diff --git a/src/simmer/drivers.py b/src/simmer/drivers.py
index d091ec05..d30c24d3 100644
--- a/src/simmer/drivers.py
+++ b/src/simmer/drivers.py
@@ -98,14 +98,6 @@ def all_driver(
 
     """
 
-    # get file list from config file
-    config = pd.read_csv(config_file)
-    config.Object = config.Object.astype(str)
-
-    darks.dark_driver(raw_dir, reddir, config, inst)
-    flats.flat_driver(raw_dir, reddir, config, inst)
-    sky.sky_driver(raw_dir, reddir, config, inst)
-
 
 def image_driver(inst, config_file, raw_dir, reddir):
     """
diff --git a/src/simmer/run_night.py b/src/simmer/run_night.py
index d0204acb..07cdd2a5 100644
--- a/src/simmer/run_night.py
+++ b/src/simmer/run_night.py
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ def run_night(wantdate, add_darks=True, just_images=False, verbose=False, skip_r
     #Reduce the data!
     if skip_reduction == True:
         print('files exist')
+        return config_file
     else:
         drivers.all_driver(inst, config_file, rawdir, reddir, just_images=just_images)
diff --git a/src/simmer/validate_config.py b/src/simmer/validate_config.py
index 0ae3c4de..29414e87 100644
--- a/src/simmer/validate_config.py
+++ b/src/simmer/validate_config.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 
 from . import utils as u
 
-def validate_config(config, raw_dir, inst):
-    print('inspecting directory: ', raw_dir)
+def validate_config(config, raw_dir, inst, verbose=False):
+    if verbose == True:
+        print('inspecting directory: ', raw_dir)
 
     objissues = 0
     expissues = 0
@@ -29,49 +30,70 @@ def validate_config(config, raw_dir, inst):
         for file in flist:
             head = pyfits.getheader(file)
             hkeys = np.array(list(head.keys()))
-            print('     ', os.path.basename(file), head['Object'], head['RA'], head['DEC'])
+            if verbose == True:
+                print('     ', os.path.basename(file), head['Object'], head['RA'], head['DEC'])
 
-            if (this.Object.casefold() != head['Object'].casefold()):
-                print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
-                print('     Object mismatch')
-                print('     Object in header: ', head['Object'])
-                print('     Object in logsheet: ', this.Object)
-                print('     Pointing RA: ', head['RA'])
-                print('     Pointing Dec ', head['DEC'])
-                print('**************************')
+                #Check object for everything but flats
+            if np.logical_and(this.Object.casefold() != head['Object'].casefold(), this.Object.casefold() != 'flat'):
+                if verbose == True:
+                    print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
+                    print('     Object mismatch')
+                    print('     Object in header: ', head['Object'])
+                    print('     Object in logsheet: ', this.Object)
+                    print('     Pointing RA: ', head['RA'])
+                    print('     Pointing Dec ', head['DEC'])
+                    print('**************************')
                 objissues += 1
 
+            #check object for flats
+            if this.Object.casefold() == 'flat':
+                if np.logical_and(np.logical_and(head['Object'].casefold() != 'flat',head['Object'].casefold() != 'flats'), np.logical_and(head['Object'].casefold().replace(" ","") != 'skyflat',head['Object'].casefold().replace(" ","") != 'domeflat')):
+                    if verbose == True:
+                        print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
+                        print('     Object mismatch')
+                        print('     Object in header: ', head['Object'])
+                        print('     Object in logsheet: ', this.Object)
+                        print('     Pointing RA: ', head['RA'])
+                        print('     Pointing Dec ', head['DEC'])
+                        print('**************************')
+                    objissues += 1
+
             #Compare exposure times. ITIME0 is recorded in microseconds
             if (this.ExpTime != (head['ITIME0']/1e6)):
-                print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
-                print('     ExpTime mismatch')
-                print('     ExpTime in header: ', head['ITIME0']/1e6)
-                print('     ExpTime in logsheet: ', this.ExpTime)
-                print('**************************')
-                expissues += 1
-
-                #Check filters for everything but darks
-            if this.Object != "dark":
-                if np.logical_and(this.Filter != head['FILT1NAM'], this.Filter != 'J+Ch4-1.2'):
+                if verbose == True:
                     print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
-                    print('     Filter mismatch')
-                    print('     Filters in header: ', head['FILT1NAM'],head['FILT2NAM'])
-                    print('     Filter in logsheet: ', this.Filter)
+                    print('     ExpTime mismatch')
+                    print('     ExpTime in header: ', head['ITIME0']/1e6)
+                    print('     ExpTime in logsheet: ', this.ExpTime)
                     print('**************************')
-                    filtissues += 1
+                expissues += 1
 
-                #Check filters for J+Ch1.4
-                if this.Filter == 'J+Ch4-1.2':
-                    if np.logical_or(head['FILT1NAM'] != 'J', head['FILT2NAM'] != 'Ch4-1.2'):
+                #Check filters for everything but darks & J+Ch4-1.2 images
+            if this.Object != "dark":
+                if np.logical_and(this.Filter != head['FILT1NAM'], this.Filter.casefold().replace(" ","") != 'J+Ch4-1.2'.casefold()):
+                    if verbose == True:
                         print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
                         print('     Filter mismatch')
                         print('     Filters in header: ', head['FILT1NAM'],head['FILT2NAM'])
                         print('     Filter in logsheet: ', this.Filter)
                         print('**************************')
+                    filtissues += 1
+
+                #Check filters for J+Ch1.4
+                if this.Filter.casefold().replace(" ","") == 'J+Ch4-1.2':
+                    if np.logical_or(head['FILT1NAM'] != 'J', head['FILT2NAM'] != 'Ch4-1.2'):
+                        if verbose == True:
+                            print('ISSUE! ', os.path.basename(file))
+                            print('     Filter mismatch')
+                            print('     Filters in header: ', head['FILT1NAM'],head['FILT2NAM'])
+                            print('     Filter in logsheet: ', this.Filter)
+                            print('**************************')
                         filtissues += 1
 
+    #always print the final summary
     print('#################################')
     print('SUMMARY')
     print('Object mismatches: ', objissues)
     print('Exptime mismatches: ', expissues)
     print('Filter mismatches: ', filtissues)
+    print('#################################')