diff --git a/src/freedombone-config b/src/freedombone-config
index 1926dab2..c9de6dbb 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-config
+++ b/src/freedombone-config
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ FRIENDS_MIRRORS_SSH_PORT=2222
 FRIENDS_MIRRORS_PASSWORD=
 MY_MIRRORS_PASSWORD=
 
+VALID_CODE=
+
 function show_help {
     echo ''
     echo $"${PROJECT_NAME}-config -f [config filename] -m [min password length]"
@@ -138,6 +140,19 @@ function show_help {
     exit 0
 }
 
+function validate_freedns_code {
+    freedns_code="$1"
+    if [[ "$freedns_code" == *"."* || "$freedns_code" == "http"* || "$freedns_code" == *"wget "* || "$freedns_code" == *" "* ]]; then
+        echo $'Only the code between ? and = should be entered'
+        VALID_CODE=
+    fi
+    if [ ${#freedns_code} -lt 30 ]; then
+        echo $'Freedns code is too short. Did you enter the entire code?'
+        VALID_CODE=
+    fi
+    VALID_CODE='yes'
+}
+
 # Get the commandline options
 while [[ $# > 1 ]]
 do
@@ -1387,13 +1402,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     else
                         if [[ $DDNS_PROVIDER == "default@freedns.afraid.org" ]]; then
                             WIKI_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 3p)
-                            if [ ${#WIKI_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                            validate_freedns_code "$WIKI_CODE"
+                            if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                                 WIKI_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                            fi
-                            if [[ $WIKI_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                                WIKI_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                             fi
                         fi
                     fi
@@ -1451,13 +1462,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     else
                         if [[ $DDNS_PROVIDER == "default@freedns.afraid.org" ]]; then
                             FULLBLOG_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 3p)
-                            if [ ${#FULLBLOG_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                            validate_freedns_code "$FULLBLOG_CODE"
+                            if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                                 FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                            fi
-                            if [[ $FULLBLOG_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                                FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                             fi
                         fi
                     fi
@@ -1508,13 +1515,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     else
                         if [[ $DDNS_PROVIDER == "default@freedns.afraid.org" ]]; then
                             OWNCLOUD_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 2p)
-                            if [ ${#OWNCLOUD_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                            validate_freedns_code "$OWNCLOUD_CODE"
+                            if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                                 OWNCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                            fi
-                            if [[ $OWNCLOUD_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                                OWNCLOUD_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                             fi
                         fi
                     fi
@@ -1565,13 +1568,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     else
                         if [[ $DDNS_PROVIDER == "default@freedns.afraid.org" ]]; then
                             HUBZILLA_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 2p)
-                            if [ ${#HUBZILLA_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                            validate_freedns_code "$HUBZILLA_CODE"
+                            if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                                 HUBZILLA_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                            fi
-                            if [[ $HUBZILLA_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                                HUBZILLA_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                             fi
                         fi
                     fi
@@ -1637,13 +1636,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     else
                         if [[ $DDNS_PROVIDER == "default@freedns.afraid.org" ]]; then
                             MICROBLOG_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 4p)
-                            if [ ${#MICROBLOG_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                            validate_freedns_code "$MICROBLOG_CODE"
+                            if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                                 MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                            fi
-                            if [[ $MICROBLOG_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                                MICROBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                             fi
                         fi
                     fi
@@ -1695,13 +1690,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     else
                         if [[ $DDNS_PROVIDER == "default@freedns.afraid.org" ]]; then
                             GIT_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 2p)
-                            if [ ${#GIT_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                            validate_freedns_code "$GIT_CODE"
+                            if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                                 GIT_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                            fi
-                            if [[ $GIT_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                                GIT_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                                dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                             fi
                         fi
                     fi
@@ -1740,13 +1731,9 @@ function interactive_configuration {
                     DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME=$(cat $data | sed -n 1p)
                     DEFAULT_DOMAIN_CODE=$(cat $data | sed -n 2p)
                     if [ $DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME ]; then
-                        if [ ${#DEFAULT_DOMAIN_CODE} -lt 30 ]; then
+                        validate_freedns_code "$DEFAULT_DOMAIN_CODE"
+                        if [ ! $VALID_CODE ]; then
                             DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                            dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
-                        fi
-                        if [[ $DEFAULT_DOMAIN_CODE == *"."* ]]; then
-                            DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME=
-                            dialog --title $"FreeDNS code" --msgbox "$FREEDNS_MESSAGE" 15 50
                         fi
                     fi
                 else