diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc61514..125c03f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Copy the `config_example` to `config`, verify permissions, and then edit using y
 sudo su
 cp config_example config
 chown root:root config
-chmod 700 config
+chmod 600 config
 nano config
 ```
 Next, you'll need to run initial setup on the S3 repository:
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ And finally, set your crontab file with `sudo crontab -e`:
 0 * * * * /backups/backup.sh > /backups/logfile.log
 ```
 
+# Testing:
+Make sure that everything works by running the backup script atleast once by hand:
+```bash
+sudo su
+cd /backups/
+./backup.sh
+```
+Once complete, check that a snapshot exists in the backup:
+```bash
+set -a
+source config
+restic -r "$S3_BUCKET" snapshots
+```
+I also recommend doing a test restore as discussed in the next section.
 # Restoring:
 You'll need to grab your config variables before restoring:
 ```bash