diff --git a/common/general/general.go b/common/general/general.go
index be39339..2ff9ccb 100644
--- a/common/general/general.go
+++ b/common/general/general.go
@@ -357,9 +357,19 @@ func VerifyContractWithSchema(contract string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate contract - %v", err)
 	}
 
-	for _, err := range report.Errors() {
-		fmt.Printf("- %s\n", err)
-	}
+	result := report.Valid()
+
+	if result {
+		return true, nil
+	} else {
+		var consolidatedErrors strings.Builder
+		for i, err := range report.Errors() {
+			if i > 0 {
+				consolidatedErrors.WriteString(", ")
+			}
+			consolidatedErrors.WriteString(err.String())
+		}
 
-	return report.Valid(), nil
+		return report.Valid(), fmt.Errorf("validation failed - %s", consolidatedErrors.String())
+	}
 }
diff --git a/common/general/general_test.go b/common/general/general_test.go
index 9a8664f..73d6315 100644
--- a/common/general/general_test.go
+++ b/common/general/general_test.go
@@ -269,5 +269,5 @@ func TestVerifyContractWithSchema(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("schema verification failed - %v", err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(result)
+	assert.True(t, result)
 }