diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/validate-config.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/validate-config.test.ts
index ec5effed3..16b125d38 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/validate-config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/validate-config.test.ts
@@ -466,18 +466,22 @@ describe("validatePlugin", () => {
       }
     });
 
-    // Check no validation issues with base options
     expect(
       await validatePlugins(hook, {
         plugins: [["test-plugin", { url: "foo" }]],
       })
     ).toStrictEqual([]);
-    // Check no validation issues with intersected options
     expect(
       await validatePlugins(hook, {
         plugins: [["test-plugin", { auth: "app" }]],
       })
     ).toMatchSnapshot();
+    // Check no validation issues with intersected options
+    expect(
+      await validatePlugins(hook, {
+        plugins: [["test-plugin", { auth: "app", channels: ['foo'] }]],
+      })
+      ).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
   test("should validate plugin configuration - array of configurations", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/validate-config.ts b/packages/core/src/validate-config.ts
index 6d52a6cd1..726024360 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/validate-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/validate-config.ts
@@ -256,17 +256,16 @@ export const validateIoConfiguration = (
           type._tag === "IntersectionType" || (type as any)._tag === "ExactType"
       )
     ) {
-      const matchingMember = exactDeclaration.types
-        .map((t) => t.decode(rc))
-        .filter((t) => "left" in t)[0];
+      const decodedTypes = exactDeclaration.types.map((t) => t.decode(rc));
+      const matchingMissingMember = decodedTypes.filter((t) => "left" in t)[0];
 
-      if (matchingMember && "left" in matchingMember) {
+      if (matchingMissingMember && "left" in matchingMissingMember) {
         const correct = Object.keys(
-          matchingMember.left[0].context[0].actual as any
+          matchingMissingMember.left[0].context[0].actual as any
         );
         const missing =
-          matchingMember.left[0].context[
-            matchingMember.left[0].context.length - 1
+          matchingMissingMember.left[0].context[
+            matchingMissingMember.left[0].context.length - 1
           ].key;
 
         return [
@@ -277,6 +276,17 @@ export const validateIoConfiguration = (
           )} you must also provide ${unexpectedValue(missing)}\n`,
         ];
       }
+
+      const matchingCorrectMember = decodedTypes.filter(
+        (t) =>
+          "right" in t &&
+          Object.keys(t.right).length && 
+          Object.keys(t.right).every((key) => unknownKeys.includes(key))
+      )[0];
+
+      if (matchingCorrectMember) {
+        return [];
+      }
     }
 
     return [