diff --git a/cronjobs/payouts.php b/cronjobs/payouts.php
index 0c4ac0d3..b3840fef 100755
--- a/cronjobs/payouts.php
+++ b/cronjobs/payouts.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if ($setting->getValue('disable_manual_payouts') != 1) {
         try {
           $txid = $bitcoin->sendtoaddress($aData['coin_address'], $dBalance - $config['txfee']);
         } catch (BitcoinClientException $e) {
-          $log->logError('Failed to send requested balance to coin address, please check payout process');
+          $log->logError('Failed to send requested balance to coin address, please check payout process. Does the wallet cover the amount?');
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ if ($setting->getValue('disable_auto_payouts') != 1) {
         try {
           $txid = $bitcoin->sendtoaddress($aUserData['coin_address'], $dBalance - $config['txfee']);
         } catch (BitcoinClientException $e) {
-          $log->logError('Failed to send requested balance to coin address, please check payout process');
+          $log->logError('Failed to send requested balance to coin address, please check payout process. Does the wallet cover the amount?');
           continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/scripts/shared.inc.php b/scripts/shared.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18fa4834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shared.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+
+Copyright:: 2013, Sebastian Grewe
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+ */
+
+// MODIFY THIS
+// We need to find our include files so set this properly
+define("BASEPATH", "../public/");
+
+/*****************************************************
+ * No need to change beyond this point               *
+ *****************************************************/
+
+// Our security check
+define("SECURITY", 1);
+
+// Include our configuration (holding defines for the requires)
+require_once(BASEPATH . 'include/config/global.inc.php');
+
+// We include all needed files here, even though our templates could load them themself
+require_once(INCLUDE_DIR . '/autoloader.inc.php');
+
+/**
+ * Not used as of yet, may be added later
+ **/
+// Command line switches
+// array_shift($argv);
+// foreach ($argv as $option) {
+//   switch ($option) {
+//   }
+// }
+?>
diff --git a/scripts/validate_addresses.php b/scripts/validate_addresses.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..39a34ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/validate_addresses.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+
+/*
+
+Copyright:: 2013, Sebastian Grewe
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Simple script to fetch all user accounts and their coin addresses, then runs
+ * them against the RPC to validate. Will allow admins to find users with invalid addresses.
+ **/
+
+// Change to working directory
+chdir(dirname(__FILE__));
+
+// Include all settings and classes
+require_once('shared.inc.php');
+
+// Fetch all users
+$users = $user->getAllAssoc();
+
+// Table mask
+$mask = "| %-35.35s | %-35.35s | %-40.40s | %-7.7s |\n";
+echo 'Validating all coin addresses. This may take some time.' . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
+
+printf($mask, 'Username', 'E-Mail', 'Address', 'Status');
+foreach ($users as $aData) {
+  if (empty($aData['coin_address'])) {
+    $status = 'UNSET';
+  }
+  $ret = $bitcoin->validateaddress($aData['coin_address']);
+  if ($ret['isvalid']) {
+    $status = 'VALID';
+  } else {
+    $status = 'INVALID';
+  }
+  printf($mask, $aData['username'], $aData['email'], $aData['coin_address'], $status);
+}