diff --git a/eva_sub_cli/validators/validator.py b/eva_sub_cli/validators/validator.py
index de1606d..15c85b6 100755
--- a/eva_sub_cli/validators/validator.py
+++ b/eva_sub_cli/validators/validator.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     parse_vcf_check_report, parse_metadata_property
 
 VALIDATION_OUTPUT_DIR = "validation_output"
-VALIDATION_RESULTS = 'validation_results'
+VALIDATION_RESULTS_KEY = 'validation_results'
+VALIDATION_RESULTS_FILE = 'validation_results.yaml'
 READY_FOR_SUBMISSION_TO_EVA = 'ready_for_submission_to_eva'
 
 logger = logging_config.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, mapping_file, submission_dir, project_title=None, metadata_js
         # If the submission_config is not set it will also be written to the VALIDATION_OUTPUT_DIR
         self.submission_dir = submission_dir
         self.output_dir = os.path.join(submission_dir, VALIDATION_OUTPUT_DIR)
+        self.validation_result_file = os.path.join(submission_dir, VALIDATION_RESULTS_FILE)
         self.mapping_file = mapping_file
         vcf_files, fasta_files = self._find_vcf_and_fasta_files()
         self.vcf_files = vcf_files
@@ -90,10 +92,11 @@ def validate(self):
         self._validate()
         self.clean_up_output_dir()
         self._collect_validation_workflow_results()
+        self._assess_validation_results()
+        self._save_validation_results()
 
     def report(self):
         self.create_reports()
-        self.update_config_with_validation_result()
 
     def _validate(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -147,26 +150,11 @@ def check_if_file_missing(self):
                     missing_files_list.append(row['report'])
         return files_missing, missing_files_list
 
-    def update_config_with_validation_result(self):
-        self.sub_config.set(VALIDATION_RESULTS, value=self.results)
-        self.sub_config.set(READY_FOR_SUBMISSION_TO_EVA, value=self.verify_ready_for_submission_to_eva())
-
     def verify_ready_for_submission_to_eva(self):
-        """
-        Assess if the validation results are meeting expectations
-        It assumes all validation have been parsed already.
-        """
+        """ Checks if all the validation are passed """
         return all((
-            self.results.get('vcf_check', {}).get('critical_count', 1) == 0,
-            self.results.get('assembly_check', {}).get('nb_mismatch', 1) == 0,
-            self.results.get('assembly_check', {}).get('nb_error', 1) == 0,
-            all((
-                fa_file_check.get('all_insdc', False) is True
-                for fa_file, fa_file_check in self.results.get('fasta_check', {}).items()
-            )),
-            self.results.get('sample_check', {}).get('overall_differences', True) is False,
-            len(self.results.get('metadata_check', {}).get('spreadsheet_errors', [])) == 0,
-            len(self.results.get('metadata_check', {}).get('json_errors', [])) == 0,
+            all((value.get('pass', False) is True for key, value in self.results.items() if
+                 key in ['vcf_check', 'assembly_check', 'fasta_check', 'sample_check', 'metadata_check'])),
             any((
                 self.results['shallow_validation']['requested'] is False,
                 self.results['shallow_validation'].get('required', True) is False
@@ -183,6 +171,46 @@ def _collect_validation_workflow_results(self):
         self._load_fasta_check_results()
         self._collect_metadata_results()
 
+    def _assess_validation_results(self):
+        """
+            Assess if the validation results are meeting expectations and marks them as "PASS: true" or "PASS: false"
+            It assumes all validation have been parsed already.
+        """
+        # vcf_check result
+        vcf_check_result = all((vcf_check.get('critical_count', 1) == 0
+                                for vcf_name, vcf_check in self.results.get('vcf_check', {}).items()))
+        self.results['vcf_check']['pass'] = vcf_check_result
+
+        # assembly_check result
+        asm_nb_mismatch_result = all((asm_check.get('nb_mismatch', 1) == 0
+                                      for vcf_name, asm_check in self.results.get('assembly_check', {}).items()))
+        asm_nb_error_result = all((asm_check.get('nb_error', 1) == 0
+                                   for vcf_name, asm_check in self.results.get('assembly_check', {}).items()))
+        self.results['assembly_check']['pass'] = asm_nb_mismatch_result and asm_nb_error_result
+
+        # fasta_check result
+        fasta_check_result = all((fa_file_check.get('all_insdc', False) is True
+                                  for fa_file, fa_file_check in self.results.get('fasta_check', {}).items()))
+        self.results['fasta_check']['pass'] = fasta_check_result
+
+        # sample check result
+        self.results['sample_check']['pass'] = self.results.get('sample_check', {}).get('overall_differences',
+                                                                                        True) is False
+
+        # metadata check result
+        metadata_xlsx_result = len(self.results.get('metadata_check', {}).get('spreadsheet_errors', []) or []) == 0
+        metadata_json_result = len(self.results.get('metadata_check', {}).get('json_errors', []) or []) == 0
+        self.results['metadata_check']['pass'] = metadata_xlsx_result and metadata_json_result
+
+        # update config based on the validation results
+        self.sub_config.set(READY_FOR_SUBMISSION_TO_EVA, value=self.verify_ready_for_submission_to_eva())
+
+    def _save_validation_results(self):
+        with open(self.validation_result_file, 'w') as val_res_file:
+            yaml.safe_dump(self.results, val_res_file)
+
+        self.debug(f"saved validation result in {self.validation_result_file}")
+
     @lru_cache
     def _vcf_check_log(self, vcf_name):
         return resolve_single_file_path(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1c20ce8..01e6e0c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ebi_eva_common_pyutils==0.6.10
+ebi_eva_common_pyutils==0.6.11
 jinja2
 jsonschema
 openpyxl