diff --git a/eva_sub_cli/validators/validation_results_parsers.py b/eva_sub_cli/validators/validation_results_parsers.py
index ed92ad0..274b7a6 100644
--- a/eva_sub_cli/validators/validation_results_parsers.py
+++ b/eva_sub_cli/validators/validation_results_parsers.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ def clean_read(ifile):
                 if line.startswith('Validation failed with following error(s):'):
                     collect = True
             else:
+                while line and not line.startswith('/'):
+                    # Sometimes there are multiple (possibly redundant) errors listed under a single property,
+                    # we only report the first
+                    line = clean_read(open_file)
                 line2 = clean_read(open_file)
                 if line is None or line2 is None:
                     break  # EOF
diff --git a/tests/resources/validation_reports/validation_output/other_validations/metadata_validation.txt b/tests/resources/validation_reports/validation_output/other_validations/metadata_validation.txt
index 3b805ec..0bc227e 100644
--- a/tests/resources/validation_reports/validation_output/other_validations/metadata_validation.txt
+++ b/tests/resources/validation_reports/validation_output/other_validations/metadata_validation.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,19 @@
 	should have required property 'bioSampleObject'
 /sample/0
 	should match exactly one schema in oneOf
+/sample/3/bioSampleObject/name
+        must have required property 'name'
+        must have required property 'name'
+        must have required property 'name'
+/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/organism
+        must have required property 'organism'
+        must have required property 'organism'
+/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Organism
+        must have required property 'Organism'
+/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/species
+        must have required property 'species'
+/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Species
+        must have required property 'Species'
+/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics
+        must match a schema in anyOf
  
diff --git a/tests/test_validator.py b/tests/test_validator.py
index 19f0ea9..6a65a87 100644
--- a/tests/test_validator.py
+++ b/tests/test_validator.py
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ def test__collect_validation_workflow_results_with_metadata_xlsx(self):
                     {'property': '/sample/0/bioSampleAccession', 'description': "should have required property 'bioSampleAccession'"},
                     {'property': '/sample/0/bioSampleObject', 'description': "should have required property 'bioSampleObject'"},
                     {'property': '/sample/0', 'description': 'should match exactly one schema in oneOf'},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/name', 'description': "must have required property 'name'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/organism',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'organism'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Organism',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'Organism'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/species',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'species'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Species',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'Species'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics',
+                     'description': 'must match a schema in anyOf'},
                     {'property': '/project/childProjects/1', 'description': 'PRJEBNA does not exist or is private'},
                     {'property': '/sample/2/bioSampleObject/characteristics/taxId',
                      'description': '1234 is not a valid taxonomy code'},
@@ -95,6 +106,10 @@ def test__collect_validation_workflow_results_with_metadata_xlsx(self):
                      'description': 'Column "Reference" is not populated'},
                     {'sheet': 'Sample', 'row': 3, 'column': 'Sample Accession',
                      'description': 'Column "Sample Accession" is not populated'},
+                    {'sheet': 'Sample', 'row': 6, 'column': 'BioSample Name',
+                     'description': 'Column "BioSample Name" is not populated'},
+                    {'sheet': 'Sample', 'row': 6, 'column': 'Scientific Name',
+                     'description': 'Column "Scientific Name" is not populated'},
                     {'sheet': 'Project', 'row': 2, 'column': 'Child Project(s)',
                      'description': 'PRJEBNA does not exist or is private'},
                     {'sheet': 'Sample', 'row': 5, 'column': 'Tax Id',
@@ -162,6 +177,17 @@ def test__collect_validation_workflow_results_with_metadata_json(self):
                     {'property': '/sample/0/bioSampleObject',
                      'description': "should have required property 'bioSampleObject'"},
                     {'property': '/sample/0', 'description': 'should match exactly one schema in oneOf'},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/name', 'description': "must have required property 'name'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/organism',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'organism'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Organism',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'Organism'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/species',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'species'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Species',
+                     'description': "must have required property 'Species'"},
+                    {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics',
+                     'description': 'must match a schema in anyOf'},
                     {'property': '/project/childProjects/1', 'description': 'PRJEBNA does not exist or is private'},
                     {'property': '/sample/2/bioSampleObject/characteristics/taxId',
                      'description': '1234 is not a valid taxonomy code'},
@@ -201,10 +227,22 @@ def test_parse_biovalidator_validation_results(self):
             {'property': '/project/taxId', 'description': "must have required property 'taxId'"},
             {'property': '/project/holdDate', 'description': 'must match format "date"'},
             {'property': '/analysis/0/description', 'description': "should have required property 'description'"},
-            {'property': '/analysis/0/referenceGenome', 'description': "should have required property 'referenceGenome'"},
-            {'property': '/sample/0/bioSampleAccession', 'description': "should have required property 'bioSampleAccession'"},
+            {'property': '/analysis/0/referenceGenome',
+             'description': "should have required property 'referenceGenome'"},
+            {'property': '/sample/0/bioSampleAccession',
+             'description': "should have required property 'bioSampleAccession'"},
             {'property': '/sample/0/bioSampleObject', 'description': "should have required property 'bioSampleObject'"},
-            {'property': '/sample/0', 'description': 'should match exactly one schema in oneOf'}
+            {'property': '/sample/0', 'description': 'should match exactly one schema in oneOf'},
+            {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/name', 'description': "must have required property 'name'"},
+            {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/organism',
+             'description': "must have required property 'organism'"},
+            {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Organism',
+             'description': "must have required property 'Organism'"},
+            {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/species',
+             'description': "must have required property 'species'"},
+            {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics/Species',
+             'description': "must have required property 'Species'"},
+            {'property': '/sample/3/bioSampleObject/characteristics', 'description': 'must match a schema in anyOf'}
         ]
 
     def test_convert_biovalidator_validation_to_spreadsheet(self):