diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13566b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/validation.go b/validation.go
index 56fea3f..d995b3c 100644
--- a/validation.go
+++ b/validation.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func ValidateStruct(input any, rulesMap RulesMap, locale ...string) Result {
 	}
 
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(input)
-	if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct || (v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct) {
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct && !(v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct) {
 		panic("validation.ValidateStruct only support struct or a pointer to a struct as first parameter")
 	}