diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
index 24386bd..31a9776 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest.py
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class Manifest(object):
 		if path is None and data is None:
 			raise ManifestError('`path\' or `data\' must be provided')
 		self.path = path
+
+		import os.path
+		self.metaschema = load_data(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+		                                                          'metaschema.json')))
+
 		self.load_data(data)
 		self.load_modules()
 		self.validate()
@@ -121,7 +126,9 @@ class Manifest(object):
 		import jsonschema
 
 		schema = load_data(schema_path)
+
 		try:
+			jsonschema.validate(schema, self.metaschema)
 			jsonschema.validate(data, schema)
 		except jsonschema.ValidationError as e:
 			self.validation_error(e.message, e.path)
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/metaschema.json b/bootstrapvz/base/metaschema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc5543d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/metaschema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Core/Validation metaschema: Describes JSON schemata
+// http://json-schema.org/schema
+{
+    "id": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+    "description": "Core schema meta-schema",
+    "definitions": {
+        "schemaArray": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "minItems": 1,
+            "items": { "$ref": "#" }
+        },
+        "positiveInteger": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "positiveIntegerDefault0": {
+            "allOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" }, { "default": 0 } ]
+        },
+        "simpleTypes": {
+            "enum": [ "array", "boolean", "integer", "null", "number", "object", "string" ]
+        },
+        "stringArray": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": { "type": "string" },
+            "minItems": 1,
+            "uniqueItems": true
+        }
+    },
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri"
+        },
+        "$schema": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri"
+        },
+        "title": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "description": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "default": {},
+        "multipleOf": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "minimum": 0,
+            "exclusiveMinimum": true
+        },
+        "maximum": {
+            "type": "number"
+        },
+        "exclusiveMaximum": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false
+        },
+        "minimum": {
+            "type": "number"
+        },
+        "exclusiveMinimum": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false
+        },
+        "maxLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
+        "minLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveIntegerDefault0" },
+        "pattern": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "regex"
+        },
+        "additionalItems": {
+            "anyOf": [
+                { "type": "boolean" },
+                { "$ref": "#" }
+            ],
+            "default": {}
+        },
+        "items": {
+            "anyOf": [
+                { "$ref": "#" },
+                { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" }
+            ],
+            "default": {}
+        },
+        "maxItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
+        "minItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveIntegerDefault0" },
+        "uniqueItems": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false
+        },
+        "maxProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
+        "minProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveIntegerDefault0" },
+        "required": { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" },
+        "additionalProperties": {
+            "anyOf": [
+                { "type": "boolean" },
+                { "$ref": "#" }
+            ],
+            "default": {}
+        },
+        "definitions": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
+            "default": {}
+        },
+        "properties": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
+            "default": {}
+        },
+        "patternProperties": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
+            "default": {}
+        },
+        "dependencies": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                    { "$ref": "#" },
+                    { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" }
+                ]
+            }
+        },
+        "enum": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "minItems": 1,
+            "uniqueItems": true
+        },
+        "type": {
+            "anyOf": [
+                { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
+                {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
+                    "minItems": 1,
+                    "uniqueItems": true
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "allOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
+        "anyOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
+        "oneOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
+        "not": { "$ref": "#" }
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "exclusiveMaximum": [ "maximum" ],
+        "exclusiveMinimum": [ "minimum" ]
+    },
+    "default": {}
+}