diff --git a/auditlogsreceiver/audit_logs.go b/auditlogsreceiver/audit_logs.go
index 8c5a4ec..7b0534b 100644
--- a/auditlogsreceiver/audit_logs.go
+++ b/auditlogsreceiver/audit_logs.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ type auditLogsReceiver struct {
 
 func (a *auditLogsReceiver) Start(ctx context.Context, _ component.Host) error {
 	a.logger.Debug("starting audit logs receiver")
+
 	a.wg.Add(1)
 	go a.startPolling(ctx)
 
@@ -53,11 +55,13 @@ func (a *auditLogsReceiver) Shutdown(_ context.Context) error {
 func (a *auditLogsReceiver) startPolling(ctx context.Context) {
 	defer a.wg.Done()
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
 	t := time.NewTicker(a.pollInterval)
 	defer t.Stop()
 
 	for {
-		err := a.poll(ctx)
+		err := a.poll(ctx, cancel)
 		if err != nil {
 			a.logger.Error("there was an error during the poll", zap.Error(err))
 		}
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ func (a *auditLogsReceiver) startPolling(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *auditLogsReceiver) poll(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (a *auditLogsReceiver) poll(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 	// It is OK to have long durations (to - from) as backend will handle it through pagination & page limit.
 	fromDate := a.store.GetFromDate()
 	toDate := time.Now()
@@ -95,11 +99,26 @@ func (a *auditLogsReceiver) poll(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if resp.StatusCode()/100 != 2 { // nolint:gomnd
-			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected response from audit logs api: code=%d, payload='%v'", resp.StatusCode(), string(resp.Body()))
+		if resp.StatusCode() > 399 {
+			switch resp.StatusCode() {
+			case 401, 403:
+				// Shutdown collector if unable to authenticate to the api.
+				cancel()
+				err := syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGTERM)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid api token, response code: %d", resp.StatusCode())
+			default:
+				a.logger.Warn("unexpected response from audit logs api:", zap.Any("response_code", resp.StatusCode()))
+				return fmt.Errorf("got non 200 status code %d", resp.StatusCode())
+			}
 		}
 
 		auditLogsMap, err := a.processResponseBody(ctx, resp.Body(), toDate)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		c, ok := auditLogsMap["nextCursor"]
 		if !ok {
 			// Cursor data is not provided, so it is the last page.
diff --git a/auditlogsreceiver/config.go b/auditlogsreceiver/config.go
index d37d33d..e6ed8be 100644
--- a/auditlogsreceiver/config.go
+++ b/auditlogsreceiver/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package auditlogs
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"net/url"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,14 @@ func newDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 }
 
 func (c Config) Validate() error {
-	// TODO: Validate URL and trim last '/' if present
+	if c.Url == "" {
+		return errors.New("api url must be specified")
+	}
+
+	_, err := url.ParseRequestURI(c.Url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.New("api url must be in the form of <scheme>://<hostname>:<port>")
+	}
 
 	if c.Token == "" {
 		return errors.New("api token cannot be empty")
diff --git a/auditlogsreceiver/factory.go b/auditlogsreceiver/factory.go
index 9b18d6f..793f8e7 100644
--- a/auditlogsreceiver/factory.go
+++ b/auditlogsreceiver/factory.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package auditlogs
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/castai/otel-receivers/audit-logs/storage"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/castai/otel-receivers/audit-logs/storage"
+
 	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
@@ -36,13 +38,6 @@ func CreateAuditLogsReceiver(
 		return nil, errInvalidConfig
 	}
 
-	rest := resty.New()
-	rest.SetBaseURL(cfg.Url + "/v1/audit")
-	rest.SetHeader("X-API-Key", cfg.Token)
-	rest.SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	rest.SetRetryCount(1)
-	rest.SetTimeout(time.Second * 10)
-
 	// TODO: introduce possibility to use Persistent Store based on configuration.
 	store := storage.NewEphemeralStore(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Duration(cfg.PollIntervalSec) * time.Second))
 
@@ -54,7 +49,17 @@ func CreateAuditLogsReceiver(
 		wg:            &sync.WaitGroup{},
 		doneChan:      make(chan bool),
 		store:         store,
-		rest:          rest,
+		rest:          newRestyClient(cfg),
 		consumer:      consumer,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func newRestyClient(cfg *Config) *resty.Client {
+	client := resty.New().
+		SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json").
+		SetRetryCount(1).
+		SetTimeout(time.Second*10).
+		SetBaseURL(strings.TrimSuffix(cfg.Url, "/")+"/v1/audit").
+		SetHeader("X-API-Key", cfg.Token)
+	return client
+}
diff --git a/builder-config-console.yaml b/builder-config-console.yaml
index 45db7b4..5d9d452 100644
--- a/builder-config-console.yaml
+++ b/builder-config-console.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ receivers:
     name: "auditlogsreceiver"
     path: "./auditlogsreceiver/"
 
+extensions:
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/healthcheckextension v0.80.0
+
 processors:
 
 exporters:
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/fileexporter v0.80.0
+
+replaces:
+  # Override Lokiexporter dependencies.
+  - google.golang.org/genproto => google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230530153820-e85fd2cbaebc
diff --git a/collector-console-config.yaml b/collector-console-config.yaml
index ef55211..346497d 100644
--- a/collector-console-config.yaml
+++ b/collector-console-config.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ exporters:
 
 processors:
 
+extensions:
+  health_check:
+
 service:
+  extensions: [health_check]
   telemetry:
     logs:
       level: "debug"
diff --git a/examples/loki/builder-config.yaml b/examples/loki/builder-config.yaml
index 33762dd..536e594 100644
--- a/examples/loki/builder-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/loki/builder-config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ receivers:
     name: "auditlogsreceiver"
     path: "./auditlogsreceiver/"
 
+extensions:
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/healthcheckextension v0.80.0
+
 processors:
   - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/attributesprocessor v0.80.0"
 
diff --git a/examples/loki/collector-config.yaml b/examples/loki/collector-config.yaml
index b0b547d..ec6acad 100644
--- a/examples/loki/collector-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/loki/collector-config.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ processors:
         key: loki.attribute.labels
         value: log.file.name
 
+extensions:
+  health_check:
+
 service:
+  extensions: [health_check]
   telemetry:
     logs:
       level: "debug"