diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ecb1ce01..dfb301034 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ VETARGS?=-asmdecl -atomic -bool -buildtags -copylocks -methods -nilfunc -printf
 default: test
 
 # bin generates the releaseable binaries for Terraform
-bin: generate
+bin: fmtcheck generate
 	@sh -c "'$(CURDIR)/scripts/build.sh'"
 
 # dev creates binaries for testing Terraform locally. These are put
 # into ./bin/ as well as $GOPATH/bin
-dev: generate
+dev: fmtcheck generate
 	@TF_DEV=1 sh -c "'$(CURDIR)/scripts/build.sh'"
 
 quickdev: generate
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ quickdev: generate
 # Shorthand for quickly building the core of Terraform. Note that some
 # changes will require a rebuild of everything, in which case the dev
 # target should be used.
-core-dev: generate
+core-dev: fmtcheck generate
 	go install github.com/hashicorp/terraform
 
 # Shorthand for building and installing just one plugin for local testing.
 # Run as (for example): make plugin-dev PLUGIN=provider-aws
-plugin-dev: generate
+plugin-dev: fmtcheck generate
 	go install github.com/hashicorp/terraform/builtin/bins/$(PLUGIN)
 	mv $(GOPATH)/bin/$(PLUGIN) $(GOPATH)/bin/terraform-$(PLUGIN)
 
 # test runs the unit tests and vets the code
-test: generate
+test: fmtcheck generate
 	TF_ACC= go test $(TEST) $(TESTARGS) -timeout=30s -parallel=4
 	@$(MAKE) vet
 
 # testacc runs acceptance tests
-testacc: generate
+testacc: fmtcheck generate
 	@if [ "$(TEST)" = "./..." ]; then \
 		echo "ERROR: Set TEST to a specific package. For example,"; \
 		echo "  make testacc TEST=./builtin/providers/aws"; \
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ testacc: generate
 	TF_ACC=1 go test $(TEST) -v $(TESTARGS) -timeout 90m
 
 # testrace runs the race checker
-testrace: generate
+testrace: fmtcheck generate
 	TF_ACC= go test -race $(TEST) $(TESTARGS)
 
 # updatedeps installs all the dependencies that Terraform needs to run
@@ -84,4 +84,10 @@ vet:
 generate:
 	go generate ./...
 
-.PHONY: bin default generate test updatedeps vet
+fmt:
+	gofmt -w .
+
+fmtcheck:
+	@sh -c "'$(CURDIR)/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh'"
+
+.PHONY: bin default generate test updatedeps vet fmt fmtcheck
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go
index 74ed455f7..fa1e9e733 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func testAccCheckAWSDBInstanceSnapshot(s *terraform.State) error {
 
 		} else {
 			if len(resp.DBInstances) != 0 &&
-			*resp.DBInstances[0].DBInstanceIdentifier == rs.Primary.ID {
+				*resp.DBInstances[0].DBInstanceIdentifier == rs.Primary.ID {
 				return fmt.Errorf("DB Instance still exists")
 			}
 		}
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func testAccCheckAWSDBInstanceNoSnapshot(s *terraform.State) error {
 
 		} else {
 			if len(resp.DBInstances) != 0 &&
-			*resp.DBInstances[0].DBInstanceIdentifier == rs.Primary.ID {
+				*resp.DBInstances[0].DBInstanceIdentifier == rs.Primary.ID {
 				return fmt.Errorf("DB Instance still exists")
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_dynamodb_table.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_dynamodb_table.go
index addf368ef..c0a4f8c49 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_dynamodb_table.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_dynamodb_table.go
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ func resourceAwsDynamoDbTable() *schema.Resource {
 				},
 			},
 			"stream_enabled": &schema.Schema{
-				Type: schema.TypeBool,
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 			"stream_view_type": &schema.Schema{
-				Type: schema.TypeString,
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				StateFunc: func(v interface{}) string {
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ func resourceAwsDynamoDbTableCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := d.GetOk("stream_enabled"); ok {
-		
+
 		req.StreamSpecification = &dynamodb.StreamSpecification{
-			StreamEnabled: aws.Bool(d.Get("stream_enabled").(bool)),
+			StreamEnabled:  aws.Bool(d.Get("stream_enabled").(bool)),
 			StreamViewType: aws.String(d.Get("stream_view_type").(string)),
 		}
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func resourceAwsDynamoDbTableUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		}
 
 		req.StreamSpecification = &dynamodb.StreamSpecification{
-			StreamEnabled: aws.Bool(d.Get("stream_enabled").(bool)),
+			StreamEnabled:  aws.Bool(d.Get("stream_enabled").(bool)),
 			StreamViewType: aws.String(d.Get("stream_view_type").(string)),
 		}
 
@@ -804,10 +804,10 @@ func waitForTableToBeActive(tableName string, meta interface{}) error {
 
 func validateStreamViewType(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []error) {
 	value := v.(string)
-	viewTypes := map[string]bool {
-		"KEYS_ONLY": true,
-		"NEW_IMAGE": true,
-		"OLD_IMAGE": true,
+	viewTypes := map[string]bool{
+		"KEYS_ONLY":          true,
+		"NEW_IMAGE":          true,
+		"OLD_IMAGE":          true,
 		"NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES": true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go
index b0cabec2b..67d4c356c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ func resourceAwsSecurityGroup() *schema.Resource {
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"name": &schema.Schema{
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
-				Computed: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
+				Type:          schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:      true,
+				Computed:      true,
+				ForceNew:      true,
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"name_prefix"},
 				ValidateFunc: func(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []error) {
 					value := v.(string)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group_test.go
index d5142c68e..2ae9d283b 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestAccAWSSecurityGroup_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestAccAWSSecurityGroup_namePrefix( t *testing.T) {
+func TestAccAWSSecurityGroup_namePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	var group ec2.SecurityGroup
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func testAccCheckAWSSecurityGroupDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 }
 
 func testAccCheckAWSSecurityGroupGeneratedNamePrefix(
-resource, prefix string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	resource, prefix string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		r, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[resource]
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_record.go b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_record.go
index 1db6084bd..5e8218c79 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_record.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func resourceDigitalOceanRecordDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Deleting record: %s, %d", domain, id)
 
-  resp, delErr := client.Domains.DeleteRecord(domain, id)
+	resp, delErr := client.Domains.DeleteRecord(domain, id)
 	if delErr != nil {
 		// If the record is somehow already destroyed, mark as
 		// successfully gone
diff --git a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder.go b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder.go
index 3ed4d52ad..82289f3cf 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type folder struct {
-	datacenter        string
-	existingPath      string
-	path              string
+	datacenter   string
+	existingPath string
+	path         string
 }
 
 func resourceVSphereFolder() *schema.Resource {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func resourceVSphereFolder() *schema.Resource {
 }
 
 func resourceVSphereFolderCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	
+
 	client := meta.(*govmomi.Client)
 
 	f := folder{
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func resourceVSphereFolderCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	return resourceVSphereFolderRead(d, meta)
 }
 
-
 func createFolder(client *govmomi.Client, f *folder) error {
 
 	finder := find.NewFinder(client.Client, true)
@@ -96,41 +95,40 @@ func createFolder(client *govmomi.Client, f *folder) error {
 		subfolder, err := si.FindByInventoryPath(
 			context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", f.datacenter, workingPath))
 
- 		if err != nil {
- 			return fmt.Errorf("error %s", err)
- 		} else if subfolder == nil {
- 			log.Printf("[DEBUG] folder not found; creating: %s", workingPath)
- 			folder, err = folder.CreateFolder(context.TODO(), pathPart)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error %s", err)
+		} else if subfolder == nil {
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] folder not found; creating: %s", workingPath)
+			folder, err = folder.CreateFolder(context.TODO(), pathPart)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create folder at %s; %s", workingPath, err)
 			}
- 		} else {
- 			log.Printf("[DEBUG] folder already exists: %s", workingPath)
- 			f.existingPath = workingPath
- 			folder = subfolder.(*object.Folder)
- 		}
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] folder already exists: %s", workingPath)
+			f.existingPath = workingPath
+			folder = subfolder.(*object.Folder)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-
 func resourceVSphereFolderRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	
+
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] reading folder: %#v", d)
 	client := meta.(*govmomi.Client)
-	
+
 	dc, err := getDatacenter(client, d.Get("datacenter").(string))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	
+
 	finder := find.NewFinder(client.Client, true)
 	finder = finder.SetDatacenter(dc)
 
 	folder, err := object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindByInventoryPath(
-			context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", d.Get("datacenter").(string), 
-				d.Get("path").(string)))
-	
+		context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", d.Get("datacenter").(string),
+			d.Get("path").(string)))
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -143,9 +141,9 @@ func resourceVSphereFolderRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func resourceVSphereFolderDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	
+
 	f := folder{
-		path: strings.TrimRight(d.Get("path").(string), "/"),
+		path:         strings.TrimRight(d.Get("path").(string), "/"),
 		existingPath: d.Get("existing_path").(string),
 	}
 
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ func resourceVSphereFolderDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	client := meta.(*govmomi.Client)
 
 	deleteFolder(client, &f)
-	
+
 	d.SetId("")
 	return nil
 }
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ func deleteFolder(client *govmomi.Client, f *folder) error {
 
 	folderRef, err := si.FindByInventoryPath(
 		context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", f.datacenter, f.path))
-	
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("[ERROR] Could not locate folder %s: %v", f.path, err)
 	} else {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder_test.go b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder_test.go
index c8dd9828a..dfd81bbcc 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_folder_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
-	
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ func TestAccVSphereFolder_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	testMethod := "basic"
 	resourceName := "vsphere_folder." + testMethod
 	path := "tf_test_basic"
-	
+
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func TestAccVSphereFolder_basic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccVSphereFolder_nested(t *testing.T) {
-	
+
 	var f folder
 	datacenter := os.Getenv("VSPHERE_DATACENTER")
 	testMethod := "nested"
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func TestAccVSphereFolder_nested(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccVSphereFolder_dontDeleteExisting(t *testing.T) {
-	
+
 	var f folder
 	datacenter := os.Getenv("VSPHERE_DATACENTER")
 	testMethod := "dontDeleteExisting"
@@ -88,17 +87,17 @@ func TestAccVSphereFolder_dontDeleteExisting(t *testing.T) {
 	path := existingPath + "/tf_nested/tf_test"
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
-		PreCheck:   func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
-		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
 		CheckDestroy: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 			assertVSphereFolderExists(datacenter, existingPath),
 			removeVSphereFolder(datacenter, existingPath, ""),
 		),
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			resource.TestStep{
-				PreConfig: func() { 
+				PreConfig: func() {
 					createVSphereFolder(datacenter, existingPath)
-					},
+				},
 				Config: fmt.Sprintf(
 					testAccCheckVSphereFolderConfig,
 					testMethod,
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereFolderExists(n string, f *folder) resource.TestCheckFunc
 
 		_, err = object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindChild(context.TODO(), dcFolders.VmFolder, rs.Primary.Attributes["path"])
 
-
 		*f = folder{
 			path: rs.Primary.Attributes["path"],
 		}
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereFolderExistingPathExists(n string, f *folder) resource.T
 
 		_, err = object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindChild(context.TODO(), dcFolders.VmFolder, rs.Primary.Attributes["existing_path"])
 
-
 		*f = folder{
 			path: rs.Primary.Attributes["path"],
 		}
@@ -217,10 +214,10 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereFolderExistingPathExists(n string, f *folder) resource.T
 
 func assertVSphereFolderExists(datacenter string, folder_name string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error {             
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*govmomi.Client)
 		folder, err := object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindByInventoryPath(
-				context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder_name))
+			context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder_name))
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error: %s", err)
 		} else if folder == nil {
@@ -232,16 +229,16 @@ func assertVSphereFolderExists(datacenter string, folder_name string) resource.T
 }
 
 func createVSphereFolder(datacenter string, folder_name string) error {
-	
+
 	client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*govmomi.Client)
 
-	f := folder{path: folder_name, datacenter: datacenter,}
+	f := folder{path: folder_name, datacenter: datacenter}
 
 	folder, err := object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindByInventoryPath(
-			context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder_name))
+		context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder_name))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error %s", err)
-	} 
+	}
 
 	if folder == nil {
 		createFolder(client, &f)
@@ -253,16 +250,16 @@ func createVSphereFolder(datacenter string, folder_name string) error {
 }
 
 func removeVSphereFolder(datacenter string, folder_name string, existing_path string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
-	
-	f := folder{path: folder_name, datacenter: datacenter, existingPath: existing_path,}
 
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error { 
+	f := folder{path: folder_name, datacenter: datacenter, existingPath: existing_path}
+
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 
 		client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*govmomi.Client)
 		// finder := find.NewFinder(client.Client, true)
 
 		folder, _ := object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindByInventoryPath(
-				context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder_name))
+			context.TODO(), fmt.Sprintf("%v/vm/%v", datacenter, folder_name))
 		if folder != nil {
 			deleteFolder(client, &f)
 		}
@@ -276,4 +273,4 @@ resource "vsphere_folder" "%s" {
 	path = "%s"
 	datacenter = "%s"
 }
-`
\ No newline at end of file
+`
diff --git a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine.go b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine.go
index 0ae637911..12fdc9bd0 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func resourceVSphereVirtualMachineCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 }
 
 func resourceVSphereVirtualMachineRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	
+
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] reading virtual machine: %#v", d)
 	client := meta.(*govmomi.Client)
 	dc, err := getDatacenter(client, d.Get("datacenter").(string))
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ func (vm *virtualMachine) deployVirtualMachine(c *govmomi.Client) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	
+
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] folder: %#v", vm.folder)
 	folder := dcFolders.VmFolder
 	if len(vm.folder) > 0 {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine_test.go b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine_test.go
index 5d239ac5e..97973efb5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/vsphere/resource_vsphere_virtual_machine_test.go
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ func TestAccVSphereVirtualMachine_createInExistingFolder(t *testing.T) {
 	label := os.Getenv("VSPHERE_NETWORK_LABEL_DHCP")
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
-		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
-		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
 		CheckDestroy: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 			testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineDestroy,
 			removeVSphereFolder(datacenter, folder, ""),
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ func TestAccVSphereVirtualMachine_createWithFolder(t *testing.T) {
 	label := os.Getenv("VSPHERE_NETWORK_LABEL_DHCP")
 
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
-		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
-		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
 		CheckDestroy: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 			testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineDestroy,
 			testAccCheckVSphereFolderDestroy,
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error %s", err)
 		}
 
-
 		folder := dcFolders.VmFolder
 		if len(rs.Primary.Attributes["folder"]) > 0 {
 			si := object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client)
@@ -370,7 +369,6 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 func testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineExistsHasCustomConfig(n string, vm *virtualMachine) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 
-
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
@@ -393,7 +391,6 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineExistsHasCustomConfig(n string, vm *virtua
 			return fmt.Errorf("error %s", err)
 		}
 
-
 		_, err = object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindChild(context.TODO(), dcFolders.VmFolder, rs.Primary.Attributes["name"])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error %s", err)
@@ -493,7 +490,6 @@ func testAccCheckVSphereVirtualMachineExists(n string, vm *virtualMachine) resou
 
 		_, err = object.NewSearchIndex(client.Client).FindChild(context.TODO(), folder, rs.Primary.Attributes["name"])
 
-
 		*vm = virtualMachine{
 			name: rs.Primary.ID,
 		}
@@ -598,4 +594,4 @@ resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "with_folder" {
         template = "%s"
     }
 }
-`
\ No newline at end of file
+`
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 2553f5b6f..222e1879e 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ GIT_DIRTY=$(test -n "`git status --porcelain`" && echo "+CHANGES" || true)
 XC_ARCH=${XC_ARCH:-"386 amd64 arm"}
 XC_OS=${XC_OS:-linux darwin windows freebsd openbsd}
 
+
 # Get dependencies unless running in quick mode
 if [ "${TF_QUICKDEV}x" == "x" ]; then
     echo "==> Getting dependencies..."
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ rm -f bin/*
 rm -rf pkg/*
 mkdir -p bin/
 
+
 # If its dev mode, only build for ourself
 if [ "${TF_DEV}x" != "x" ]; then
     XC_OS=$(go env GOOS)
diff --git a/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh b/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..315571042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gofmtcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Check gofmt
+echo "==> Checking that code complies with gofmt requirements..."
+gofmt_files=$(gofmt -l .)
+if [[ -n ${gofmt_files} ]]; then
+    echo 'gofmt needs running on the following files:'
+    echo "${gofmt_files}"
+    echo "You can use the command: \`make fmt\` to reformat code."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0