diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
index f49262200..6a31f626c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
@@ -164,6 +164,28 @@ void module_args_add_props(struct pw_properties *props, const char *str)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool find_key(const char * const keys[], const char *key)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; keys[i] != NULL; i++)
+		if (spa_streq(keys[i], key))
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int module_args_check(struct pw_properties *props, const char * const valid_args[])
+{
+	if (valid_args != NULL) {
+		const struct spa_dict_item *it;
+		spa_dict_for_each(it, &props->dict) {
+			if (!find_key(valid_args, it->key)) {
+				pw_log_warn("'%s' is not a valid module argument key", it->key);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int module_args_to_audioinfo_keys(struct impl *impl, struct pw_properties *props,
 		const char *key_format, const char *key_rate,
 		const char *key_channels, const char *key_channel_map,
@@ -299,6 +321,7 @@ struct module *module_create(struct impl *impl, const char *name, const char *ar
 {
 	const struct module_info *info;
 	struct module *module;
+	int res;
 
 	info = find_module_info(name);
 	if (info == NULL) {
@@ -321,19 +344,19 @@ struct module *module_create(struct impl *impl, const char *name, const char *ar
 		return NULL;
 
 	module->props = pw_properties_new(NULL, NULL);
-	if (module->props == NULL) {
-		module_free(module);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (module->props == NULL)
+		goto error_free;
 
 	if (args)
 		module_args_add_props(module->props, args);
-
-	int res = module->info->prepare(module);
-	if (res < 0) {
-		module_free(module);
+	if ((res = module_args_check(module->props, info->valid_args)) < 0) {
 		errno = -res;
-		return NULL;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+
+	if ((res = module->info->prepare(module)) < 0) {
+		errno = -res;
+		goto error_free;
 	}
 
 	module->index = pw_map_insert_new(&impl->modules, module);
@@ -346,4 +369,9 @@ struct module *module_create(struct impl *impl, const char *name, const char *ar
 	module->index |= MODULE_FLAG;
 
 	return module;
+
+error_free:
+	module_free(module);
+	return NULL;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
index 20ad90faf..39e829d3c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct module_info {
 	int (*load) (struct module *module);
 	int (*unload) (struct module *module);
 
+	const char* const *valid_args;
 	const struct spa_dict *properties;
 	size_t data_size;
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-sink.c
index de121076a..0a4420d32 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-sink.c
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ static int module_roc_sink_unload(struct module *module)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const char* const valid_args[] = {
+	"sink_name",
+	"sink_properties",
+	"fec_code",
+	"remote_ip",
+	"remote_source_port",
+	"remote_repair_port",
+	NULL
+};
 static const struct spa_dict_item module_roc_sink_info[] = {
 	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_AUTHOR, "Sanchayan Maity <sanchayan@asymptotic.io>" },
 	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_DESCRIPTION, "roc sink" },
@@ -169,6 +178,7 @@ out:
 
 DEFINE_MODULE_INFO(module_roc_sink) = {
 	.name = "module-roc-sink",
+	.valid_args = valid_args,
 	.prepare = module_roc_sink_prepare,
 	.load = module_roc_sink_load,
 	.unload = module_roc_sink_unload,
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-source.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-source.c
index c09c5c686..9f23c421d 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-roc-source.c
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ static int module_roc_source_unload(struct module *module)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const char* const valid_args[] = {
+	"source_name",
+	"source_properties",
+	"resampler_profile",
+	"fec_code",
+	"sess_latency_msec",
+	"local_ip",
+	"local_source_port",
+	"local_repair_port",
+	NULL
+};
+
 static const struct spa_dict_item module_roc_source_info[] = {
 	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_AUTHOR, "Sanchayan Maity <sanchayan@asymptotic.io>" },
 	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_DESCRIPTION, "roc source" },
@@ -178,6 +190,7 @@ out:
 
 DEFINE_MODULE_INFO(module_roc_source) = {
 	.name = "module-roc-source",
+	.valid_args = valid_args,
 	.prepare = module_roc_source_prepare,
 	.load = module_roc_source_load,
 	.unload = module_roc_source_unload,