diff --git a/bin/validate.py b/bin/validate.py
index 6d465c82..b3279170 100755
--- a/bin/validate.py
+++ b/bin/validate.py
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ def make_gpads(dataset, gaf_path, products, ontology_graph, noctua_gpad_file, pa
 
         # If there's a noctua gpad file, process it
         if noctua_gpad_file:
+            click.echo("Making noctua gpad products...{}".format(noctua_gpad_file))
             # Process noctua gpad file
             process_noctua_gpad_file(noctua_gpad_file, gpadwriter, ontology_graph)
 
@@ -385,7 +386,9 @@ def process_noctua_gpad_file(noctua_gpad_file, gpadwriter, ontology_graph):
     with open(noctua_gpad_file) as nf:
         lines = sum(1 for line in nf)
         nf.seek(0)  # Reset file pointer to the beginning after counting lines
-        gpadparser = GpadParser(config=assocparser.AssocParserConfig(ontology=ontology_graph, paint=False))
+        gpadparser = GpadParser(config=assocparser.AssocParserConfig(ontology=ontology_graph,
+                                                                     paint=False,
+                                                                     rule_set="all"))
         click.echo("Making noctua gpad products...")
         with click.progressbar(iterable=gpadparser.association_generator(file=nf), length=lines) as associations:
             for association in associations:
@@ -405,7 +408,9 @@ def process_gaf_file(gaf_path, gpadwriter, ontology_graph, paint_gaf_src):
     with open(gaf_path) as gf:
         lines = sum(1 for line in gf)
         gf.seek(0)  # Reset file pointer to the beginning after counting lines
-        gafparser = GafParser(config=assocparser.AssocParserConfig(ontology=ontology_graph, paint=True))
+        gafparser = GafParser(config=assocparser.AssocParserConfig(ontology=ontology_graph,
+                                                                   paint=True,
+                                                                   rule_set="all"))
         click.echo("Merging in source gaf to gpad product...")
         with click.progressbar(iterable=gafparser.association_generator(file=gf), length=lines) as associations:
             for association in associations:
@@ -415,7 +420,9 @@ def process_gaf_file(gaf_path, gpadwriter, ontology_graph, paint_gaf_src):
         with open(paint_gaf_src) as pgf:
             lines = sum(1 for line in pgf)
             pgf.seek(0)
-            gafparser = GafParser(config=assocparser.AssocParserConfig(ontology=ontology_graph, paint=True))
+            gafparser = GafParser(config=assocparser.AssocParserConfig(ontology=ontology_graph,
+                                                                       paint=True,
+                                                                       rule_set="all"))
             click.echo("Merging in paint gaf to gpad product...")
             with click.progressbar(iterable=gafparser.association_generator(file=pgf), length=lines) as associations:
                 for association in associations:
@@ -649,6 +656,7 @@ def produce(ctx, group, metadata_dir, gpad, ttl, target, ontology, exclude, base
         # Set paint to True when the group is "paint".
         # This will prevent filtering of IBA (GO_RULE:26) when paint is being treated as a top level group,
         # like for paint_other.
+        click.echo("source_gaf: {}".format(source_gaf))
         valid_gaf = produce_gaf(dataset, source_gaf, ontology_graph,
                                 paint=(group == "paint"),
                                 group=group,
diff --git a/ontobio/io/assocparser.py b/ontobio/io/assocparser.py
index 3aa45274..8e85f352 100644
--- a/ontobio/io/assocparser.py
+++ b/ontobio/io/assocparser.py
@@ -532,7 +532,10 @@ def association_generator(self, file, skipheader=False, outfile=None) -> Dict:
         file = self._ensure_file(file)
         for line in file:
             parsed_result = self.parse_line(line)
-            self.report.report_parsed_result(parsed_result, outfile, self.config.filtered_evidence_file, self.config.filter_out_evidence)
+            self.report.report_parsed_result(parsed_result,
+                                             outfile,
+                                             self.config.filtered_evidence_file,
+                                             self.config.filter_out_evidence)
             for association in parsed_result.associations:
                 # yield association if we don't care if it's a header or if it's definitely a real gaf line
                 if not skipheader or not isinstance(association, dict):
diff --git a/ontobio/io/qc.py b/ontobio/io/qc.py
index e826d654..4b0993b1 100644
--- a/ontobio/io/qc.py
+++ b/ontobio/io/qc.py
@@ -919,7 +919,6 @@ def test(self, annotation: association.GoAssociation, config: assocparser.AssocP
         evidence = str(annotation.evidence.type)
         withfrom = annotation.evidence.with_support_from
 
-
         if evidence in [iss_eco, isa_eco, iso_eco] and (withfrom is None or len(withfrom) == 0):
             return self._result(False)