diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f593c1..3281237 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
             "type": "object",
             "description": "List of detectors which are hidden in the explorer",
             "default": []
+          },
+          "slither.slitherLspPath": {
+            "type":"string",
+            "markdownDescription": "Path to the `slither-lsp` executable",
+            "default": "slither-lsp"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 12168e5..feadaa7 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { SettingsViewProvider } from "./views/settings/settingsViewProvider";
 import * as state from "./state";
 import { Configuration } from "./types/configTypes";
 import { isDebuggingExtension } from "./utils/common";
+import * as cp from "child_process"
 
 // Properties
 export let analysis_key: number | null = null;
@@ -14,6 +15,40 @@ export let finishedActivation: boolean = false;
 
 let slitherSettingsProvider: SettingsViewProvider;
 
+const slitherLspRegex = /^\s*usage:\s+slither-lsp/gm;
+
+function checkSlitherLsp(path: string): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const data: Buffer[] = [];
+
+    const child = cp.spawn(path, ["--help"]);
+    child.stdout.on("data", chunk => {
+      data.push(chunk)
+    })
+
+    child.on("error", err => {
+      reject(err);
+    })
+
+    child.on("close", code => {
+      const stdout = Buffer.concat(data).toString("utf-8").trim();
+
+      if (code) {
+        reject(`Invalid \`slither-lsp\` executable. Process terminated with code ${code}`);
+        Logger.error(`slither-lsp output: ${stdout}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!slitherLspRegex.test(stdout)) {
+        reject(`The specified executable was not recognized as a valid \`slither-lsp\` executable`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 // Functions
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   // Set our slither panel to visible
@@ -58,8 +93,43 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     Logger.debug("Started in console mode");
   }
 
+  const slitherLspPath = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("slither").get("slitherLspPath", "slither-lsp");
+
+  vscode.workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(async event => {
+    let affected = event.affectsConfiguration("slither.slitherLspPath");
+    if (!affected) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const action = await vscode.window
+      .showInformationMessage(
+        `Reload window in order for changes in the configuration of Contract Explorer to take effect.`,
+        "Reload"
+      );
+    if (action === "Reload") {
+      await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.reloadWindow');
+    }
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await checkSlitherLsp(slitherLspPath);
+  } catch (err) {
+    let msg = "";
+    if (typeof (err) === "string") {
+      msg = err;
+    } else if (err instanceof Error) {
+      msg = err.toString();
+    }
+    const action = await vscode.window.showErrorMessage(msg, "Edit path");
+
+    if (action === "Edit path") {
+      await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.openSettings", "slither.slitherLspPath");
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Initialize the language server
-  let slitherLanguageClient = new SlitherLanguageClient(port);
+  let slitherLanguageClient = new SlitherLanguageClient(slitherLspPath, port);
 
   // When the language server is ready, we'll want to start fetching some state variables.
   slitherLanguageClient.start(async () => {
diff --git a/src/slitherLanguageClient.ts b/src/slitherLanguageClient.ts
index fb22ac8..2de7f78 100644
--- a/src/slitherLanguageClient.ts
+++ b/src/slitherLanguageClient.ts
@@ -14,26 +14,23 @@ import {
 } from "./types/languageServerTypes";
 import { AnalysisRequestParams } from "./types/analysisTypes";
 
-// The name of the language server executable
-const lsp_executable_name = "slither-lsp";
-
 export class SlitherLanguageClient {
   public languageClient: LanguageClient;
   private socket: Socket | null = null;
 
-  constructor(port: integer | null) {
+  constructor(slitherLspPath: string, port: integer | null) {
     // Define server options.
     let serverOptions: ServerOptions;
     if (port == null) {
       // If we weren't given a port, we use stdio. We keep the process attached so when we exit, it exits.
       serverOptions = {
         run: {
-          command: lsp_executable_name,
+          command: slitherLspPath,
           args: [],
           options: { detached: false },
         },
         debug: {
-          command: lsp_executable_name,
+          command: slitherLspPath,
           args: [],
           options: { detached: false },
         },