diff --git a/internal/validator/validator.go b/internal/validator/validator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e12fbd584b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/validator/validator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package validator
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sniffer/internal/config"
+	"syscall"
+
+	logger "github.com/kubescape/go-logger"
+	"github.com/kubescape/go-logger/helpers"
+)
+
+const (
+	FALCO_EBPF_ENGINE_MIN_KERNEL_VERSION_SUPPORT     = "4.14"
+	KUBESCAPE_EBPF_ENGINE_MIN_KERNEL_VERSION_SUPPORT = "5.1"
+)
+
+var minKernelVersion string
+
+func int8ToStr(arr []int8) string {
+	b := make([]byte, 0, len(arr))
+	for _, v := range arr {
+		if v == 0x00 {
+			break
+		}
+		b = append(b, byte(v))
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+func checkKernelVersion() error {
+	var uname syscall.Utsname
+	if err := syscall.Uname(&uname); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("checkKernelVersion: fail to detect the kernel version")
+	}
+	kernelVersion := int8ToStr(uname.Sysname[:]) + "," + int8ToStr(uname.Release[:]) + "," + int8ToStr(uname.Version[:])
+	logger.L().Debug("", helpers.String("kernelVersion: %s", kernelVersion))
+
+	if int8ToStr(uname.Release[:]) < minKernelVersion {
+		return fmt.Errorf("checkKernelVersion: the current kernel version %s is less than the min kernel version support %s", int8ToStr(uname.Release[:]), minKernelVersion)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkNodePrerequisites() error {
+	if config.IsFalcoEbpfEngine() {
+		minKernelVersion = FALCO_EBPF_ENGINE_MIN_KERNEL_VERSION_SUPPORT
+	} else {
+		minKernelVersion = KUBESCAPE_EBPF_ENGINE_MIN_KERNEL_VERSION_SUPPORT
+	}
+	err := checkKernelVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CheckPrerequisites() error {
+	err := checkNodePrerequisites()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/validator/validator_test.go b/internal/validator/validator_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2384875bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/validator/validator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package validator
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestValidator(t *testing.T) {
+	minKernelVersion = "0.1"
+	err := checkKernelVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("checkKernelVersion failed withh error %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6f6e5b75f4..f121ae9480 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sniffer/internal/config"
+	"sniffer/internal/validator"
 
 	"github.com/kubescape/go-logger"
 	"github.com/kubescape/go-logger/helpers"
@@ -18,5 +19,9 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.L().Fatal("", helpers.String("error during parsing configuration: ", fmt.Sprintf("%v", err)))
 	}
+	err = validator.CheckPrerequisites()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.L().Fatal("", helpers.String("error during validation: ", fmt.Sprintf("%v", err)))
+	}
 
 }