diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 2841a21..2cd6c72 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import * as bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
+import { RoyaltyConfigurationService } from './nft/royalty-configuration.service';
 import { PayoutsService } from './payouts/payouts.service';
 import { StellarWebhookService } from './subscriptions/stellar-webhook.service';
 import { MetricsInterceptor } from './metrics/metrics.interceptor';
@@ -52,6 +53,20 @@ async function bootstrap() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
+  // Validate royalty configuration on startup
+  const royaltyConfigService = app.get(RoyaltyConfigurationService);
+  try {
+    royaltyConfigService.validateRoyaltyConfiguration();
+    logger.log(
+      `Royalty configuration validated: ` +
+        `creatorRoyaltyBps=${royaltyConfigService.getCreatorRoyaltyBps()}, ` +
+        `platformRoyaltyBps=${royaltyConfigService.getPlatformRoyaltyBps()}`,
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(`Invalid royalty configuration: ${error.message}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
   // Swagger setup - only available in non-production environments
   const swaggerConfig = new DocumentBuilder()
     .setTitle('ClipCash API')
diff --git a/src/nft/royalty-configuration.service.ts b/src/nft/royalty-configuration.service.ts
index 8d500b2..faaa8f6 100644
--- a/src/nft/royalty-configuration.service.ts
+++ b/src/nft/royalty-configuration.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { BadRequestException, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import StellarSdk from '@stellar/stellar-sdk';
 import { ConfigService } from '../config/config.service';
-import { CLIP_ROYALTY_BPS_MAX } from '../common/validators/is-valid-royalty-bps.validator';
+import {
+  CLIP_ROYALTY_BPS_MAX,
+  DEFAULT_ROYALTY_BPS_MAX,
+} from '../common/validators/is-valid-royalty-bps.validator';
+
+export const ROYALTY_PROTOCOL_MAX_BPS = DEFAULT_ROYALTY_BPS_MAX;
 
 export interface RoyaltyMapEntry {
   key: unknown;
@@ -42,12 +47,70 @@ export class RoyaltyConfigurationService {
     }
   }
 
+  validatePlatformRoyaltyBps(bps: number): void {
+    if (!Number.isInteger(bps) || isNaN(bps) || bps < 0) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Invalid platformRoyaltyBps: ${bps}. Must be a non-negative integer.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  validateCombinedRoyaltyBps(creatorBps: number, platformBps: number): void {
+    const total = creatorBps + platformBps;
+    if (total > ROYALTY_PROTOCOL_MAX_BPS) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Combined royalty (${total} bps = ${creatorBps} creator + ${platformBps} platform) exceeds protocol maximum of ${ROYALTY_PROTOCOL_MAX_BPS} bps.`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Full startup validation of royalty environment configuration.
+   * Throws Error (not BadRequestException) so bootstrap can catch it and exit.
+   */
+  validateRoyaltyConfiguration(): void {
+    const platformWallet = this.config.platformWallet;
+    if (!platformWallet) {
+      throw new Error('PLATFORM_WALLET_ADDRESS must be configured');
+    }
+    if (!StellarSdk.StrKey.isValidEd25519PublicKey(platformWallet)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `PLATFORM_WALLET_ADDRESS "${platformWallet}" is not a valid Stellar Ed25519 public key`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const platformBps = this.config.platformRoyaltyBps;
+    if (!Number.isInteger(platformBps) || isNaN(platformBps) || platformBps < 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `PLATFORM_ROYALTY_BPS must be a non-negative integer, got: ${platformBps}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const creatorBps = this.config.creatorRoyaltyBps;
+    if (!Number.isInteger(creatorBps) || isNaN(creatorBps) || creatorBps < 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `CREATOR_ROYALTY_BPS must be a non-negative integer, got: ${creatorBps}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const total = creatorBps + platformBps;
+    if (total > ROYALTY_PROTOCOL_MAX_BPS) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Combined royalty (${total} bps = ${creatorBps} creator + ${platformBps} platform) exceeds protocol maximum of ${ROYALTY_PROTOCOL_MAX_BPS} bps`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   buildRoyaltyMap(
     creatorWallet: string,
     clipRoyaltyBps?: number | null,
   ): RoyaltyMapEntry[] {
     const creatorRoyaltyBps = this.getCreatorRoyaltyBps(clipRoyaltyBps);
     const platformWallet = this.getPlatformWallet();
+    const platformBps = this.getPlatformRoyaltyBps();
+
+    this.validatePlatformRoyaltyBps(platformBps);
+    this.validateCombinedRoyaltyBps(creatorRoyaltyBps, platformBps);
 
     return [
       {
@@ -56,9 +119,7 @@ export class RoyaltyConfigurationService {
       },
       {
         key: StellarSdk.Address.fromString(platformWallet).toScVal(),
-        value: StellarSdk.nativeToScVal(this.getPlatformRoyaltyBps(), {
-          type: 'u32',
-        }),
+        value: StellarSdk.nativeToScVal(platformBps, { type: 'u32' }),
       },
     ];
   }