diff --git a/riocli/deployment/model.py b/riocli/deployment/model.py
index ebe0d0d9..df1355f2 100644
--- a/riocli/deployment/model.py
+++ b/riocli/deployment/model.py
@@ -16,18 +16,16 @@
 
 import click
 from rapyuta_io import Client
-from rapyuta_io.clients.catalog_client import Package
 from rapyuta_io.clients import ObjDict
-from rapyuta_io.clients.static_route import StaticRoute
+from rapyuta_io.clients.catalog_client import Package
 from rapyuta_io.clients.deployment import DeploymentNotRunningException, DeploymentPhaseConstants
 from rapyuta_io.clients.native_network import NativeNetwork
-from rapyuta_io.clients.package import ProvisionConfiguration, RestartPolicy, \
-    ExecutableMount
-from rapyuta_io.clients.rosbag import (
-    ROSBagJob, ROSBagOptions, ROSBagCompression,
-    UploadOptions, ROSBagOnDemandUploadOptions, ROSBagTimeRange,
-    ROSBagUploadTypes, OverrideOptions, TopicOverrideInfo)
+from rapyuta_io.clients.package import ExecutableMount, ProvisionConfiguration, RestartPolicy
+from rapyuta_io.clients.rosbag import (OverrideOptions, ROSBagCompression, ROSBagJob, ROSBagOnDemandUploadOptions,
+                                       ROSBagOptions, ROSBagTimeRange, ROSBagUploadTypes, TopicOverrideInfo,
+                                       UploadOptions)
 from rapyuta_io.clients.routed_network import RoutedNetwork
+from rapyuta_io.clients.static_route import StaticRoute
 
 from riocli.constants import Colors
 from riocli.deployment.errors import ERRORS
@@ -35,7 +33,9 @@
 from riocli.jsonschema.validate import load_schema
 from riocli.model import Model
 from riocli.package.util import find_package_guid
+from riocli.parameter.utils import list_trees
 from riocli.static_route.util import find_static_route_guid
+from riocli.utils.cache import get_cache
 
 
 class Deployment(Model):
@@ -194,9 +194,27 @@ def create_object(self, client: Client, **kwargs) -> typing.Any:
         if 'features' in self.spec:
             if 'params' in self.spec.features and self.spec.features.params.enabled:
                 component_id = internal_component.componentId
+                disable_sync = self.spec.features.params.get('disableSync', False)
+
+                # Validate trees in the manifest with the ones available
+                # to avoid misconfigurations.
                 tree_names = self.spec.features.params.get('trees', [])
-                disable_sync = self.spec.features.params.get('disableSync',
-                                                             False)
+
+                # For multiple deployments in the same project, the list of
+                # available config trees is going to remain the same. Hence,
+                # we cache it once and keep fetching it from the cache.
+                cache_key = '{}-trees'.format(pkg.get('ownerProject'))
+                with get_cache() as c:
+                    if c.get(cache_key) is None:
+                        c.set(cache_key, set(list_trees()))
+
+                    available_trees = c.get(cache_key)
+
+                if not available_trees:
+                    raise ValueError("One or more trees are incorrect. Please run `rio parameter list` to confirm.")
+
+                if not set(tree_names).issubset(available_trees):
+                    raise ValueError("One or more trees are incorrect. Please run `rio parameter list` to confirm.")
 
                 args = []
                 for e in executables:
@@ -214,8 +232,7 @@ def create_object(self, client: Client, **kwargs) -> typing.Any:
                 if component_id not in component_context:
                     component_context[component_id] = {}
 
-                component_context[component_id][
-                    'param_sync_exec_args'] = args
+                component_context[component_id]['param_sync_exec_args'] = args
 
         provision_config.set_component_alias(component_name,
                                              self.metadata.name)
diff --git a/riocli/parameter/list.py b/riocli/parameter/list.py
index 2995cdf5..9acb8f9d 100644
--- a/riocli/parameter/list.py
+++ b/riocli/parameter/list.py
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import click
 from click_help_colors import HelpColorsCommand
-from rapyuta_io.utils.rest_client import HttpMethod
 
 from riocli.constants import Colors
-from riocli.parameter.utils import _api_call
+from riocli.parameter.utils import list_trees
 from riocli.utils import tabulate_data
 
 
@@ -31,14 +30,9 @@ def list_configuration_trees() -> None:
     List the Configuration Parameter Trees.
     """
     try:
-        data = _api_call(HttpMethod.GET)
-        if 'data' not in data:
-            raise Exception('Failed to list configurations')
-
-        trees = [[tree] for tree in data['data']]
-
+        data = list_trees()
+        trees = [[tree] for tree in data]
         tabulate_data(trees, headers=['Tree Name'])
-
     except Exception as e:
         click.secho(str(e), fg=Colors.RED)
         raise SystemExit(1)
diff --git a/riocli/parameter/utils.py b/riocli/parameter/utils.py
index 4ac41ee1..a706eb7b 100644
--- a/riocli/parameter/utils.py
+++ b/riocli/parameter/utils.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 import re
 import typing
 from filecmp import dircmp
+from typing import List
 
 import click
 from directory_tree import display_tree
 from rapyuta_io.utils import RestClient
+from rapyuta_io.utils.rest_client import HttpMethod
 
 from riocli.config import Configuration
 from riocli.constants import Colors
@@ -84,6 +86,14 @@ def _api_call(
     return data
 
 
+def list_trees() -> List[str]:
+    resp = _api_call(HttpMethod.GET)
+    if 'data' not in resp:
+        raise Exception('Failed to list configurations')
+
+    return resp.get('data')
+
+
 class DeepDirCmp(dircmp):
 
     def phase3(self) -> None: