diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 6fbd5f486..8b40ff9dc 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import backoff
 import git
 import openai
 import requests
+from jsonschema import Draft7Validator
 from openai.error import APIError, RateLimitError, ServiceUnavailableError, Timeout
 from rich.console import Console, Text
 from rich.live import Live
@@ -187,6 +188,15 @@ class Coder:
         for fname in self.get_inchat_relative_files():
             self.io.tool_output(f"Added {fname} to the chat.")
 
+        # validate the functions jsonschema
+        if hasattr(self, "functions"):
+            for function in self.functions:
+                Draft7Validator.check_schema(function)
+
+            if self.verbose:
+                self.io.tool_output("JSON Schema:")
+                self.io.tool_output(json.dumps(self.functions, indent=4))
+
     def find_common_root(self):
         if len(self.abs_fnames) == 1:
             self.root = os.path.dirname(list(self.abs_fnames)[0])
diff --git a/aider/coders/editblock_func_coder.py b/aider/coders/editblock_func_coder.py
index 565460b75..676952938 100644
--- a/aider/coders/editblock_func_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/editblock_func_coder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import json
 
-from jsonschema import Draft7Validator
-
 from ..dump import dump  # noqa: F401
 from .base_coder import Coder
 from .editblock_coder import do_replace
@@ -82,8 +80,6 @@ class EditBlockFunctionCoder(Coder):
                 "updated_lines"
             ] = updated_lines
 
-        Draft7Validator.check_schema(self.functions[0])
-
         self.gpt_prompts = EditBlockFunctionPrompts()
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py b/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py
index f6bdd47d9..b6368311a 100644
--- a/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/single_wholefile_func_coder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import os
 
-from jsonschema import Draft7Validator
-
 from aider import diffs
 
 from ..dump import dump  # noqa: F401
@@ -35,8 +33,6 @@ class SingleWholeFileFunctionCoder(Coder):
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        Draft7Validator.check_schema(self.functions[0])
-
         self.gpt_prompts = SingleWholeFileFunctionPrompts()
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/aider/coders/wholefile_func_coder.py b/aider/coders/wholefile_func_coder.py
index 26785a87c..f45ef48a7 100644
--- a/aider/coders/wholefile_func_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/wholefile_func_coder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import os
 
-from jsonschema import Draft7Validator
-
 from aider import diffs
 
 from ..dump import dump  # noqa: F401
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@ class WholeFileFunctionCoder(Coder):
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        Draft7Validator.check_schema(self.functions[0])
-
         self.gpt_prompts = WholeFileFunctionPrompts()
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)