diff --git a/src/probes/telem_record_gen.c b/src/probes/telem_record_gen.c
index 172a73e..0b16e84 100644
--- a/src/probes/telem_record_gen.c
+++ b/src/probes/telem_record_gen.c
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ static GOptionEntry options[] = {
         { NULL }
 };
 
+const unsigned int count_chars(const char *check, const char character)
+{
+        unsigned int count = 0U;
+        if (check == NULL) {
+                return count;
+        }
+        for (; *check != '\0'; ++check) {
+                if (*check == character) {
+                        ++count;
+                }
+        }
+        return count;
+}
+
 static void free_glib_strings(void)
 {
         if (config_file) {
@@ -122,6 +136,12 @@ int validate_opts(void)
                 return ret;
         }
 
+        if (count_chars(opt_class, '/') != 2) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Error: Classification needs to be in "
+                        "most/to/least specific format, 2 \'/\' required.\n");
+                return ret;
+        }
+
         /* Severity */
         if ((severity) < 1 || (severity > 4)) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Error: Valid range for severity is 1-4\n");