diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a44759..ffdc15d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "securelog-scan",
-  "version": "3.0.22",
+  "version": "3.0.23",
   "description": "A CLI tool to scan codebases for potential secrets.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "author": {
diff --git a/src/regexHandler.ts b/src/regexHandler.ts
index 7bf9e80..3f97c0c 100644
--- a/src/regexHandler.ts
+++ b/src/regexHandler.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const isWhitelisted = (input: string): boolean => {
  * Validates a custom detector configuration and throws detailed errors if invalid.
  * @param config - The custom detector configuration to validate.
  */
-const validateDetectorConfig = (config: DetectorConfig): void => {
+export const validateDetectorConfig = (config: DetectorConfig): void => {
   const { regex, keywords, detectorType, group } = config;
   const errors: string[] = [];
 
diff --git a/src/shared/index.ts b/src/shared/index.ts
index 75f4b12..7f2b8d3 100644
--- a/src/shared/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { AhoCorasickCore } from "../ahocorasick";
 import { decay } from "../decay";
-import { buildCustomDetectors } from "../regexHandler";
+import { buildCustomDetectors, validateDetectorConfig } from "../regexHandler";
 import { DataFormat, ScanStringOptions } from "../types";
 import { DetectorConfig } from "../types/detector";
 import { maskString } from "../util";
@@ -203,3 +203,5 @@ export class DataFormatHandlers {
     this.formats.set(name, handler);
   }
 }
+
+export const validateCustomDetectorConfig = validateDetectorConfig;