diff --git a/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.cc b/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.cc
index 8ff28587b283..4ec35dca4b30 100644
--- a/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.cc
@@ -290,13 +290,12 @@ HttpConnectionManagerFilterConfigFactory::createFilterFactoryFromProtoAndHopByHo
     Server::Configuration::FactoryContext& context, bool clear_hop_by_hop_headers) {
   Utility::Singletons singletons = Utility::createSingletons(context);
 
-  auto filter_config = THROW_OR_RETURN_VALUE(
-      Utility::createConfig(proto_config, context, *singletons.date_provider_,
-                            *singletons.route_config_provider_manager_,
-                            singletons.scoped_routes_config_provider_manager_.get(),
-                            *singletons.tracer_manager_,
-                            *singletons.filter_config_provider_manager_),
-      std::shared_ptr<HttpConnectionManagerConfig>);
+  auto config_or_error = Utility::createConfig(
+      proto_config, context, *singletons.date_provider_, *singletons.route_config_provider_manager_,
+      singletons.scoped_routes_config_provider_manager_.get(), *singletons.tracer_manager_,
+      *singletons.filter_config_provider_manager_);
+  RETURN_IF_NOT_OK_REF(config_or_error.status());
+  auto filter_config = std::move(*config_or_error);
 
   // This lambda captures the shared_ptrs created above, thus preserving the
   // reference count.
@@ -867,20 +866,19 @@ HttpConnectionManagerConfig::getHeaderValidatorStats([[maybe_unused]] Http::Prot
 }
 #endif
 
-std::function<Http::ApiListenerPtr(Network::ReadFilterCallbacks&)>
+absl::StatusOr<std::function<Http::ApiListenerPtr(Network::ReadFilterCallbacks&)>>
 HttpConnectionManagerFactory::createHttpConnectionManagerFactoryFromProto(
     const envoy::extensions::filters::network::http_connection_manager::v3::HttpConnectionManager&
         proto_config,
     Server::Configuration::FactoryContext& context, bool clear_hop_by_hop_headers) {
   Utility::Singletons singletons = Utility::createSingletons(context);
 
-  auto filter_config = THROW_OR_RETURN_VALUE(
-      Utility::createConfig(proto_config, context, *singletons.date_provider_,
-                            *singletons.route_config_provider_manager_,
-                            singletons.scoped_routes_config_provider_manager_.get(),
-                            *singletons.tracer_manager_,
-                            *singletons.filter_config_provider_manager_),
-      std::shared_ptr<HttpConnectionManagerConfig>);
+  auto config_or_error = Utility::createConfig(
+      proto_config, context, *singletons.date_provider_, *singletons.route_config_provider_manager_,
+      singletons.scoped_routes_config_provider_manager_.get(), *singletons.tracer_manager_,
+      *singletons.filter_config_provider_manager_);
+  RETURN_IF_NOT_OK_REF(config_or_error.status());
+  auto filter_config = std::move(*config_or_error);
 
   // This lambda captures the shared_ptrs created above, thus preserving the
   // reference count.
diff --git a/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.h b/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.h
index 75cbdceb33f1..067685cc6ac7 100644
--- a/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.h
+++ b/source/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/config.h
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class HttpConnectionManagerConfig : Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::config>,
  */
 class HttpConnectionManagerFactory {
 public:
-  static std::function<Http::ApiListenerPtr(Network::ReadFilterCallbacks&)>
+  static absl::StatusOr<std::function<Http::ApiListenerPtr(Network::ReadFilterCallbacks&)>>
   createHttpConnectionManagerFactoryFromProto(
       const envoy::extensions::filters::network::http_connection_manager::v3::HttpConnectionManager&
           proto_config,
diff --git a/source/server/api_listener_impl.cc b/source/server/api_listener_impl.cc
index 7f5d4e8fe9ad..ead221d06f72 100644
--- a/source/server/api_listener_impl.cc
+++ b/source/server/api_listener_impl.cc
@@ -46,13 +46,17 @@ HttpApiListener::create(const envoy::config::listener::v3::Listener& config,
                         Server::Instance& server, const std::string& name) {
   auto address_or_error = Network::Address::resolveProtoAddress(config.address());
   RETURN_IF_NOT_OK_REF(address_or_error.status());
-  return std::unique_ptr<HttpApiListener>(
-      new HttpApiListener(std::move(address_or_error.value()), config, server, name));
+  absl::Status creation_status = absl::OkStatus();
+  auto ret = std::unique_ptr<HttpApiListener>(new HttpApiListener(
+      std::move(address_or_error.value()), config, server, name, creation_status));
+  RETURN_IF_NOT_OK_REF(creation_status);
+  return ret;
 }
 
 HttpApiListener::HttpApiListener(Network::Address::InstanceConstSharedPtr&& address,
                                  const envoy::config::listener::v3::Listener& config,
-                                 Server::Instance& server, const std::string& name)
+                                 Server::Instance& server, const std::string& name,
+                                 absl::Status& creation_status)
     : ApiListenerImplBase(std::move(address), config, server, name) {
   if (config.api_listener().api_listener().type_url() ==
       absl::StrCat(
@@ -66,17 +70,21 @@ HttpApiListener::HttpApiListener(Network::Address::InstanceConstSharedPtr&& addr
             EnvoyMobileHttpConnectionManager>(config.api_listener().api_listener(),
                                               factory_context_.messageValidationVisitor());
 
-    http_connection_manager_factory_ = Envoy::Extensions::NetworkFilters::HttpConnectionManager::
+    auto factory_or_error = Envoy::Extensions::NetworkFilters::HttpConnectionManager::
         HttpConnectionManagerFactory::createHttpConnectionManagerFactoryFromProto(
             typed_config.config(), factory_context_, false);
+    SET_AND_RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(factory_or_error.status(), creation_status);
+    http_connection_manager_factory_ = std::move(*factory_or_error);
   } else {
     auto typed_config = MessageUtil::anyConvertAndValidate<
         envoy::extensions::filters::network::http_connection_manager::v3::HttpConnectionManager>(
         config.api_listener().api_listener(), factory_context_.messageValidationVisitor());
 
-    http_connection_manager_factory_ =
+    auto factory_or_error =
         Envoy::Extensions::NetworkFilters::HttpConnectionManager::HttpConnectionManagerFactory::
             createHttpConnectionManagerFactoryFromProto(typed_config, factory_context_, true);
+    SET_AND_RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(factory_or_error.status(), creation_status);
+    http_connection_manager_factory_ = std::move(*factory_or_error);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/server/api_listener_impl.h b/source/server/api_listener_impl.h
index 74b98e8f0c12..a5d03747e716 100644
--- a/source/server/api_listener_impl.h
+++ b/source/server/api_listener_impl.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class HttpApiListener : public ApiListenerImplBase {
 private:
   HttpApiListener(Network::Address::InstanceConstSharedPtr&& address,
                   const envoy::config::listener::v3::Listener& config, Server::Instance& server,
-                  const std::string& name);
+                  const std::string& name, absl::Status& creation_status);
 
   // Need to store the factory due to the shared_ptrs that need to be kept alive: date provider,
   // route config manager, scoped route config manager.
diff --git a/tools/code_format/config.yaml b/tools/code_format/config.yaml
index 81eae247e7c7..3d24f45547bf 100644
--- a/tools/code_format/config.yaml
+++ b/tools/code_format/config.yaml
@@ -202,7 +202,18 @@ paths:
     - source/extensions/filters/http/ratelimit
     - source/extensions/filters/http/oauth2
     - source/extensions/filters/http/wasm
-    - source/extensions/filters/network
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/dubbo_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/rbac
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/sni_dynamic_forward_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/common
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/redis_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/zookeeper_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/ext_authz
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/mongo_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/thrift_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/direct_response
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/generic_proxy
+    - source/extensions/filters/network/ratelimit
     - source/extensions/filters/common
     - source/extensions/filters/udp
     - source/extensions/filters/listener