diff --git a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php
index e1ade5feb..6247d3e35 100644
--- a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php
+++ b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Exceptions\ApplePayDirectDomainNotInAllowListException;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Gateways\ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGateway;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Models\ApplePayCart;
+use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Services\ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Services\ApplePayDomainVerificationService;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Services\ApplePayFormatter;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Services\ApplePayShippingBuilder;
-use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Services\ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Facade\MolliePaymentDoPay;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Factory\MollieApiFactory;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Handler\Method\ApplePayPayment;
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ public function setShippingMethod(string $shippingMethodID, SalesChannelContext
      * @param string $validationURL
      * @param string $domain
      * @param SalesChannelContext $context
-     * @return string
      * @throws ApiException
      * @throws ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListCanNotBeEmptyException
      * @throws ApplePayDirectDomainNotInAllowListException
+     * @return string
      */
     public function createPaymentSession(string $validationURL, string $domain, SalesChannelContext $context): string
     {
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ private function buildApplePayCart(Cart $cart): ApplePayCart
      *
      * @param SalesChannelContext $context
      * @param string $domain
-     * @return string
      * @throws ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListCanNotBeEmptyException
      * @throws ApplePayDirectDomainNotInAllowListException
+     * @return string
      */
     private function getValidDomain(string $domain, SalesChannelContext $context): string
     {
diff --git a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGateway.php b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGateway.php
index 99ba3c1d0..5d8c0f136 100644
--- a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGateway.php
+++ b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGateway.php
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ public function __construct(SettingsService $settingsService)
     public function getAllowList(SalesChannelContext $context): ApplePayDirectDomainAllowList
     {
         $settings = $this->settingsService->getSettings($context->getSalesChannel()->getId());
-        $allowList = $settings->applePayDirectDomainAllowList ?? '';
+        $allowList = $settings->getApplePayDirectDomainAllowList();
 
-        if (empty($allowList) || !is_string($allowList)) {
+        if (empty($allowList)) {
             return ApplePayDirectDomainAllowList::create();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Models/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListItem.php b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Models/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListItem.php
index d3ecc6539..d86860abd 100644
--- a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Models/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListItem.php
+++ b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Models/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListItem.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 namespace Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Models;
 
+use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Services\ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer;
+
 class ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListItem
 {
     /**
@@ -32,15 +34,7 @@ public static function create(string $value): self
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The value of %s must not be empty', self::class));
         }
 
-        # we need to have a protocol before the parse url command
-        # in order to have it work correctly
-        if (strpos($value, 'http') !== 0) {
-            $value = 'https://' . $value;
-        }
-
-        # now extract the raw domain without protocol
-        # and without any sub shop urls
-        $value = (string)parse_url($value, PHP_URL_HOST);
+        $value = (new ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer())->sanitizeDomain($value);
 
         return new self($value);
     }
diff --git a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Services/ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer.php b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Services/ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer.php
index b4cbe3f88..f76aa4338 100644
--- a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Services/ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer.php
+++ b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/Services/ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer.php
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ class ApplePayDirectDomainSanitizer
     /**
      * Sanitize the given domain
      *
-     * @param string $url
+     * @param string $domain
      * @return string
      */
-    public function sanitizeDomain(string $url): string
+    public function sanitizeDomain(string $domain): string
     {
         # we need to have a protocol before the parse url command
         # in order to have it work correctly
-        if (strpos($url, 'http') !== 0) {
-            $url = 'https://' . $url;
+        if (strpos($domain, 'http') !== 0) {
+            $domain = 'https://' . $domain;
         }
 
         # now extract the raw domain without protocol
         # and without any sub shop urls
-        return (string)parse_url($url, PHP_URL_HOST);
+        return (string)parse_url($domain, PHP_URL_HOST);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Service/SettingsService.php b/src/Service/SettingsService.php
index 6a067c9b9..040972781 100644
--- a/src/Service/SettingsService.php
+++ b/src/Service/SettingsService.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class SettingsService implements PluginSettingsServiceInterface
     const TEST_API_KEY = 'testApiKey';
     const LIVE_PROFILE_ID = 'liveProfileId';
     const TEST_PROFILE_ID = 'testProfileId';
-    const APPLE_PAY_DIRECT_DOMAIN_ALLOW_LIST = 'applePayDirectDomainAllowList';
 
     /**
      * @var SystemConfigService
diff --git a/src/Setting/MollieSettingStruct.php b/src/Setting/MollieSettingStruct.php
index 583f2e594..97c7078d7 100644
--- a/src/Setting/MollieSettingStruct.php
+++ b/src/Setting/MollieSettingStruct.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class MollieSettingStruct extends Struct
     public const ORDER_EXPIRES_AT_MIN_DAYS = 1;
     public const ORDER_EXPIRES_AT_MAX_DAYS = 100;
 
+    const APPLE_PAY_DIRECT_DOMAIN_ALLOW_LIST = 'applePayDirectDomainAllowList';
+
     /**
      * @var string
      */
@@ -248,6 +250,11 @@ class MollieSettingStruct extends Struct
      */
     protected $phoneNumberFieldRequired = false;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $applePayDirectDomainAllowList = '';
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */
@@ -965,4 +972,14 @@ public function setPhoneNumberFieldRequired(bool $phoneNumberFieldRequired): voi
     {
         $this->phoneNumberFieldRequired = $phoneNumberFieldRequired;
     }
+
+    public function getApplePayDirectDomainAllowList(): string
+    {
+        return $this->applePayDirectDomainAllowList;
+    }
+
+    public function setApplePayDirectDomainAllowList(string $applePayDirectDomainAllowList): void
+    {
+        $this->applePayDirectDomainAllowList = $applePayDirectDomainAllowList;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGatewayTest.php b/tests/PHPUnit/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGatewayTest.php
index 7213daf44..2e98db0a2 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGatewayTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/Components/ApplePayDirect/Gateways/ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGatewayTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Components\ApplePayDirect\Gateways\ApplePayDirectDomainAllowListGateway;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\SettingsService;
+use Kiener\MolliePayments\Setting\MollieSettingStruct;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Shopware\Core\Framework\Context;
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
 
     public function testProvidesEmptyAllowList(): void
     {
-        $struct = $this->createMock(\Kiener\MolliePayments\Setting\MollieSettingStruct::class);
-        $struct->{SettingsService::APPLE_PAY_DIRECT_DOMAIN_ALLOW_LIST} = '';
+        $struct = $this->createConfiguredMock(MollieSettingStruct::class, ['getApplePayDirectDomainAllowList' => '']);
         $this->service->expects($this->once())->method('getSettings')->willReturn($struct);
         $allowList = $this->gateway->getAllowList($this->scContext);
 
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ public function testProvidesEmptyAllowList(): void
     public function testProvidesAllowList(): void
     {
         $allowListString = 'https://example.com,https://example-url.org';
-        $struct = $this->createMock(\Kiener\MolliePayments\Setting\MollieSettingStruct::class);
-        $struct->{SettingsService::APPLE_PAY_DIRECT_DOMAIN_ALLOW_LIST} = $allowListString;
+        $struct = $this->createConfiguredMock(MollieSettingStruct::class, ['getApplePayDirectDomainAllowList' => $allowListString]);
         $this->service->expects($this->once())->method('getSettings')->willReturn($struct);
 
         $allowList = $this->gateway->getAllowList($this->scContext);