diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7cf8e18..23cf9fc 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -245,19 +245,16 @@ savestate
 Options used:
 
 * ``wrapper`` (required) with ``archive`` as an value
-* ``wrapper_archiver`` (conditionally required) archiver to use for storage
-  save state
+* ``wrapper_archiver`` (required) archiver to use for storage save state
 * ``wrapper_gui_msg`` (optional) if set to "1", will display a graphical
   message during extracting files
-* ``wrapper_save_state`` (optional) if set to "1", will archive save state
-  directory, defined as ``$CONFIG/[save-state-dir-name]`` using provided
-  ``wrapper_archiver`` archiver. If this option is enabled,
-  ``wrapper_archiver`` will be required.
 
 This module is primarily used to run emulator with read only media attached
 (like images of floppies or uncompressed CD-ROMs) and its purpose is to
 preserve save state which will be created as an archive alongside with original
-configuration file in selected archive format.
+configuration file in selected archive format. Note, that there is required to
+provide ``wrapper_archiver``, since option ``wrapper_save_state`` is implicitly
+set to value ``1`` in this module.
 
 Example configuration:
 
@@ -268,7 +265,6 @@ Example configuration:
    wrapper = savestate
    wrapper_archiver = 7z
    wrapper_gui_msg = 1
-   wrapper_save_state = 1
    ...
 
 And execution is as usual:
diff --git a/fs_uae_wrapper/savestate.py b/fs_uae_wrapper/savestate.py
index 1d3aa2b..0a2b8cc 100644
--- a/fs_uae_wrapper/savestate.py
+++ b/fs_uae_wrapper/savestate.py
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ class SaveState(base.Base):
     """
     Preserve save state.
     """
+    def __init__(self, conf_file, fsuae_options, configuration):
+        """
+        Params:
+            conf_file:      a relative path to provided configuration file
+            fsuae_options:  is an CmdOption object created out of command line
+                            parameters
+            configuration:  is config dictionary created out of config file
+        """
+        super(SaveState, self).__init__(conf_file, fsuae_options,
+                                        configuration)
+        self.arch_filepath = None
+        self.all_options['wrapper_save_state'] = '1'
+
     def run(self):
         """
         Main function which accepts configuration file for FS-UAE
diff --git a/tests/test_savestate.py b/tests/test_savestate.py
index dced671..1e22ae3 100644
--- a/tests/test_savestate.py
+++ b/tests/test_savestate.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestArchive(TestCase):
         arch = savestate.SaveState('Config.fs-uae', utils.CmdOption(), {})
         self.assertFalse(arch.run())
 
-        arch.all_options = {'wrapper': 'archive',
+        arch.all_options = {'wrapper': 'savestate',
                             'wrapper_save_state': '1',
                             'wrapper_archiver': 'rar'}
 
@@ -70,3 +70,16 @@ class TestArchive(TestCase):
 
         save_state.return_value = True
         self.assertTrue(arch.run())
+
+    @mock.patch('fs_uae_wrapper.path.which')
+    def test_validate_options(self, which):
+        which.return_value = 'unrar'
+
+        arch = savestate.SaveState('Config.fs-uae', utils.CmdOption(), {})
+        self.assertFalse(arch._validate_options())
+
+        arch.all_options['wrapper'] = 'savestate'
+        self.assertFalse(arch._validate_options())
+
+        arch.all_options['wrapper_archiver'] = 'rar'
+        self.assertTrue(arch._validate_options())