diff --git a/extensions/eda/plugins/event_source/generic.py b/extensions/eda/plugins/event_source/generic.py
index 536e5db5..e1e3ae5b 100644
--- a/extensions/eda/plugins/event_source/generic.py
+++ b/extensions/eda/plugins/event_source/generic.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
                    final payload which can be used to trigger a shutdown of
                    the rulebook, especially when we are using rulebooks to
                    forward messages to other running rulebooks.
+check_env_vars dict Optionally check if all the defined env vars are set
+                    before generating the events. If any of the env_var is missing
+                    or the value doesn't match the source plugin will end
+                    with an exception
 
 
 """
@@ -53,16 +57,35 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import os
 import random
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass, fields
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import yaml
 
 
+class MissingEnvVarError(Exception):
+    """Exception class for missing env var."""
+
+    def __init__(self: "MissingEnvVarError", env_var: str) -> None:
+        """Class constructor with the missing env_var."""
+        super().__init__(f"Env Var {env_var} is required")
+
+
+class EnvVarMismatchError(Exception):
+    """Exception class for mismatch in the env var value."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self: "EnvVarMismatchError", env_var: str, value: str, expected: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Class constructor with mismatch in env_var value."""
+        super().__init__(f"Env Var {env_var} expected: {expected} passed in: {value}")
+
+
 @dataclass
 class Args:
     """Class to store all the passed in args."""
@@ -84,6 +107,7 @@ class ControlArgs:
     loop_count: int = 1
     repeat_count: int = 1
     timestamp: bool = False
+    check_env_vars: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -135,6 +159,7 @@ async def __call__(self: Generic) -> None:
             msg = "time_format must be one of local, iso8601, epoch"
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
+        await self._check_env_vars()
         await self._load_payload_from_file()
 
         if not isinstance(self.my_args.payload, list):
@@ -174,6 +199,14 @@ async def _post_event(self: Generic, event: dict[str, Any], index: int) -> None:
             print(data)  # noqa: T201
         await self.queue.put(data)
 
+    async def _check_env_vars(self: Generic) -> None:
+        if self.control_args.check_env_vars:
+            for key, value in self.control_args.check_env_vars.items():
+                if key not in os.environ:
+                    raise MissingEnvVarError(key)
+                if os.environ[key] != value:
+                    raise EnvVarMismatchError(key, os.environ[key], value)
+
     async def _load_payload_from_file(self: Generic) -> None:
         if not self.my_args.payload_file:
             return
diff --git a/tests/unit/event_source/test_generic.py b/tests/unit/event_source/test_generic.py
index 909dc6ec..76ae907f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/event_source/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/event_source/test_generic.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
+from extensions.eda.plugins.event_source.generic import (
+    EnvVarMismatchError,
+    MissingEnvVarError,
+)
 from extensions.eda.plugins.event_source.generic import main as generic_main
 
 
@@ -243,3 +247,57 @@ def test_generic_parsing_payload_file() -> None:
                     },
                 )
             )
+
+
+def test_env_vars_missing() -> None:
+    """Test missing env vars"""
+    myqueue = _MockQueue()
+    event = {"name": "fred"}
+
+    with pytest.raises(MissingEnvVarError):
+        asyncio.run(
+            generic_main(
+                myqueue,
+                {
+                    "payload": event,
+                    "check_env_vars": {"NAME_MISSING": "Fred"},
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+
+def test_env_vars_mismatch() -> None:
+    """Test env vars with incorrect values"""
+    myqueue = _MockQueue()
+    event = {"name": "fred"}
+
+    os.environ["TEST_ENV1"] = "Kaboom"
+    with pytest.raises(EnvVarMismatchError):
+        asyncio.run(
+            generic_main(
+                myqueue,
+                {
+                    "payload": event,
+                    "check_env_vars": {"TEST_ENV1": "Fred"},
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+
+def test_env_vars() -> None:
+    """Test env vars with correct values"""
+    myqueue = _MockQueue()
+    event = {"name": "fred"}
+
+    os.environ["TEST_ENV1"] = "Fred"
+    asyncio.run(
+        generic_main(
+            myqueue,
+            {
+                "payload": event,
+                "check_env_vars": {"TEST_ENV1": "Fred"},
+            },
+        )
+    )
+    assert len(myqueue.queue) == 1
+    assert myqueue.queue[0] == {"name": "fred"}