diff --git a/libimagstore/src/error.rs b/libimagstore/src/error.rs
index 28e0174d..bcf42c38 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/error.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/error.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ pub enum ParserErrorKind {
     TOMLParserErrors,
     MissingMainSection,
     MissingVersionInfo,
+    NonTableInBaseTable,
+    HeaderInconsistency,
 }
 
 pub struct ParserError {
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ impl Error for ParserError {
             ParserErrorKind::TOMLParserErrors   => "Several TOML-Parser-Errors",
             ParserErrorKind::MissingMainSection => "Missing main section",
             ParserErrorKind::MissingVersionInfo => "Missing version information in main section",
+            ParserErrorKind::NonTableInBaseTable => "A non-table was found in the base table",
+            ParserErrorKind::HeaderInconsistency => "The header is inconsistent",
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libimagstore/src/store.rs b/libimagstore/src/store.rs
index fae9094a..85c50ca0 100644
--- a/libimagstore/src/store.rs
+++ b/libimagstore/src/store.rs
@@ -327,13 +327,7 @@ impl EntryHeader {
     }
 
     pub fn verify(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        if !has_main_section(&self.toml) {
-            Err(StoreError::from(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::MissingMainSection, None)))
-        } else if !has_imag_version_in_main_section(&self.toml) {
-            Err(StoreError::from(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::MissingVersionInfo, None)))
-        } else {
-            Ok(())
-        }
+        verify_header(&self.toml)
     }
 
 }
@@ -352,17 +346,32 @@ fn build_default_header() -> BTreeMap<String, Value> {
 
     m
 }
+fn verify_header(t: &Table) -> Result<()> {
+    if !has_main_section(t) {
+        Err(StoreError::from(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::MissingMainSection, None)))
+    } else if !has_imag_version_in_main_section(t) {
+        Err(StoreError::from(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::MissingVersionInfo, None)))
+    } else if !has_only_tables(t) {
+        debug!("Could not verify that it only has tables in its base table");
+        Err(StoreError::from(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::NonTableInBaseTable, None)))
+    } else {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
 
 fn verify_header_consistency(t: Table) -> EntryResult<Table> {
-    if !has_main_section(&t) {
-        Err(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::MissingMainSection, None))
-    } else if !has_imag_version_in_main_section(&t) {
-        Err(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::MissingVersionInfo, None))
+    use std::error::Error;
+    if let Err(e) = verify_header(&t) {
+        Err(ParserError::new(ParserErrorKind::HeaderInconsistency, None))
     } else {
         Ok(t)
     }
 }
 
+fn has_only_tables(t: &Table) -> bool {
+    t.iter().all(|(_, x)| if let &Value::Table(_) = x { true } else { false })
+}
+
 fn has_main_section(t: &Table) -> bool {
     t.contains_key("imag") &&
         match t.get("imag") {