diff --git a/CONFIG_FORMAT.md b/CONFIG_FORMAT.md
index 15df5ee..96b61f2 100644
--- a/CONFIG_FORMAT.md
+++ b/CONFIG_FORMAT.md
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@
 If you're just getting started and your goal is to add sensors dynamically,
 check out [My First Sensors](docs/my_first_sensors.md)
 
+## When adding/moving/removing a configuration file
+
+Please run `scripts/generate_config_list.sh` from the root of the repository so
+that configuration files are correctly referenced by meson.
+
 ## Configuration schema
 
 The config schema is documented in [README.md](schemas/README.md)
diff --git a/configurations/meson.build b/configurations/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1294696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configurations/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+# This file is auto-generated. Do not edit manually.
+# File content generated with generate_config_list.sh.
+configs = [
+    '1ux16_riser.json',
+    '2ux8_riser.json',
+    '3ypower_vast2112_psu.json',
+    '8x25_hsbp.json',
+    'a2ul16riser.json',
+    'a2ux8x4riser.json',
+    'acbel_r1ca2122a_psu.json',
+    'acbell_rica_psu.json',
+    'ahw1um2riser.json',
+    'aspower_u1a-d10550_psu.json',
+    'aspower_u1a-d10800_psu.json',
+    'aspower_u1a-d11200_psu.json',
+    'aspower_u1a-d11600_psu.json',
+    'aspower_u1d-d10800_psu.json',
+    'asrock_c3_medium_x86.json',
+    'asrock_e3c246d4i.json',
+    'asrock_e3c256d4i.json',
+    'asrock_m3_small_x86.json',
+    'asrock_n3_xlarge_x86.json',
+    'asrock_romed8hm3.json',
+    'asrock_spc621d8hm3.json',
+    'axx1p100hssi_aic.json',
+    'axx2prthdhd.json',
+    'bellavista.json',
+    'blueridge_1s4u_chassis.json',
+    'blueridge_2u_chassis.json',
+    'blueridge_4u_chassis.json',
+    'blyth.json',
+    'bnp_baseboard.json',
+    'bonnell.json',
+    'brcm_100g_1p_ocp_mezz.json',
+    'brcm_200g_1p_ocp_mezz.json',
+    'compuware_cdr_9011_3m1_psu.json',
+    'cx7_ocp.json',
+    'delta_awf2dc3200w_psu.json',
+    'delta_dps-1600ab_psu.json',
+    'delta_dps-2000ab_psu.json',
+    'delta_dps-750xb_psu.json',
+    'everest.json',
+    'f1u12x25_hsbp.json',
+    'f1u4x25_hsbp.json',
+    'f2u12x35_hsbp.json',
+    'f2u8x25_hsbp.json',
+    'flextronics_s-1100adu00-201_psu.json',
+    'fp5280g3_chassis.json',
+    'fp5280g3_fanboard.json',
+    'fuji.json',
+    'genesis3_baseboard.json',
+    'genesis3_chassis.json',
+    'genesis3_psu.json',
+    'gospower_g1136-1300wna_psu.json',
+    'ibm_tacoma_rack_controller.json',
+    'ingraham.json',
+    'intel_front_panel.json',
+    'kudo_bmc.json',
+    'kudo_motherboard.json',
+    'meta/bletchley_baseboard.json',
+    'meta/bletchley_chassis.json',
+    'meta/bletchley_frontpanel.json',
+    'meta/bmc_storage_module.json',
+    'meta/catalina_fio.json',
+    'meta/catalina_hdd.json',
+    'meta/catalina_hdd_nvme.json',
+    'meta/catalina_osfp.json',
+    'meta/catalina_pdb.json',
+    'meta/catalina_scm.json',
+    'meta/fbtp.json',
+    'meta/fbyv2.json',
+    'meta/fbyv35.json',
+    'meta/fbyv35_nic_mellanox.json',
+    'meta/greatlakes.json',
+    'meta/greatlakes_nic_mellanox.json',
+    'meta/harma_bsm.json',
+    'meta/harma_fanboard.json',
+    'meta/harma_mb.json',
+    'meta/harma_mb_vr_infineon.json',
+    'meta/harma_scm.json',
+    'meta/minerva_cmm.json',
+    'meta/minerva_cmm_bsm.json',
+    'meta/minerva_cmm_hsc_infineon.json',
+    'meta/minerva_cmm_scm.json',
+    'meta/minerva_fanboard.json',
+    'meta/minerva_pdb.json',
+    'meta/minerva_pdb_hsc_xdp.json',
+    'meta/minerva_pttv.json',
+    'meta/minerva_sitv.json',
+    'meta/terminus_2x100g_nic_tsff.json',
+    'meta/twinlake.json',
+    'meta/ventura_fanboard.json',
+    'meta/ventura_ioboard.json',
+    'meta/ventura_ledboard.json',
+    'meta/ventura_rmc.json',
+    'meta/ventura_scm.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_chassis.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_cpu.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_max_adc_ti_led_nxp_efuse_max.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_max_adc_ti_led_nxp_efuse_mps.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_max_adc_ti_led_ons_efuse_mps.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_nct_adc_max_led_ons_efuse_max.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_nct_adc_max_led_ons_efuse_mps.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_floatingfalls.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_12vhsc_adi_48vhsc_inf.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_adi.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_inf.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_hsc_adi.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_12vhsc_adi_48vhsc_inf.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_adi.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_inf.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_hsc_adi.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_12vhsc_adi_48vhsc_inf.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_adi.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_inf.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_hsc_adi.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_chassis.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t1.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t1_retimer.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t2.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t2_retimer.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_spiderboard_adc_max_pwr_ti.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_spiderboard_adc_ti_pwr_ti.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4_wailuafalls.json',
+    'meta/yosemite4n.json',
+    'micron_7450.json',
+    'mori_bmc.json',
+    'mori_motherboard.json',
+    'mtjade.json',
+    'mtjefferson_bmc.json',
+    'mtjefferson_bp.json',
+    'mtjefferson_mb.json',
+    'mtmitchell_bmc.json',
+    'mtmitchell_bp.json',
+    'mtmitchell_mb.json',
+    'mtmitchell_riser.json',
+    'mudflap.json',
+    'nf5280m7_baseboard.json',
+    'nisqually.json',
+    'nuvoton_npcm8xx_evb.json',
+    'nvidia_gb200.json',
+    'nvidia_gb200_io_board.json',
+    'nvidia_hmc.json',
+    'nvme_intel_p_series.json',
+    'nvme_p4500_p5500.json',
+    'pcie_ssd_retimer.json',
+    'pennybacker.json',
+    'pssf132202a.json',
+    'pssf162205a.json',
+    'pssf212201a.json',
+    'pssf222201a.json',
+    'r1000_chassis.json',
+    'r2000_chassis.json',
+    'rainier_1s4u_chassis.json',
+    'rainier_2u_chassis.json',
+    'rainier_4u_chassis.json',
+    'sas_module.json',
+    'sbp1_baseboard.json',
+    'sbp1_chassis.json',
+    'sbp1_hbm.json',
+    'sbp1_nvme.json',
+    'sbp1_psu.json',
+    'sbp1_rssd.json',
+    'solum_pssf162202_psu.json',
+    'storm_king.json',
+    'stp_baseboard.json',
+    'stp_p4000_chassis.json',
+    'supermicro-pws-920p-sq_psu.json',
+    'system1_baseboard.json',
+    'system1_chassis.json',
+    'tola.json',
+    'tyan_s7106_baseboard.json',
+    'tyan_s8036_baseboard.json',
+    'vegman_n110_baseboard.json',
+    'vegman_rx20_baseboard.json',
+    'vegman_sx20_baseboard.json',
+    'wft_baseboard.json',
+]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d42af59..fc77e8a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -69,182 +69,9 @@
 
 install_data('blacklist.json')
 
-configs = [
-    '1ux16_riser.json',
-    '2ux8_riser.json',
-    '3ypower_vast2112_psu.json',
-    '8x25_hsbp.json',
-    'a2ul16riser.json',
-    'a2ux8x4riser.json',
-    'acbel_r1ca2122a_psu.json',
-    'acbell_rica_psu.json',
-    'ahw1um2riser.json',
-    'aspower_u1a-d10550_psu.json',
-    'aspower_u1a-d10800_psu.json',
-    'aspower_u1a-d11200_psu.json',
-    'aspower_u1a-d11600_psu.json',
-    'aspower_u1d-d10800_psu.json',
-    'asrock_c3_medium_x86.json',
-    'asrock_e3c246d4i.json',
-    'asrock_e3c256d4i.json',
-    'asrock_m3_small_x86.json',
-    'asrock_n3_xlarge_x86.json',
-    'asrock_romed8hm3.json',
-    'asrock_spc621d8hm3.json',
-    'axx1p100hssi_aic.json',
-    'axx2prthdhd.json',
-    'bellavista.json',
-    'blueridge_1s4u_chassis.json',
-    'blueridge_2u_chassis.json',
-    'blueridge_4u_chassis.json',
-    'blyth.json',
-    'bnp_baseboard.json',
-    'bonnell.json',
-    'brcm_100g_1p_ocp_mezz.json',
-    'brcm_200g_1p_ocp_mezz.json',
-    'cx7_ocp.json',
-    'delta_awf2dc3200w_psu.json',
-    'delta_dps-1600ab_psu.json',
-    'delta_dps-2000ab_psu.json',
-    'delta_dps-750xb_psu.json',
-    'everest.json',
-    'f1u12x25_hsbp.json',
-    'f1u4x25_hsbp.json',
-    'f2u12x35_hsbp.json',
-    'f2u8x25_hsbp.json',
-    'flextronics_s-1100adu00-201_psu.json',
-    'fp5280g3_chassis.json',
-    'fp5280g3_fanboard.json',
-    'fuji.json',
-    'genesis3_baseboard.json',
-    'genesis3_chassis.json',
-    'genesis3_psu.json',
-    'gospower_g1136-1300wna_psu.json',
-    'ibm_tacoma_rack_controller.json',
-    'ingraham.json',
-    'intel_front_panel.json',
-    'kudo_bmc.json',
-    'kudo_motherboard.json',
-    'meta/bletchley_baseboard.json',
-    'meta/bletchley_chassis.json',
-    'meta/bletchley_frontpanel.json',
-    'meta/bmc_storage_module.json',
-    'meta/catalina_fio.json',
-    'meta/catalina_hdd.json',
-    'meta/catalina_hdd_nvme.json',
-    'meta/catalina_osfp.json',
-    'meta/catalina_pdb.json',
-    'meta/catalina_scm.json',
-    'meta/fbtp.json',
-    'meta/fbyv2.json',
-    'meta/fbyv35.json',
-    'meta/fbyv35_nic_mellanox.json',
-    'meta/greatlakes.json',
-    'meta/greatlakes_nic_mellanox.json',
-    'meta/harma_bsm.json',
-    'meta/harma_fanboard.json',
-    'meta/harma_mb.json',
-    'meta/harma_mb_vr_infineon.json',
-    'meta/harma_scm.json',
-    'meta/minerva_cmm.json',
-    'meta/minerva_cmm_bsm.json',
-    'meta/minerva_cmm_hsc_infineon.json',
-    'meta/minerva_cmm_scm.json',
-    'meta/minerva_fanboard.json',
-    'meta/minerva_pdb.json',
-    'meta/minerva_pdb_hsc_xdp.json',
-    'meta/minerva_pttv.json',
-    'meta/minerva_sitv.json',
-    'meta/terminus_2x100g_nic_tsff.json',
-    'meta/twinlake.json',
-    'meta/ventura_fanboard.json',
-    'meta/ventura_ioboard.json',
-    'meta/ventura_ledboard.json',
-    'meta/ventura_rmc.json',
-    'meta/ventura_scm.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_chassis.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_cpu.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_max_adc_ti_led_nxp_efuse_max.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_max_adc_ti_led_nxp_efuse_mps.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_max_adc_ti_led_ons_efuse_mps.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_nct_adc_max_led_ons_efuse_max.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_fanboard_fsc_nct_adc_max_led_ons_efuse_mps.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_floatingfalls.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_12vhsc_adi_48vhsc_inf.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_adi.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_inf.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_hsc_adi.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_12vhsc_adi_48vhsc_inf.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_adi.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_inf.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_rns_isl_hsc_adi.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_12vhsc_adi_48vhsc_inf.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_adi.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_12vhsc_mps_48vhsc_inf.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_medusaboard_adc_ti_hsc_adi.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_chassis.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t1.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t1_retimer.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t2.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_sentineldome_t2_retimer.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_spiderboard_adc_max_pwr_ti.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_spiderboard_adc_ti_pwr_ti.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4_wailuafalls.json',
-    'meta/yosemite4n.json',
-    'micron_7450.json',
-    'mori_bmc.json',
-    'mori_motherboard.json',
-    'mtjade.json',
-    'mtjefferson_bmc.json',
-    'mtjefferson_bp.json',
-    'mtjefferson_mb.json',
-    'mtmitchell_bmc.json',
-    'mtmitchell_bp.json',
-    'mtmitchell_mb.json',
-    'mtmitchell_riser.json',
-    'mudflap.json',
-    'nf5280m7_baseboard.json',
-    'nisqually.json',
-    'nuvoton_npcm8xx_evb.json',
-    'nvidia_gb200.json',
-    'nvidia_gb200_io_board.json',
-    'nvidia_hmc.json',
-    'nvme_intel_p_series.json',
-    'nvme_p4500_p5500.json',
-    'pcie_ssd_retimer.json',
-    'pennybacker.json',
-    'pssf132202a.json',
-    'pssf162205a.json',
-    'pssf212201a.json',
-    'pssf222201a.json',
-    'r1000_chassis.json',
-    'r2000_chassis.json',
-    'rainier_1s4u_chassis.json',
-    'rainier_2u_chassis.json',
-    'rainier_4u_chassis.json',
-    'sas_module.json',
-    'sbp1_baseboard.json',
-    'sbp1_chassis.json',
-    'sbp1_hbm.json',
-    'sbp1_nvme.json',
-    'sbp1_psu.json',
-    'sbp1_rssd.json',
-    'solum_pssf162202_psu.json',
-    'storm_king.json',
-    'stp_baseboard.json',
-    'stp_p4000_chassis.json',
-    'supermicro-pws-920p-sq_psu.json',
-    'system1_baseboard.json',
-    'system1_chassis.json',
-    'tola.json',
-    'tyan_s7106_baseboard.json',
-    'tyan_s8036_baseboard.json',
-    'vegman_n110_baseboard.json',
-    'vegman_rx20_baseboard.json',
-    'vegman_sx20_baseboard.json',
-    'wft_baseboard.json',
-]
+# this creates the 'configs' variable
+subdir('configurations')
+
 filepaths = []
 foreach c : configs
     file = join_paths('configurations', c)
diff --git a/scripts/generate_config_list.sh b/scripts/generate_config_list.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..22d3fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate_config_list.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+json_files=$(cd configurations; find . -iname "*.json" | sort | sed 's|^\./||')
+
+MESON_FILE=configurations/meson.build
+
+SELF=$(basename "$0")
+
+# Generate the Meson file
+{
+    echo "# This file is auto-generated. Do not edit manually."
+    echo "# File content generated with ${SELF}."
+    echo "configs = ["
+    for file in $json_files; do
+        echo "    '${file}',"
+    done
+    echo "]"
+} > "$MESON_FILE"
diff --git a/scripts/run-ci.sh b/scripts/run-ci.sh
index ca63842..9364a97 100755
--- a/scripts/run-ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-ci.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
 scripts/validate_configs.py -v -k -e test/expected-schema-errors.txt
+
+# fail the script if someone forgot to update the list of configurations
+scripts/generate_config_list.sh
+git --no-pager diff --exit-code -- .