStructureData().getType(structureId) == null){
+                    throw new Error("Race " + race.raceId + " structure id does not correspond to a structure: " + structureId);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}