diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 987e10c..1498bbb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ GOBUILD = gox -osarch="!darwin/386" -rebuild -gocmd="$(GOCMD)" -arch="$(ARCHES)"
 GOCLEAN = $(GOCMD) clean
 GOINSTALL = $(GOCMD) install -a -tags "$(BUILD_TAGS)" -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)"
 GOTEST = $(GOCMD) test -v -tags "$(BUILD_TAGS)"
-DISABLED_LINTERS = varnamelen,interfacer,ifshort,exhaustivestruct,maligned,varcheck,scopelint,structcheck,deadcode,nosnakecase,golint
+DISABLED_LINTERS = varnamelen,interfacer,ifshort,exhaustivestruct,maligned,varcheck,scopelint,structcheck,deadcode,nosnakecase,golint,depguard
 GOLINT = golangci-lint run --enable-all --disable "$(DISABLED_LINTERS)" --timeout=30s --tests
 GODEP = $(GOCMD) get -d -t
 GOFMT = goreturns -w
diff --git a/pipeline.go b/pipeline.go
index 537f2a6..b55dc7d 100644
--- a/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipeline.go
@@ -184,12 +184,10 @@ func extractAttachments(post string) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *Pipeline) FindAttachments() error {
-
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *Pipeline) MoveAttachments(post string) error {
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -198,11 +196,9 @@ func (p *Pipeline) FindPosts() error {
 }
 
 func (p *Pipeline) SanitizePost(post string) error {
-
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *Pipeline) CopyPost(post string) error {
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/validate.go b/validate.go
index da19887..dc0ca3a 100644
--- a/validate.go
+++ b/validate.go
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5"
+	// allow the jsonschema validator to auto-download http-hosted schemas.
 	_ "github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5/httploader"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-var (
-	ErrUnsupportedOutputFormat = errors.New("unspported output format")
-)
+var ErrUnsupportedOutputFormat = errors.New("unspported output format")
 
 // Validate accepts a Markdown file as input via the Reader
 // and parses the frontmatter present, if any. It then
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ func Validate(schemaURL string, r io.Reader) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error compiling schema: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return schema.Validate(frontmatter)
+	return fmt.Errorf("frontmatter failed validation: %w", schema.Validate(frontmatter))
 }
 
 func recurseDetails(detailed jsonschema.Detailed, acc map[string]jsonschema.Detailed) map[string]jsonschema.Detailed {
diff --git a/validate_test.go b/validate_test.go
index cd57bcc..2ab54fd 100644
--- a/validate_test.go
+++ b/validate_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,50 @@
 package obp_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
+
+	"code.ndumas.com/ndumas/obsidian-pipeline"
 )
 
 func Test_BasicValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	t.Run("KeyMissing", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		t.Fail()
-	})
+	tt := []struct {
+		name     string
+		b        *bytes.Buffer
+		expected error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "KeyMissing",
+			b: bytes.NewBufferString(`
+---
+boop: "bop"
+---
+# Markdown Content
+`),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "KeyTypeMismatch",
+			b: bytes.NewBufferString(`
+---
+title: 2
+---
+# Markdown Content
+`),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+	}
 
-	t.Run("KeyTypeMismatch", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		t.Fail()
-	})
+	for _, tc := range tt {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			err := obp.Validate("https://schemas.ndumas.com/obsidian/note.schema.json", tc.b)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Log("Expected Validate() to fail on input")
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }