diff --git a/Resources/blog/published/schema-bad.md b/Resources/blog/published/schema-bad.md
index 14e49f5..ab35bbb 100644
--- a/Resources/blog/published/schema-bad.md
+++ b/Resources/blog/published/schema-bad.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ---
 aliases: []
+title: ""
+description: 4
+tags: "fart"
+draft: 3
 ---
 
 ## Textual Cartography
diff --git a/cmd/obp/cmd/root.go b/cmd/obp/cmd/root.go
index 770e98e..57f8cda 100644
--- a/cmd/obp/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/obp/cmd/root.go
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import (
 	// "code.ndumas.com/ndumas/obsidian-pipeline/gloss"
 )
 
-var cfgFile string
+var (
+	vault   string
+	cfgFile string
+)
 
 // rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -42,7 +45,9 @@ func init() {
 	// Cobra supports persistent flags, which, if defined here,
 	// will be global for your application.
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.obp.toml)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "~/.obp.toml", "config file")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&vault, "vault", "", "vault root directory")
+	rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("vault")
 
 	// Cobra also supports local flags, which will only run
 	// when this action is called directly.
@@ -55,7 +60,6 @@ func init() {
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
 func initConfig() {
 	if cfgFile != "" {
-		// Use config file from the flag.
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	} else {
 		// Find home directory.
diff --git a/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go b/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
index d973cce..8a5383d 100644
--- a/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5"
 	_ "github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5/httploader"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ var validateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		schema := cmd.Flag("schema").Value.String()
 		target := cmd.Flag("target").Value.String()
 		root := os.DirFS(target)
-		return fs.WalkDir(root, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+
+		err := fs.WalkDir(root, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -63,9 +65,14 @@ var validateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not open target file: %w", err)
 			}
 			defer target.Close()
-			return obp.Validate(schema, target)
+			err = obp.Validate(schema, target)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error validating input file %q: %#+v\n", path, err.(*jsonschema.ValidationError).DetailedOutput())
+			}
+			return nil
 		})
-		// return obp.Validate(schema, target)
+
+		return err
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/validate.go b/validate.go
index 2571932..1bc3649 100644
--- a/validate.go
+++ b/validate.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func Validate(schemaURL string, r io.Reader) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error compiling schema: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := schema.Validate(m); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error validating target: %w", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil