diff --git a/userspace/engine/rule_loader.cpp b/userspace/engine/rule_loader.cpp
index b843419e..01e8c089 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/rule_loader.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rule_loader.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ const std::string& rule_loader::result::as_summary_string()
 		os << "Invalid";
 	}
 
+	// Only print schema validation info if any validation was requested
+	if (schema_validation_str != yaml_helper::validation_none)
+	{
+		os << " | schema validation: " << schema_validation_str;
+	}
+
 	if(!errors.empty())
 	{
 		os << std::endl;
@@ -435,6 +441,12 @@ const std::string& rule_loader::result::as_verbose_string(const rules_contents_t
 		os << "Invalid";
 	}
 
+	// Only print schema validation info if any validation was requested
+	if (schema_validation_str != yaml_helper::validation_none)
+	{
+		os << " | schema validation: " << schema_validation_str;
+	}
+
 	if (!errors.empty())
 	{
 		os << std::endl;
@@ -494,8 +506,19 @@ const nlohmann::json& rule_loader::result::as_json(const rules_contents_t& conte
 	j["name"] = name;
 	j["successful"] = success;
 
-	j["errors"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+	// Only print schema validation info if any validation was requested
+	if (schema_validation_str != yaml_helper::validation_none)
+	{
+		bool schema_valid = schema_validation_str == yaml_helper::validation_ok;
+		j["schema_valid"] = schema_valid;
+		j["schema_warnings"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+		if (!schema_valid)
+		{
+			j["schema_warnings"].push_back(schema_validation_str);
+		}
+	}
 
+	j["errors"] = nlohmann::json::array();
 	for(auto &err : errors)
 	{
 		nlohmann::json jerr;
@@ -511,7 +534,6 @@ const nlohmann::json& rule_loader::result::as_json(const rules_contents_t& conte
 	}
 
 	j["warnings"] = nlohmann::json::array();
-
 	for(auto &warn : warnings)
 	{
 		nlohmann::json jwarn;
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
index 0ab57272..7edeb042 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
@@ -68,21 +68,22 @@ falco::app::run_result falco::app::actions::validate_rules_files(falco::app::sta
 		// printed when verbose is true.
 		std::string summary;
 
+		falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::INFO, "Validating rules file(s):\n");
+		for(const auto& file : s.options.validate_rules_filenames)
+		{
+			falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::INFO, "   " + file + "\n");
+		}
+
 		// The json output encompasses all files so the
 		// validation result is a single json object.
 		std::string err = "";
 		nlohmann::json results = nlohmann::json::array();
 
-		falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::INFO, "Validating rules file(s):\n");
 		for(auto &filename : s.options.validate_rules_filenames)
 		{
 			std::unique_ptr<falco::load_result> res;
 
 			res = s.engine->load_rules(rc.at(filename), filename);
-
-			auto priority = res->schema_validation() == yaml_helper::validation_ok ? falco_logger::level::INFO : falco_logger::level::WARNING;
-			falco_logger::log(priority, std::string("   ") + filename + " | schema validation: " + res->schema_validation() + "\n");
-
 			if (!check_rules_plugin_requirements(s, err))
 			{
 				return run_result::fatal(err);