diff --git a/regtech_data_validator/checks.py b/regtech_data_validator/checks.py
index b83ba192..20b936c5 100644
--- a/regtech_data_validator/checks.py
+++ b/regtech_data_validator/checks.py
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 Subclasses of Pandera's `Check` class
 """
 
-from enum import Enum, auto
+from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import Any, Callable, Type
 
 from pandera import Check
 from pandera.backends.base import BaseCheckBackend
 from pandera.backends.pandas.checks import PandasCheckBackend
 
-class Severity(Enum):
-    ERROR = auto()
-    WARNING = auto()
+class Severity(StrEnum):
+    ERROR = 'error'
+    WARNING = 'warning'
 
 class SBLCheck(Check):
     """
diff --git a/regtech_data_validator/main.py b/regtech_data_validator/main.py
index 0604d1e8..d00a61ed 100644
--- a/regtech_data_validator/main.py
+++ b/regtech_data_validator/main.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 Run from the terminal to see the generated output.
 """
 
-import pprint
+import json
 import sys
 
 import pandas as pd
+
 from regtech_data_validator.create_schemas import validate_phases
 
 
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@ def run_validation_on_df(df: pd.DataFrame, lei: str|None) -> None:
     the terminal.
     """
 
-    pprint.pprint(validate_phases(df, lei))
+    validation_dict = validate_phases(df, lei)
+    validation_json = json.dumps(validation_dict, indent=4)
 
+    print(validation_json)
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+def main():
     csv_path = None
     lei: str|None = None
     if len(sys.argv) == 1:
@@ -40,3 +44,6 @@ def run_validation_on_df(df: pd.DataFrame, lei: str|None) -> None:
 
     df = csv_to_df(csv_path)
     run_validation_on_df(df, lei)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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