diff --git a/acceptance/exec/exec_tool_common_params_test.go b/acceptance/exec/exec_tool_common_params_test.go
index 8c27a7d..fdfed7f 100644
--- a/acceptance/exec/exec_tool_common_params_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/exec/exec_tool_common_params_test.go
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ func Test_PrmExec_Tool_UseScriptBadEntrypoint(t *testing.T) {
 // 	// Exec
 // 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testutils.RunAppCommand(fmt.Sprintf("exec puppetlabs/requires-git --alwaysBuild --toolpath %s --cachedir %s --codedir %s", toolDir, cacheDir, codeDir), "")
 
-// 	fmt.Printf("stdout: %s", stdout)
 // 	// Assert
 // 	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Tool puppetlabs/requires-git executed successfully") // GH-66
 // 	// assert.Contains(t, stdout, "This script is so foo bar!")
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ func Test_PrmExec_Tool_PuppetEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	// Exec
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testutils.RunAppCommand(fmt.Sprintf("exec puppetlabs/check-puppet --alwaysBuild --toolpath %s --cachedir %s --codedir %s", toolDir, cacheDir, codeDir), "")
 
-	fmt.Printf("stdout: %s", stdout)
 	// Assert
 	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Tool puppetlabs/check-puppet executed successfully") // GH-66
 
@@ -216,7 +214,6 @@ func Test_PrmExec_alwaysBuild_Flag(t *testing.T) {
 	// Exec
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testutils.RunAppCommand(fmt.Sprintf("exec puppetlabs/build-flag --alwaysBuild --toolpath %s --cachedir %s --codedir %s", toolDir, cacheDir, codeDir), "")
 
-	fmt.Printf("stdout: %s", stdout)
 	// Assert
 	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Tool puppetlabs/build-flag executed successfully") // GH-66
 	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "This script is so foo bar!")
diff --git a/acceptance/validate/validate_test.go b/acceptance/validate/validate_test.go
index bd66a96..ec3e991 100644
--- a/acceptance/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ package validate_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	dircopy "github.com/otiai10/copy"
-	"github.com/puppetlabs/pct/acceptance/testutils"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
+
+	dircopy "github.com/otiai10/copy"
+	"github.com/puppetlabs/pct/acceptance/testutils"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 const APP = "prm"
@@ -48,10 +49,9 @@ func Test_PrmValidate_Single_Tool_Fail_Output_To_Terminal(t *testing.T) {
 	// Exec
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testutils.RunAppCommand(fmt.Sprintf("validate puppetlabs/puppet-lint --toolpath %s --cachedir %s --codedir %s --toolArgs=invalid.pp", toolDir, cacheDir, codeDir), "")
 
-	fmt.Println(stdout)
 	// Assert
 	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Validation returned 1 error")
-	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Tool exited with code: 1")
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "ERROR: invalid not in autoload module layout on line 1 (check: autoloader_layout)")
 	assert.Equal(t, "exit status 1", stderr)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, exitCode)
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ func Test_PrmValidate_Single_Tool_Fail_Output_To_File(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Assert
 	mustContain := []string{
-		"Tool exited with code: 1",
 		"ERROR: invalid not in autoload module layout on line 1 (check: autoloader_layout)",
 		"WARNING: class not documented on line 1 (check: documentation)",
 	}
@@ -125,8 +124,8 @@ func Test_PrmValidate_Validate_File_Multitool_Fail_Output_To_Terminal(t *testing
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testutils.RunAppCommand(fmt.Sprintf("validate --toolpath %s --cachedir %s --codedir %s --group test_group_1 --resultsView terminal", toolDir, cacheDir, codeDir), "")
 
 	// Assert
-	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Tool exited with code: 1")
-	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "Tool exited with code: 1") // GH-66
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "WARNING: class not documented on line 1 (check: documentation)")
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "ERROR: invalid not in autoload module layout on line 1 (check: autoloader_layout)")
 	assert.Equal(t, "exit status 1", stderr)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, exitCode)
 }
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func Test_PrmValidate_Validate_File_Multitool_Fail_Output_To_File(t *testing.T)
 	// Assert
 	mustContain := map[string][]string{
 		"puppet-lint": {
-			"Tool exited with code: 1",
+			"WARNING: class not documented on line 1 (check: documentation)",
 		},
 		"rubocop": {
 			"Inspecting 0 files", // TODO: Setup a proper tool for this test
diff --git a/pkg/prm/docker.go b/pkg/prm/docker.go
index 41fc48d..df34532 100644
--- a/pkg/prm/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/prm/docker.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (d *Docker) Validate(toolInfo ToolInfo, prmConfig Config, paths DirectoryPa
 				if containerOutput.stderr != "" {
 					err = fmt.Errorf("%s", containerOutput.stderr)
 				} else {
-					err = fmt.Errorf("Tool exited with code: %d", exitValues.StatusCode)
+					err = fmt.Errorf("")
 				}
 				return VALIDATION_FAILED, containerOutput.stdout, err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/prm/validate.go b/pkg/prm/validate.go
index a66c041..db0f94e 100644
--- a/pkg/prm/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/prm/validate.go
@@ -92,18 +92,28 @@ func (p *Prm) outputResults(tasks []*Task[ValidationOutput], settings OutputSett
 func writeOutputToTerminal(tasks []*Task[ValidationOutput]) {
 	for _, task := range tasks {
 		output := task.Output
-		if output.err != nil {
-			text := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n%s", task.Name, removeStringFormatting(output.err.Error()))
-			log.Error().Msgf(text)
+		if output.err == nil {
+			continue
 		}
+
+		var errText string
+		if output.err.Error() != "" {
+			errText = output.err.Error()
+		} else {
+			errText = output.stdout
+		}
+		errText = cleanOutput(errText)
+
+		log.Error().Msgf(fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n%s", task.Name, cleanOutput(errText)))
 	}
 }
 
-func removeStringFormatting(text string) string {
+func cleanOutput(text string) string {
 	exp := regexp.MustCompile(`\x1B(?:[@-Z\\-_]|\[[0-?]*[ -/]*[@-~])`)
 	text = exp.ReplaceAllString(text, "")
 	text = strings.TrimPrefix(text, "\n") // Trim prefix newline if it exists
 	text = strings.TrimSuffix(text, "\n")
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "/code/", "")
 	return text
 }
 
@@ -177,9 +187,9 @@ func writeStringToFile(file afero.File, output ValidationOutput) error {
 	errText := ""
 	// Remove ANSI formatting from output strings
 	if output.err != nil {
-		errText = removeStringFormatting(output.err.Error())
+		errText = cleanOutput(output.err.Error())
 	}
-	stdout := removeStringFormatting(output.stdout)
+	stdout := cleanOutput(output.stdout)
 
 	_, err := file.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", stdout, errText))
 	if err != nil {