diff --git a/cmd/validate.go b/cmd/validate.go
index 9383ed6..6ae8a55 100644
--- a/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/validate.go
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	radixv1 "github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/radix/v1"
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/radixvalidators"
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/utils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
 
 // logoutCmd represents the logout command
@@ -56,8 +57,7 @@ var validateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if printfile {
-			_ = yaml.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(ra)
-			fmt.Println("")
+			printRA(ra)
 		}
 
 		err = radixvalidators.IsRadixApplicationValid(ra)
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ var validateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+func printRA(ra *radixv1.RadixApplication) {
+	b, err := yaml.Marshal(ra)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", b)
+}
+
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(validateCmd)
 	validateCmd.Flags().StringP("config-file", "f", "radixconfig.yaml", "Name of the radixconfig file. Defaults to radixconfig.yaml in current directory")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39d8945..35aed85 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230505201702-9f6742963106
+	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.10.2 // indirect
-	github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/analysis v0.21.4 // indirect
@@ -91,5 +91,4 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/secrets-store-csi-driver v1.3.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9b4b860..a249df6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -39,12 +39,8 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.9-0.20210512163311-63b5d3c536b0/go.m
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
 github.com/equinor/radix-common v1.5.0 h1:z5hQHlKG2x16/NnV4b9ynf9n5ZageYUewE4MANdA96Y=
 github.com/equinor/radix-common v1.5.0/go.mod h1:UZ69U56VFtTxABi5JjGdaqn9Df5ilfTTqzUQ0riofVM=
-github.com/equinor/radix-operator v1.43.0 h1:25vXiqy0BZrTu1VjA/kFgP7IGQ/UoFAtx0QCq0Irm8E=
-github.com/equinor/radix-operator v1.43.0/go.mod h1:fa1yXgnhluKtqlBP+k/VldbkpFRpkK5eBGfGhuilqNc=
 github.com/equinor/radix-operator v1.44.1 h1:ogaVIERfEbeD5QexsXXZSN6k4v4hgbtFDFHoLgBkNjA=
 github.com/equinor/radix-operator v1.44.1/go.mod h1:9YBEz5p/s2YCL8FGzjvRUXgPjtrBojnjw/tAXQNzwx0=
-github.com/equinor/radix-operator v1.99.1000-0.20231102102524-b631c3a617bb h1:DYIK/6f7McCNF2tMAhsFfA/ml841NEItjzVCV7o1lug=
-github.com/equinor/radix-operator v1.99.1000-0.20231102102524-b631c3a617bb/go.mod h1:j/Lb9bcof4L+KjtHVv5GD6MqYVsxHSGsliIP6C2F8YU=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible h1:jBYDEEiFBPxA0v50tFdvOzQQTCvpL6mnFh5mB2/l16U=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v5.6.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0 h1:kOqh6YHBtK8aywxGerMG2Eq3H6Qgoqeo13Bk2Mv/nBs=