diff --git a/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/filenames.py b/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/filenames.py
index 897fa2f13..2a8e4df01 100644
--- a/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/filenames.py
+++ b/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/filenames.py
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ def validate_linux_filename(linux_filename: str):
 
 
 def validate_windows_filename(windows_filename: str):
-    validate_windows_filename_not_reserved(windows_filename)
+    _validate_windows_filename_not_reserved(windows_filename)
     if not re.match(_valid_windows_filename_regex, windows_filename):
         raise ValidationError(f"Invalid Windows filename {windows_filename}: illegal characters")
 
 
-def validate_windows_filename_not_reserved(windows_filename: str):
+def _validate_windows_filename_not_reserved(windows_filename: str):
     # filename shouldn't start with any of these and be followed by a period
     if PureWindowsPath(windows_filename).is_reserved():
         raise ValidationError(f"Invalid Windows filename {windows_filename}: reserved name used")
diff --git a/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/ip_ranges.py b/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/ip_ranges.py
index 5fca61b3d..6eabc9e61 100644
--- a/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/ip_ranges.py
+++ b/monkey/common/agent_configuration/validators/ip_ranges.py
@@ -52,15 +52,12 @@ def validate_ip_network(ip_network: str):
 
 
 def validate_ip_range(ip_range: str):
-    try:
-        ip_range = ip_range.replace(" ", "")
-        ips = ip_range.split("-")
-        if len(ips) != 2:
-            raise ValidationError(f"Invalid IP range {ip_range}")
-        validate_ip(ips[0])
-        validate_ip(ips[1])
-    except IndexError:
+    ip_range = ip_range.replace(" ", "")
+    ips = ip_range.split("-")
+    if len(ips) != 2:
         raise ValidationError(f"Invalid IP range {ip_range}")
+    validate_ip(ips[0])
+    validate_ip(ips[1])
 
 
 def validate_ip(ip: str):