diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 750af72..9d20969 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ kp, _ := kubeprobes.New(
     // ...
 )
 
-livenessHandler := kp.GetLivenessHandler()
-readinessHandler := kp.GetReadinessHandler()
+livenessHandler := kp.LivenessHandler()
+readinessHandler := kp.ReadinessHandler()
 ```
 
-Those handler can be used for manually mounting them on other servers/routers/muxes (eg. `go-chi/chi`, `gorilla/mux`, `http`'s `ServeMux` etc.). 
+Those handler can be used for manually mounting them on other servers/routers/muxes (eg. `go-chi/chi`, `gorilla/mux`, `http`'s `ServeMux` etc.).
 
 ## Example usage
 
diff --git a/probes.go b/probes.go
index e21dd89..1a14be9 100644
--- a/probes.go
+++ b/probes.go
@@ -35,44 +35,36 @@ func New(options ...Option) (Kubeprobes, error) {
 }
 
 func (kp *kubeprobes) validate() error {
-	errs := []error{}
-
+	var err error
 	if kp.pathLive == "" {
-		errs = append(
-			errs,
-			fmt.Errorf("liveness probe path must not be empty"),
-		)
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("liveness probe path must not be empty"))
 	}
 
 	if kp.pathReady == "" {
-		errs = append(
-			errs,
-			fmt.Errorf("readiness probe path must not be empty"),
-		)
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("readiness probe path must not be empty"))
 	}
 
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(kp.pathLive, "/") {
-		errs = append(
-			errs,
-			fmt.Errorf("liveness probe path must start with slash (current: %q)", kp.pathLive),
-		)
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("liveness probe path must start with slash (current: %q)", kp.pathLive))
 	}
 
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(kp.pathReady, "/") {
-		errs = append(
-			errs,
-			fmt.Errorf("readiness probe path must start with slash (current: %q)", kp.pathReady),
-		)
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("readiness probe path must start with slash (current: %q)", kp.pathReady))
 	}
 
 	if kp.pathLive == kp.pathReady {
-		errs = append(
-			errs,
-			fmt.Errorf("liveness and readiness probes have the same values (both %q)", kp.pathLive),
-		)
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("liveness and readiness probes have the same values (both %q)", kp.pathLive))
 	}
 
-	return errors.Join(errs...)
+	if len(kp.livenessProbes) == 0 {
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("no liveness probes defined"))
+	}
+
+	if len(kp.readinessProbes) == 0 {
+		err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("no readiness probes defined"))
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func (kp *kubeprobes) handleLiveness(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
@@ -93,13 +85,13 @@ func (kp *kubeprobes) handleReadiness(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-// GetLivenessHandler implements Kubeprobes.
-func (kp *kubeprobes) GetLivenessHandler() http.Handler {
+// LivenessHandler implements Kubeprobes.
+func (kp *kubeprobes) LivenessHandler() http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(kp.handleLiveness)
 }
 
-// GetReadinessHandler implements Kubeprobes.
-func (kp *kubeprobes) GetReadinessHandler() http.Handler {
+// ReadinessHandler implements Kubeprobes.
+func (kp *kubeprobes) ReadinessHandler() http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(kp.handleReadiness)
 }
 
diff --git a/probes_test.go b/probes_test.go
index 059c288..c614145 100644
--- a/probes_test.go
+++ b/probes_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,100 @@ func getStatusFromEndpoint(t *testing.T, client *http.Client, endpoint string) i
 	return resp.StatusCode
 }
 
-func TestKubeprobes(t *testing.T) {
+func TestValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		live  = NewStatefulProbe()
+		ready = NewStatefulProbe()
+	)
+
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		opts          []Option
+		expectedError bool
+	}{
+		"no modifications and no error": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+			},
+		},
+		"modifications and no error": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+				WithLivenessPath("/livez"),
+				WithReadinessPath("/readyz"),
+			},
+		},
+		"missing liveness probes": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		"missing readiness probes": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		"liveness probe path empty": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+				WithLivenessPath(""),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		"readiness probe path empty": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+				WithReadinessPath(""),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		"liveness probe path does not start with slash": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+				WithLivenessPath("livez"),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		"readiness probe path does not start with slash": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+				WithReadinessPath("readyz"),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		"liveness and readiness probe paths are equal": {
+			opts: []Option{
+				WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
+				WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
+				WithLivenessPath("/check"),
+				WithReadinessPath("/check"),
+			},
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		name, tc := name, tc
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := New(tc.opts...)
+			switch {
+			case err == nil && tc.expectedError:
+				t.Error("expected error, but no error was returned")
+			case err != nil && !tc.expectedError:
+				t.Errorf("expected no error but got %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	live, ready := NewStatefulProbe(), NewStatefulProbe()
 
 	tests := map[string]struct {
@@ -50,10 +143,13 @@ func TestKubeprobes(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	kp, _ := New(
+	kp, err := New(
 		WithLivenessStatefulProbes(live),
 		WithReadinessStatefulProbes(ready),
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
 
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(kp)
 	defer srv.Close()
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index c976a1a..cc1c862 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import "net/http"
 type Kubeprobes interface {
 	http.Handler
 
-	// GetLivenessHandler returns [http.Handler] for liveness probes.
-	GetLivenessHandler() http.Handler
-	// GetReadinessHandler returns [http.Handler] for readiness probes.
-	GetReadinessHandler() http.Handler
+	// LivenessHandler returns [http.Handler] for liveness probes.
+	LivenessHandler() http.Handler
+	// ReadinessHandler returns [http.Handler] for readiness probes.
+	ReadinessHandler() http.Handler
 }
 
 // Option represents a [Kubeprobes] constructor option.