diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/address-manager/utils.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/address-manager/utils.ts
index bfcdb6211b..8790e8f1bf 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/address-manager/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/address-manager/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { type ObjectSchema, object, array, string } from 'yup'
+import { type ObjectSchema, object, array, string, mixed } from 'yup'
 import { validateMultiaddr } from '../config/helpers.js'
 import type { AddressManagerInit } from '.'
+import type { Multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
 
 export function debounce (func: () => void, wait: number): () => void {
   let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@ export function debounce (func: () => void, wait: number): () => void {
 
 export function validateAddressManagerConfig (opts: AddressManagerInit): ObjectSchema<Record<string, unknown>> {
   return object({
-    listen: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).optional(),
-    announce: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).optional(),
-    noAnnounce: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).optional()
+    listen: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).default([]),
+    announce: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).default([]),
+    noAnnounce: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).default([]),
+    announceFilter: mixed().default(() => (addrs: Multiaddr[]): Multiaddr[] => addrs),
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/config/config.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/config/config.ts
index 9b73606680..c570bb83ed 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/config/config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { publicAddressesFirst } from '@libp2p/utils/address-sort'
 import { dnsaddrResolver } from '@multiformats/multiaddr/resolvers'
 import mergeOptions from 'merge-options'
 import type { ServiceMap, RecursivePartial } from '@libp2p/interface'
-import type { Multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
 import type { Libp2pInit, ServiceFactoryMap } from '../index.js'
 import type { AddressManagerInit } from '../address-manager'
 import { validateAddressManagerConfig } from '../address-manager/utils.js'
@@ -13,12 +12,6 @@ import type { ConnectionManagerInit } from '../connection-manager/index.js'
 import { validateServicesConfig } from './helpers.js'
 
 const DefaultConfig: Partial<Libp2pInit> = {
-  addresses: {
-    listen: [],
-    announce: [],
-    noAnnounce: [],
-    announceFilter: (multiaddrs: Multiaddr[]) => multiaddrs
-  },
   connectionManager: {
     resolvers: {
       dnsaddr: dnsaddrResolver
@@ -33,7 +26,7 @@ const DefaultConfig: Partial<Libp2pInit> = {
 export function validateConfig <T extends ServiceMap = Record<string, unknown>> (opts: RecursivePartial<Libp2pInit<T>>): Libp2pInit<T> {
   const libp2pConfig = object({
     addresses: validateAddressManagerConfig(opts?.addresses as AddressManagerInit),
-    connectionManager: validateConnectionManagerConfig(opts?.connectionManager as ConnectionManagerInit)
+    connectionManager: validateConnectionManagerConfig(opts?.connectionManager as ConnectionManagerInit),
   })
 
   //@ts-expect-error
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/connection-manager/utils.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/connection-manager/utils.ts
index d6604ad897..d63ca22c99 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/connection-manager/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/connection-manager/utils.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ export const validateConnectionManagerConfig = (opts: ConnectionManagerInit): Ob
     allow: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).optional(),
     deny: array().of(string()).test('is multiaddr', validateMultiaddr).optional(),
     inboundConnectionThreshold: number().max(opts?.maxConnections ?? MAX_CONNECTIONS, `inboundConnectionThreshold must be less than the max connections limit: ${opts?.maxConnections}`).integer().default(INBOUND_CONNECTION_THRESHOLD),
-    maxIncomingPendingConnections: number().integer().max(opts?.maxConnections ?? MAX_CONNECTIONS, `maxIncomingPendingConnections must be less than the max connections limit: ${opts?.maxConnections}`).default(MAX_INCOMING_PENDING_CONNECTIONS)
+    maxIncomingPendingConnections: number().integer().max(opts?.maxConnections ?? MAX_CONNECTIONS, `maxIncomingPendingConnections must be less than the max connections limit: ${opts?.maxConnections}`).default(MAX_INCOMING_PENDING_CONNECTIONS),
   })
 }