diff --git a/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_rules_files.cpp b/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_rules_files.cpp
index cbec79c1..deba30ef 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/load_rules_files.cpp
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ application::run_result application::load_rules_files()
 
 		res = m_state->engine->load_rules_file(filename);
 
-		// Print the full output if verbose is true
-		if(m_options.verbose &&
-		   (!res->successful() || res->has_warnings()))
+		if((!res->successful() || (m_options.verbose && res->has_warnings())))
 		{
 			printf("%s\n",
 			       (m_state->config->m_json_output ?
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app_actions/validate_rules_files.cpp b/userspace/falco/app_actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
index c812662b..cab4dfb5 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app_actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ application::run_result application::validate_rules_files()
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				// Print the full output when verbose is true
-				if(m_options.verbose &&
-				   (!res->successful() || res->has_warnings()))
+				if(!res->successful() || (m_options.verbose && res->has_warnings()))
 				{
 					printf("%s\n", res->as_string(true).c_str());
 				}