diff --git a/example/cfis/config_MsPl_mccd.ini b/example/cfis/config_MsPl_mccd.ini
index 495062878..ef8698e0f 100644
--- a/example/cfis/config_MsPl_mccd.ini
+++ b/example/cfis/config_MsPl_mccd.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# ShapePipe configuration file for post-processing.
+# ShapePipe configuration file for post-processing
+# and validation;
 # merge star cat and PSF plots.
 
 
@@ -76,7 +77,13 @@ NUMBERING_SCHEME = -0000000
 FILE_PATTERN = full_starcat
 FILE_EXT = .fits
 
+PSF = mccd
+
+# Options for focal-plane plots                                                 
 PLOT_MEANSHAPES = True
+
+# X_GRID, Y_GRID: correspond to the number of bins in each direction of each
+# CCD from the focal plane. Ex: each CCD will be binned in 5x10 regular grids.
 X_GRID = 5
 Y_GRID = 10
 
@@ -84,17 +91,15 @@ Y_GRID = 10
 MAX_E = 0.05
 MAX_DE = 0.005
 
-PSF = mccd
 PLOT_HISTOGRAMS = True
-REMOVE_OUTLIERS = False
 
-# X_GRID, Y_GRID: correspond to the number of bins in each direction of each
-# CCD from the focal plane. Ex: each CCD will be binned in 5x10 regular grids.
-#
 # REMOVE_OUTLIERS: Remove validated stars that are outliers in terms of shape
 # before drawing the plots.
+REMOVE_OUTLIERS = False
 
+# Options for rho statistics plots                                              
 PLOT_RHO_STATS = True
+
 RHO_STATS_STYLE = HSC
 
 RHO_STATS_YLIM_L = 1e-10, 4e-5
diff --git a/example/cfis/config_valjoint_Pl_mccd.ini b/example/cfis/config_valjoint_Pl_mccd.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65c5ae48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/cfis/config_valjoint_Pl_mccd.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# ShapePipe configuration file for validation of
+# joint catalogue;
+# PSF plots.
+
+
+## Default ShapePipe options
+[DEFAULT]
+
+# verbose mode (optional), default: True, print messages on terminal
+VERBOSE = True
+
+# Name of run (optional) default: shapepipe_run                                 
+RUN_NAME = run_sp_Pl
+
+
+## ShapePipe execution options
+[EXECUTION]
+
+# MODULE (required) must be a valid module runner name (or a comma separated list of names)
+MODULE = mccd_plots_runner
+
+# Parallel processing mode, SMP or MPI                                          
+MODE = SMP
+
+
+## ShapePipe file handling options
+[FILE]
+
+# Log file master name, optional, default: shapepipe                            
+LOG_NAME = log_sp
+
+# Runner log file name, optional, default: shapepipe_runs
+RUN_LOG_NAME = log_run_sp
+
+# INPUT_DIR (required) must be a valid directory containing input files for the first module
+INPUT_DIR = ./SP
+
+# OUTPUT_DIR (required) must be a valid directory to write the pipeline output files
+OUTPUT_DIR = ./output
+
+# FILE_PATTERN (opional) list of string patterns to identify input files
+FILE_PATTERN = unions_shapepipe_psf_2022_v1.0.2
+
+# FILE_EXT (opional) list of string extensions to identify input files
+FILE_EXT = .fits
+
+
+## ShapePipe job handling options
+[JOB]
+
+# BATCH_SIZE (optional) default is 1, i.e. run all jobs in serial
+SMP_BATCH_SIZE = 2
+
+# TIMEOUT (optional) default is None, i.e. no timeout limit applied
+TIMEOUT = 10:00:00
+
+
+## Module options                                                               
+[MCCD_PLOTS_RUNNER]
+
+# NUMBERING_SCHEME (optional) string with numbering pattern for input files
+NUMBERING_SCHEME = 
+
+HDU = 1
+
+PSF = mccd
+
+# Options for focal-plane plots
+PLOT_MEANSHAPES = True
+
+# X_GRID, Y_GRID: correspond to the number of bins in each direction of each
+# CCD from the focal plane. Ex: each CCD will be binned in 5x10 regular grids.
+X_GRID = 20
+Y_GRID = 40
+
+# Optional: max values for elliptity and residual ellipticities
+MAX_E = 0.05
+MAX_DE = 0.005
+
+PLOT_HISTOGRAMS = True
+
+# REMOVE_OUTLIERS: Remove validated stars that are outliers in terms of shape
+# before drawing the plots.
+REMOVE_OUTLIERS = False
+
+
+# Options for rho statistics plots
+PLOT_RHO_STATS = True
+
+# RHO_STATS_STYLE: can be 'HSC' or 'DES'
+RHO_STATS_STYLE = HSC
+
+RHO_STATS_YLIM_L = 1e-10, 4e-5
+eHO_STATS_YLIM_R = 1e-8, 4e-5