diff --git a/sdk/proto/events/event.proto b/sdk/proto/events/event.proto
index ba925506e..61324fc70 100644
--- a/sdk/proto/events/event.proto
+++ b/sdk/proto/events/event.proto
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ message SecurityViolationEvent {
   // DEPRECATED
   reserved 39;
   reserved "NginxID";
-  
+
   string PolicyName = 1 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "policy_name"];
   string SupportID = 2 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "support_id"];
 
diff --git a/src/core/nginx.go b/src/core/nginx.go
index ffc6ee23d..d27322b39 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.go
+++ b/src/core/nginx.go
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ func (n *NginxBinaryType) ValidateConfig(processId, bin, configLocation string,
 		return fmt.Errorf("error running nginx -t -c %v:\n%s", configLocation, response)
 	}
 
+	if strings.Contains(response.String(), "nginx: [warn]") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error running nginx -t -c %v:\n%s", configLocation, response)
+	}
+
 	log.Infof("Config validated:\n%s", response)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto b/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
index ba925506e..61324fc70 100644
--- a/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
+++ b/test/integration/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ message SecurityViolationEvent {
   // DEPRECATED
   reserved 39;
   reserved "NginxID";
-  
+
   string PolicyName = 1 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "policy_name"];
   string SupportID = 2 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "support_id"];
 
diff --git a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
index ba925506e..61324fc70 100644
--- a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
+++ b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ message SecurityViolationEvent {
   // DEPRECATED
   reserved 39;
   reserved "NginxID";
-  
+
   string PolicyName = 1 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "policy_name"];
   string SupportID = 2 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "support_id"];
 
diff --git a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
index ffc6ee23d..d27322b39 100644
--- a/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
+++ b/test/performance/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/v2/src/core/nginx.go
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ func (n *NginxBinaryType) ValidateConfig(processId, bin, configLocation string,
 		return fmt.Errorf("error running nginx -t -c %v:\n%s", configLocation, response)
 	}
 
+	if strings.Contains(response.String(), "nginx: [warn]") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error running nginx -t -c %v:\n%s", configLocation, response)
+	}
+
 	log.Infof("Config validated:\n%s", response)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto b/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
index ba925506e..61324fc70 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
+++ b/vendor/github.com/nginx/agent/sdk/v2/proto/events/event.proto
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ message SecurityViolationEvent {
   // DEPRECATED
   reserved 39;
   reserved "NginxID";
-  
+
   string PolicyName = 1 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "policy_name"];
   string SupportID = 2 [(gogoproto.jsontag) = "support_id"];