diff --git a/internal/blocker/firewalld.go b/internal/blocker/firewalld.go
index bf85aa8..094079c 100644
--- a/internal/blocker/firewalld.go
+++ b/internal/blocker/firewalld.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package blocker
 
 import (
-	"github.com/d3m0k1d/BanForge/internal/logger"
 	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/d3m0k1d/BanForge/internal/logger"
 )
 
 type Firewalld struct {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func (f *Firewalld) Ban(ip string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "firewall-cmd", "--zone=drop", "--add-source="+ip, "--permanent")
+	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "firewall-cmd", "--zone=drop", "--add-source", ip, "--permanent")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logger.Error(err.Error())
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (f *Firewalld) Unban(ip string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "firewall-cmd", "--zone=drop", "--remove-source="+ip, "--permanent")
+	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "firewall-cmd", "--zone=drop", "--remove-source", ip, "--permanent")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logger.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/internal/blocker/iptables.go b/internal/blocker/iptables.go
index 442171f..b6847dd 100644
--- a/internal/blocker/iptables.go
+++ b/internal/blocker/iptables.go
@@ -23,20 +23,40 @@ func (f *Iptables) Ban(ip string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	err = validateConfigPath(f.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "iptables", "-A", "INPUT", "-s", ip, "-j", "DROP")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		f.logger.Error(err.Error())
+		f.logger.Error("failed to ban IP",
+			"ip", ip,
+			"error", err.Error(),
+			"output", string(output))
 		return err
 	}
-	f.logger.Info("Banning " + ip + " " + string(output))
+	f.logger.Info("IP banned",
+		"ip", ip,
+		"output", string(output))
+
+	err = validateConfigPath(f.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// #nosec G204 - f.config is validated above via validateConfigPath()
 	cmd = exec.Command("sudo", "iptables-save", "-f", f.config)
 	output, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		f.logger.Error(err.Error())
+		f.logger.Error("failed to save config",
+			"config_path", f.config,
+			"error", err.Error(),
+			"output", string(output))
 		return err
 	}
-	f.logger.Info("Config saved " + string(output))
+	f.logger.Info("config saved",
+		"config_path", f.config,
+		"output", string(output))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -45,19 +65,39 @@ func (f *Iptables) Unban(ip string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	err = validateConfigPath(f.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	cmd := exec.Command("sudo", "iptables", "-D", "INPUT", "-s", ip, "-j", "DROP")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		f.logger.Error(err.Error())
+		f.logger.Error("failed to unban IP",
+			"ip", ip,
+			"error", err.Error(),
+			"output", string(output))
 		return err
 	}
-	f.logger.Info("Unbanning " + ip + " " + string(output))
+	f.logger.Info("IP unbanned",
+		"ip", ip,
+		"output", string(output))
+
+	err = validateConfigPath(f.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// #nosec G204 - f.config is validated above via validateConfigPath()
 	cmd = exec.Command("sudo", "iptables-save", "-f", f.config)
 	output, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		f.logger.Error(err.Error())
+		f.logger.Error("failed to save config",
+			"config_path", f.config,
+			"error", err.Error(),
+			"output", string(output))
 		return err
 	}
-	f.logger.Info("Config saved " + string(output))
+	f.logger.Info("config saved",
+		"config_path", f.config,
+		"output", string(output))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/blocker/validators.go b/internal/blocker/validators.go
index 1aaa6f3..5e515fd 100644
--- a/internal/blocker/validators.go
+++ b/internal/blocker/validators.go
@@ -16,3 +16,11 @@ func validateIP(ip string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func validateConfigPath(path string) error {
+	if path == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("empty path")
+	}
+	return nil
+	// TODO: add more valodation
+}