diff --git a/internal/configuration/settings/provider.go b/internal/configuration/settings/provider.go
index 3006b6bc..ff1bf4b6 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/provider.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/provider.go
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ type Provider struct {
 	PortForwarding PortForwarding
 }
 
-func (p Provider) validate(vpnType string, allServers models.AllServers) (err error) {
+// TODO v4 remove pointer for receiver (because of Surfshark).
+func (p *Provider) validate(vpnType string, allServers models.AllServers) (err error) {
 	// Validate Name
 	var validNames []string
 	if vpnType == constants.OpenVPN {
diff --git a/internal/configuration/settings/settings.go b/internal/configuration/settings/settings.go
index ab7d8152..48de474f 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/settings.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/settings.go
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ type Settings struct {
 	VPN           VPN
 }
 
-func (s Settings) Validate(allServers models.AllServers) (err error) {
+// Validate validates all the settings and returns an error
+// if one of them is not valid.
+// TODO v4 remove pointer for receiver (because of Surfshark).
+func (s *Settings) Validate(allServers models.AllServers) (err error) {
 	nameToValidation := map[string]func() error{
 		"control server":  s.ControlServer.validate,
 		"dns":             s.DNS.validate,
diff --git a/internal/configuration/settings/vpn.go b/internal/configuration/settings/vpn.go
index 71bd62bc..df4c7a12 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/vpn.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/vpn.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ type VPN struct {
 	Wireguard Wireguard
 }
 
-// Validate validates VPN settings.
-func (v VPN) validate(allServers models.AllServers) (err error) {
+// TODO v4 remove pointer for receiver (because of Surfshark).
+func (v *VPN) validate(allServers models.AllServers) (err error) {
 	// Validate Type
 	validVPNTypes := []string{constants.OpenVPN, constants.Wireguard}
 	if !helpers.IsOneOf(v.Type, validVPNTypes...) {