diff --git a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel.cpp b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel.cpp
index 5e35c8c..a466fa4 100644
--- a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,65 @@
 
 using namespace arm_compute;
 
+namespace
+{
+Error validate_arguments(const ITensorInfo *input1, const ITensorInfo *input2, const ITensorInfo *output, float scale,
+                         ConvertPolicy overflow_policy, RoundingPolicy rounding_policy)
+{
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(overflow_policy);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(rounding_policy);
+
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input1, 1, DataType::U8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::S16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input2, 1, DataType::U8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::S16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_SHAPES(input1, input2);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input1, input2);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(scale < 0, "Scale cannot be negative.");
+
+    if(is_data_type_fixed_point(input1->data_type()))
+    {
+        // All data types must be all QS8 or all QS16
+        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input1, input2);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(scale != 1, "Unsupported scaling factor for QS8/QS16. Scale must be 1.");
+    }
+
+    // Validate in case of configured output
+    if((output != nullptr) && (output->total_size() != 0))
+    {
+        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(output, 1, DataType::U8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::S16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(output->data_type() == DataType::U8 && (input1->data_type() != DataType::U8 || input2->data_type() != DataType::U8),
+                                        "Output can only be U8 if both inputs are U8");
+        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_SHAPES(input1, output);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input1, output);
+        if(is_data_type_fixed_point(input1->data_type()))
+        {
+            ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input1, output);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return Error{};
+}
+
+std::pair<Error, Window> validate_and_configure_window(ITensorInfo *input1, ITensorInfo *input2, ITensorInfo *output)
+{
+    constexpr unsigned int num_elems_processed_per_iteration = 16;
+
+    Window win = calculate_max_window(*input1, Steps(num_elems_processed_per_iteration));
+
+    AccessWindowHorizontal input1_access(input1, 0, num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
+    AccessWindowHorizontal input2_access(input2, 0, num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
+    AccessWindowHorizontal output_access(output, 0, num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
+
+    bool window_changed = update_window_and_padding(win, input1_access, input2_access, output_access);
+
+    ValidRegion valid_region = intersect_valid_regions(input1->valid_region(),
+                                                       input2->valid_region());
+    output_access.set_valid_region(win, valid_region);
+
+    Error err = (window_changed) ? ARM_COMPUTE_CREATE_ERROR(ErrorCode::RUNTIME_ERROR, "Insufficient Padding!") : Error{};
+    return std::make_pair(err, win);
+}
+} // namespace
+
 CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel::CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel()
     : _input1(nullptr), _input2(nullptr), _output(nullptr)
 {
@@ -149,55 +208,16 @@
     }
 
     // Configure kernel window
-    constexpr unsigned int num_elems_processed_per_iteration = 16;
-
-    Window win = calculate_max_window(*input1->info(), Steps(num_elems_processed_per_iteration));
-
-    AccessWindowHorizontal input1_access(input1->info(), 0, num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
-    AccessWindowHorizontal input2_access(input2->info(), 0, num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
-    AccessWindowHorizontal output_access(output->info(), 0, num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
-
-    update_window_and_padding(win, input1_access, input2_access, output_access);
-
-    ValidRegion valid_region = intersect_valid_regions(input1->info()->valid_region(),
-                                                       input2->info()->valid_region());
-    output_access.set_valid_region(win, valid_region);
-
-    ICLKernel::configure(win);
+    auto win_config = validate_and_configure_window(input1->info(), input2->info(), output->info());
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_THROW_ON(win_config.first);
+    ICLKernel::configure(win_config.second);
 }
 
 Error CLPixelWiseMultiplicationKernel::validate(const ITensorInfo *input1, const ITensorInfo *input2, const ITensorInfo *output, float scale,
                                                 ConvertPolicy overflow_policy, RoundingPolicy rounding_policy)
 {
-    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(overflow_policy);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(rounding_policy);
-
-    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input1, 1, DataType::U8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::S16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input2, 1, DataType::U8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::S16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_SHAPES(input1, input2);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input1, input2);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(scale < 0, "Scale cannot be negative.");
-
-    if(is_data_type_fixed_point(input1->data_type()))
-    {
-        // All data types must be all QS8 or all QS16
-        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input1, input2);
-        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(scale != 1, "Unsupported scaling factor for QS8/QS16. Scale must be 1.");
-    }
-
-    // Validate in case of configured output
-    if((output != nullptr) && (output->total_size() != 0))
-    {
-        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(output, 1, DataType::U8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::S16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
-        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(output->data_type() == DataType::U8 && (input1->data_type() != DataType::U8 || input2->data_type() != DataType::U8),
-                                        "Output can only be U8 if both inputs are U8");
-        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_SHAPES(input1, output);
-        ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input1, output);
-        if(is_data_type_fixed_point(input1->data_type()))
-        {
-            ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input1, output);
-        }
-    }
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ON_ERROR(validate_arguments(input1, input2, output, scale, overflow_policy, rounding_policy));
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ON_ERROR(validate_and_configure_window(input1->clone().get(), input2->clone().get(), output->clone().get()).first);
 
     return Error{};
 }