diff --git a/userspace/ksud/src/installer.sh b/userspace/ksud/src/installer.sh
index 62e34405..f75d2902 100644
--- a/userspace/ksud/src/installer.sh
+++ b/userspace/ksud/src/installer.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ print_title() {
   ui_print "$bar"
 }
 
+check_sepolicy() {
+    /data/adb/ksud sepolicy check "$1"
+    return $?
+}
+
 ######################
 # Environment Related
 ######################
diff --git a/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs b/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs
index c8eec1a9..6d266207 100644
--- a/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs
+++ b/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use derive_new::new;
 use nom::{
     branch::alt,
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ impl<'a> PolicyStatement<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-fn parse_sepolicy<'a, 'b>(input: &'b str) -> Vec<PolicyStatement<'a>>
+fn parse_sepolicy<'a, 'b>(input: &'b str, strict: bool) -> Result<Vec<PolicyStatement<'a>>>
 where
     'b: 'a,
 {
@@ -354,9 +354,11 @@ where
     for line in input.split(['\n', ';']) {
         if let Ok((_, statement)) = PolicyStatement::parse(line.trim()) {
             statements.push(statement);
+        } else if strict {
+            bail!("Failed to parse policy statement: {}", line)
         }
     }
-    statements
+    Ok(statements)
 }
 
 const SEPOLICY_MAX_LEN: usize = 128;
@@ -726,7 +728,7 @@ fn apply_one_rule<'a>(_statement: &'a PolicyStatement<'a>, _strict: bool) -> Res
 }
 
 pub fn live_patch(policy: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let result = parse_sepolicy(policy.trim());
+    let result = parse_sepolicy(policy.trim(), false)?;
     for statement in result {
         println!("{statement:?}");
         apply_one_rule(&statement, false)?;
@@ -740,7 +742,13 @@ pub fn apply_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn check_rule(policy: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let result = parse_sepolicy(policy.trim());
+    let path = Path::new(policy);
+    let policy = if path.exists() {
+        std::fs::read_to_string(path)?
+    } else {
+        policy.to_string()
+    };
+    let result = parse_sepolicy(policy.trim(), true)?;
     for statement in result {
         apply_one_rule(&statement, true)?;
     }