diff --git a/cmd/limactl/edit.go b/cmd/limactl/edit.go
index 9c57e18a8a0..6474d5e8bef 100644
--- a/cmd/limactl/edit.go
+++ b/cmd/limactl/edit.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func editAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return saveRejectedYAML(yBytes, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := limayaml.ValidateYAMLAgainstLatestConfig(yBytes, yContent); err != nil {
+	if err := limayaml.ValidateAgainstLatestConfig(yBytes, yContent); err != nil {
 		return saveRejectedYAML(yBytes, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/limayaml/load.go b/pkg/limayaml/load.go
index 13f71e8d92e..3929d7bac8a 100644
--- a/pkg/limayaml/load.go
+++ b/pkg/limayaml/load.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func load(b []byte, filePath string, warn bool) (*LimaYAML, error) {
 	}
 
 	// It should be called before the `y` parameter is passed to FillDefault() that execute template.
-	if err := ValidateParamIsUsed(&y); err != nil {
+	if err := validateParamIsUsed(&y); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/limayaml/validate.go b/pkg/limayaml/validate.go
index 443eaff02f7..8e349a2c199 100644
--- a/pkg/limayaml/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/limayaml/validate.go
@@ -29,28 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lima-vm/lima/pkg/version/versionutil"
 )
 
-func validateFileObject(f File, fieldName string) error {
-	var errs error
-	if !strings.Contains(f.Location, "://") {
-		if _, err := localpathutil.Expand(f.Location); err != nil {
-			errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `%s.location` refers to an invalid local file path: %q: %w", fieldName, f.Location, err))
-		}
-		// f.Location does NOT need to be accessible, so we do NOT check os.Stat(f.Location)
-	}
-	if !slices.Contains(ArchTypes, f.Arch) {
-		errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `arch` must be one of %v; got %q", ArchTypes, f.Arch))
-	}
-	if f.Digest != "" {
-		if !f.Digest.Algorithm().Available() {
-			errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `%s.digest` refers to an unavailable digest algorithm", fieldName))
-		}
-		if err := f.Digest.Validate(); err != nil {
-			errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `%s.digest` is invalid: %s: %w", fieldName, f.Digest.String(), err))
-		}
-	}
-	return errs
-}
-
 func Validate(y *LimaYAML, warn bool) error {
 	var errs error
 
@@ -441,6 +419,28 @@ func Validate(y *LimaYAML, warn bool) error {
 	return errs
 }
 
+func validateFileObject(f File, fieldName string) error {
+	var errs error
+	if !strings.Contains(f.Location, "://") {
+		if _, err := localpathutil.Expand(f.Location); err != nil {
+			errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `%s.location` refers to an invalid local file path: %q: %w", fieldName, f.Location, err))
+		}
+		// f.Location does NOT need to be accessible, so we do NOT check os.Stat(f.Location)
+	}
+	if !slices.Contains(ArchTypes, f.Arch) {
+		errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `arch` must be one of %v; got %q", ArchTypes, f.Arch))
+	}
+	if f.Digest != "" {
+		if !f.Digest.Algorithm().Available() {
+			errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `%s.digest` refers to an unavailable digest algorithm", fieldName))
+		}
+		if err := f.Digest.Validate(); err != nil {
+			errs = errors.Join(errs, fmt.Errorf("field `%s.digest` is invalid: %s: %w", fieldName, f.Digest.String(), err))
+		}
+	}
+	return errs
+}
+
 func validateNetwork(y *LimaYAML) error {
 	var errs error
 	interfaceName := make(map[string]int)
@@ -518,9 +518,9 @@ func validateNetwork(y *LimaYAML) error {
 	return errs
 }
 
-// ValidateParamIsUsed checks if the keys in the `param` field are used in any script, probe, copyToHost, or portForward.
+// validateParamIsUsed checks if the keys in the `param` field are used in any script, probe, copyToHost, or portForward.
 // It should be called before the `y` parameter is passed to FillDefault() that execute template.
-func ValidateParamIsUsed(y *LimaYAML) error {
+func validateParamIsUsed(y *LimaYAML) error {
 	for key := range y.Param {
 		re, err := regexp.Compile(`{{[^}]*\.Param\.` + key + `[^}]*}}|\bPARAM_` + key + `\b`)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@ func warnExperimental(y *LimaYAML) {
 	}
 }
 
-// ValidateYAMLAgainstLatestConfig validates the values between the latest YAML and the updated(New) YAML.
+// ValidateAgainstLatestConfig validates the values between the latest YAML and the updated(New) YAML.
 // This validates configuration rules that disallow certain changes, such as shrinking the disk.
-func ValidateYAMLAgainstLatestConfig(yNew, yLatest []byte) error {
+func ValidateAgainstLatestConfig(yNew, yLatest []byte) error {
 	var n LimaYAML
 
 	// Load the latest YAML and fill in defaults
diff --git a/pkg/limayaml/validate_test.go b/pkg/limayaml/validate_test.go
index e136c6cbe06..6d45941707c 100644
--- a/pkg/limayaml/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/limayaml/validate_test.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ provision:
 		"field `provision[1].path` must not be empty when mode is \"data\"")
 }
 
-func TestValidateYAMLAgainstLatestConfig(t *testing.T) {
+func TestValidateAgainstLatestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		yNew    string
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func TestValidateYAMLAgainstLatestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := ValidateYAMLAgainstLatestConfig([]byte(tt.yNew), []byte(tt.yLatest))
+			err := ValidateAgainstLatestConfig([]byte(tt.yNew), []byte(tt.yLatest))
 			if tt.wantErr == nil {
 				assert.NilError(t, err)
 			} else {