diff --git a/ipv4/reservation/reservation.go b/ipv4/reservation/reservation.go
index 5e9f60d..cb4854c 100644
--- a/ipv4/reservation/reservation.go
+++ b/ipv4/reservation/reservation.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package reservation
 
 import (
 	"log/slog"
-	"net"
 
 	"git.staur.ca/stobbsm/kea-manage/lib/types"
+	"git.staur.ca/stobbsm/kea-manage/lib/validators/ipv4"
 	"git.staur.ca/stobbsm/kea-manage/lib/validators/macaddr"
+	typeValidator "git.staur.ca/stobbsm/kea-manage/lib/validators/types"
 )
 
 type ReservationV4 struct {
@@ -14,10 +15,12 @@ type ReservationV4 struct {
 	Identifier     string
 	Ipv4           string
 	Hostname       string
+	typeName       string
 }
 
 func ReserveV4MacAddr(identifierType string, identifier string, addr string, hostname string, subnet int) *ReservationV4 {
 	r := &ReservationV4{
+		typeName:       identifierType,
 		IdentifierType: types.LookupIdentifier(identifierType),
 		SubnetID:       subnet,
 		Identifier:     identifier,
@@ -33,12 +36,12 @@ func ReserveV4MacAddr(identifierType string, identifier string, addr string, hos
 // This does not validate against the database, just validates that the written configuration
 // is correct
 func (r *ReservationV4) Validate() bool {
-	if r.IdentifierType == 255 {
+	if typeValidator.IsValid(r.typeName) {
 		slog.Error("validate", slog.Any("reservationV4.type", "invalid"))
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if net.ParseIP(r.Ipv4) == nil {
+	if !ipv4.IsValid(r.Ipv4) {
 		slog.Error("validate", slog.Any("reservationV4.ipv4", r.Ipv4))
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/lib/validators/ipv4/ipv4.go b/lib/validators/ipv4/ipv4.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a2481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/validators/ipv4/ipv4.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ipv4
+
+import "net"
+
+// IsValid return true if the given IP is a valid IP, false otherwise
+func IsValid(ipv4 string) bool {
+	return net.ParseIP(ipv4) != nil
+}
diff --git a/lib/validators/macaddr/macaddr.go b/lib/validators/macaddr/macaddr.go
index dc8fba4..97a7569 100644
--- a/lib/validators/macaddr/macaddr.go
+++ b/lib/validators/macaddr/macaddr.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "regexp"
 
 const rxValidMac = `^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$`
 
+// IsValid returns true if the macaddress appears valid, false otherwise
 func IsValid(mac string) bool {
 	return regexp.MustCompile(rxValidMac).MatchString(mac)
 }
diff --git a/lib/validators/types/types.go b/lib/validators/types/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c8dee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/validators/types/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package types
+
+import "git.staur.ca/stobbsm/kea-manage/lib/types"
+
+func IsValid(identifierType string) bool {
+	return types.LookupIdentifier(identifierType) != 255
+}