diff --git a/writers/local/config.go b/writers/local/config.go
index 33cf9ff..fa75f0f 100644
--- a/writers/local/config.go
+++ b/writers/local/config.go
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 package local
 
+import "github.com/piyushsingariya/relec"
+
 type Config struct {
 	BaseFilePath string `json:"path"`
 }
+
+// TODO: Add go struct validation in Config
+func (c *Config) Validate() error {
+	return relec.Validate(c)
+}
diff --git a/writers/local/local.go b/writers/local/local.go
index 237987e..4fabea6 100644
--- a/writers/local/local.go
+++ b/writers/local/local.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Local struct {
 	pqSchemaMutex       sync.Mutex // To prevent concurrent underlying map access from fraugster library
 }
 
-func (l *Local) GetConfigRef() any {
+func (l *Local) GetConfigRef() protocol.Config {
 	l.config = &Config{}
 	return l.config
 }