diff --git a/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller b/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller
index f04d36d92..046eecc9a 100755
--- a/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller
+++ b/map-controller/files/etc/init.d/mapcontroller
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ validate_controller_section() {
 		'enabled:bool:true' \
 		'registrar:string' \
 		'debug:range(0,16)' \
+		'bcn_metrics_max_num:range(1,256)' \
+		'initial_channel_scan:bool:true' \
 		'resend_num:uinteger:0' \
-		'enable_sta_steer:bool:false' \
-		'enable_bsta_steer:bool:false' \
-		'use_bcn_metrics:bool:false' \
-		'use_usta_metrics:bool:false' \
 		'allow_bgdfs:range(0,2629744)' \
 		'channel_plan:range(0,2629744)' \
 		'enable_ts:bool:false'
@@ -36,6 +34,27 @@ validate_controller_section() {
 	return 0
 }
 
+validate_sta_steering_section() {
+	local section="$1"
+
+	uci_validate_section mapcontroller $section "${1}" \
+		'steer_module:string' \
+		'enabled:bool:true' \
+		'enable_sta_steer:bool:false' \
+		'enable_bsta_steer:bool:false' \
+		'use_bcn_metrics:bool:false' \
+		'use_usta_metrics:bool:false' \
+		'bandsteer:bool:false' \
+		'diffsnr:range(0,100)'
+
+	[ "$?" -ne 0 ] && {
+		logger -s -t "mapcontroller" "Validation of sta_steering section failed"
+		IS_CFG_VALID=0
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 validate_ap_section() {
 	local section="$1"
 
@@ -116,6 +135,7 @@ validate_controller_config() {
 	IS_CFG_VALID=1
 
 	validate_controller_section &&
+		config_foreach validate_sta_steering_section sta_steering &&
 		config_foreach validate_ap_section ap &&
 		config_foreach validate_node_section node &&
 		config_foreach validate_radio_section radio