diff --git a/internal/framework/pipeline/runner_typed.go b/internal/framework/pipeline/runner_typed.go
index 0a8fd6f9..f2f0f068 100644
--- a/internal/framework/pipeline/runner_typed.go
+++ b/internal/framework/pipeline/runner_typed.go
@@ -471,11 +471,11 @@ func setTypedLaneManifestMetadata(output *RunOutput, laneID string, extractor, m
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *Runner) validateTypedArtifact(ctx context.Context, codec artifactCodecEntry, target typedValidationTarget, chain preparedValidatorChain, attempt int, debug DebugRecorder) ([]contracts.Warning, *contracts.RejectedOutput, error) {
+func (r *Runner) validateTypedReport(ctx context.Context, codec artifactCodecEntry, target typedValidationTarget, chain preparedValidatorChain, attempt int, debug DebugRecorder) (validationReport, error) {
 	if len(chain.validators) > 0 && target.candidate == nil {
 		candidate, err := validationCandidateArtifact(codec, target)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("serialize %s candidate for validation: %w", target.stage, err)
+			return validationReport{}, fmt.Errorf("serialize %s candidate for validation: %w", target.stage, err)
 		}
 		target.candidate = &candidate
 	}
@@ -537,6 +537,14 @@ func (r *Runner) validateTypedArtifact(ctx context.Context, codec artifactCodecE
 		}
 		return validationInvocation{result: result}, nil
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return report, err
+	}
+	return report, nil
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) validateTypedArtifact(ctx context.Context, codec artifactCodecEntry, target typedValidationTarget, chain preparedValidatorChain, attempt int, debug DebugRecorder) ([]contracts.Warning, *contracts.RejectedOutput, error) {
+	report, err := r.validateTypedReport(ctx, codec, target, chain, attempt, debug)
 	if err != nil {
 		return report.Warnings(), nil, err
 	}