diff --git a/api/kyverno/v2alpha1/policy_exception_types.go b/api/kyverno/v2alpha1/policy_exception_types.go
index 0e8e2e61ed..aff4d9407d 100644
--- a/api/kyverno/v2alpha1/policy_exception_types.go
+++ b/api/kyverno/v2alpha1/policy_exception_types.go
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ type PolicyException struct {
 // Validate implements programmatic validation
 func (p *PolicyException) Validate() (errs field.ErrorList) {
 	errs = append(errs, p.Spec.Validate(field.NewPath("spec"))...)
-	// errs = append(errs, ValidateSchedule(path.Child("schedule"), p.Schedule)...)
-	// errs = append(errs, p.MatchResources.Validate(path.Child("match"), namespaced, clusterResources)...)
-	// if p.ExcludeResources != nil {
-	// 	errs = append(errs, p.ExcludeResources.Validate(path.Child("exclude"), namespaced, clusterResources)...)
-	// }
-	// errs = append(errs, p.ValidateMatchExcludeConflict(path)...)
 	return errs
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kyverno/main.go b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
index 4e6a3ea0ae..6d91eabc30 100644
--- a/cmd/kyverno/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kyverno/main.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils"
 	runtimeutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/runtime"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks"
+	webhooksexception "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/exception"
 	webhookspolicy "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/policy"
 	webhooksresource "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/resource"
 	webhookgenerate "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/updaterequest"
@@ -633,9 +634,11 @@ func main() {
 		openApiManager,
 		admissionReports,
 	)
+	exceptionHandlers := webhooksexception.NewHandlers()
 	server := webhooks.NewServer(
 		policyHandlers,
 		resourceHandlers,
+		exceptionHandlers,
 		configuration,
 		metricsConfig,
 		webhooks.DebugModeOptions{
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/exception/validate.go b/pkg/webhooks/exception/validate.go
index 9b7f07ac0e..98a4b66e5b 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/exception/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/exception/validate.go
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	admissionutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/admission"
 	validation "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/validation/exception"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks"
 	admissionv1 "k8s.io/api/admission/v1"
 )
 
-// TODO: wrap this into an interface passed at server creation time
+type handlers struct{}
+
+func NewHandlers() webhooks.ExceptionHandlers {
+	return &handlers{}
+}
 
 // Validate performs the validation check on policy exception resources
-func Validate(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, request *admissionv1.AdmissionRequest, startTime time.Time) *admissionv1.AdmissionResponse {
+func (h *handlers) Validate(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, request *admissionv1.AdmissionRequest, startTime time.Time) *admissionv1.AdmissionResponse {
 	polex, _, err := admissionutils.GetPolicyExceptions(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to unmarshal policy exceptions from admission request")
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/server.go b/pkg/webhooks/server.go
index e9b2e488e6..b78cb9ce55 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/server.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/server.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/toggle"
 	controllerutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/controller"
 	runtimeutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/runtime"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/exception"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/webhooks/handlers"
 	admissionv1 "k8s.io/api/admission/v1"
 	admissionregistrationv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
@@ -38,6 +37,11 @@ type Server interface {
 	Cleanup() <-chan struct{}
 }
 
+type ExceptionHandlers interface {
+	// Validate performs the validation check on exception resources
+	Validate(context.Context, logr.Logger, *admissionv1.AdmissionRequest, time.Time) *admissionv1.AdmissionResponse
+}
+
 type PolicyHandlers interface {
 	// Mutate performs the mutation of policy resources
 	Mutate(context.Context, logr.Logger, *admissionv1.AdmissionRequest, time.Time) *admissionv1.AdmissionResponse
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ type TlsProvider func() ([]byte, []byte, error)
 func NewServer(
 	policyHandlers PolicyHandlers,
 	resourceHandlers ResourceHandlers,
+	exceptionHandlers ExceptionHandlers,
 	configuration config.Configuration,
 	metricsConfig metrics.MetricsConfigManager,
 	debugModeOpts DebugModeOptions,
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ func NewServer(
 	mux.HandlerFunc(
 		"POST",
 		config.ExceptionValidatingWebhookServicePath,
-		handlers.FromAdmissionFunc("VALIDATE", exception.Validate).
+		handlers.FromAdmissionFunc("VALIDATE", exceptionHandlers.Validate).
 			WithDump(debugModeOpts.DumpPayload).
 			WithSubResourceFilter().
 			WithMetrics(exceptionLogger, metricsConfig.Config(), metrics.WebhookValidating).