diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 639ce6e9..4fe3803c 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ if (!existsSync(resolve(path, 'package.json'))) {
   throw new Error(`No package.json in "${path}".`);
 }
 
+// path to examined package.json
 const packageJsonPath = resolve(path, 'package.json');
 
+// wheter or not the contents of the package.json were changed
+let packageJsonChanged = false;
+
 // read package.json in provided path
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath).toString());
 
@@ -78,6 +82,34 @@ NEEDED_FILES.forEach((file) => {
 if (typeof packageJson.devDependencies === 'object' && Object.keys(packageJson.devDependencies).indexOf('nyc') >= 0) {
   // add/update NYC configuration
   packageJson.nyc = NYC_CONFIGURATION;
-  writeFileSync(resolve(path, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(packageJson));
+
+  packageJsonChanged = true;
+
   console.info(`Added/updated NYC configuration in "${packageJsonPath}".`);
 }
+
+// check if scripts is a map
+if (typeof packageJson.scripts !== 'object') {
+  packageJson.scripts = {};
+
+  packageJsonChanged = true;
+}
+
+const scriptToCheck = packageJson.scripts['check-configuration'];
+
+// check if "check-configuration" script exists
+if (typeof scriptToCheck === 'undefined') {
+  // add/update NYC configuration
+  packageJson.scripts['check-configuration'] = 'openstapps-configuration';
+
+  packageJsonChanged = true;
+
+  console.info(`Added "check-configuration" script to "${packageJsonPath}".`);
+} else if (typeof scriptToCheck === 'string' && scriptToCheck !== 'openstapps-configuration') {
+  console.warn('NPM script "check-configuration" should be "openstapps-configuration".');
+}
+
+if (packageJsonChanged) {
+  writeFileSync(resolve(path, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
+  console.log(`Changes were written to "${packageJsonPath}".`);
+}