diff --git a/nixd/tools/nixd-lint/nixd-lint.cpp b/nixd/tools/nixd-lint/nixd-lint.cpp
index d3d91ca7a..392c2b598 100644
--- a/nixd/tools/nixd-lint/nixd-lint.cpp
+++ b/nixd/tools/nixd-lint/nixd-lint.cpp
@@ -24,24 +24,25 @@ opt<std::string> Filename(Positional, desc("<input file>"), init("-"),
 const OptionCategory *Cat[] = {&Misc};
 
 static void printCodeLines(std::ostream &Out, const std::string &Prefix,
-                           const nix::AbstractPos &BeginPos,
-                           const nix::AbstractPos &EndPos,
+                           std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos> BeginPos,
+                           std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos> EndPos,
                            const nix::LinesOfCode &LOC) {
   using namespace nix;
   // previous line of code.
   if (LOC.prevLineOfCode.has_value()) {
     Out << std::endl
-        << fmt("%1% %|2$5d|| %3%", Prefix, (BeginPos.line - 1),
+        << fmt("%1% %|2$5d|| %3%", Prefix, (BeginPos->line - 1),
                *LOC.prevLineOfCode);
   }
 
   if (LOC.errLineOfCode.has_value()) {
     // line of code containing the error.
     Out << std::endl
-        << fmt("%1% %|2$5d|| %3%", Prefix, (BeginPos.line), *LOC.errLineOfCode);
+        << fmt("%1% %|2$5d|| %3%", Prefix, (BeginPos->line),
+               *LOC.errLineOfCode);
     // error arrows for the column range.
-    if (BeginPos.column > 0) {
-      auto Start = BeginPos.column;
+    if (BeginPos->column > 0) {
+      auto Start = BeginPos->column;
       std::string Spaces;
       for (auto I = 0; I < Start; ++I) {
         Spaces.append(" ");
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ static void printCodeLines(std::ostream &Out, const std::string &Prefix,
           << fmt("%1%      |%2%" ANSI_RED "%3%" ANSI_NORMAL, Prefix, Spaces,
                  arrows);
 
-      if (BeginPos.line == EndPos.line) {
+      if (BeginPos->line == EndPos->line) {
         Out << ANSI_RED;
-        for (auto I = BeginPos.column + 1; I < EndPos.column; I++) {
-          Out << (I == EndPos.column - 1 ? "^" : "~");
+        for (auto I = BeginPos->column + 1; I < EndPos->column; I++) {
+          Out << (I == EndPos->column - 1 ? "^" : "~");
         }
         Out << ANSI_NORMAL;
       }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ static void printCodeLines(std::ostream &Out, const std::string &Prefix,
   // next line of code.
   if (LOC.nextLineOfCode.has_value()) {
     Out << std::endl
-        << fmt("%1% %|2$5d|| %3%", Prefix, (BeginPos.line + 1),
+        << fmt("%1% %|2$5d|| %3%", Prefix, (BeginPos->line + 1),
                *LOC.nextLineOfCode);
   }
 }
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   nixd::syntax::parse(Buffer, &Data);
 
   for (const auto &Diag : Data.Diags) {
-    std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos> BeginAPos = (*PTable)[Diag.Range.Begin];
-    std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos> EndAPos = (*PTable)[Diag.Range.End];
+    auto BeginPos = (*PTable)[Diag.Range.Begin];
+    auto EndPos = (*PTable)[Diag.Range.End];
     switch (Diag.Kind) {
     case nixd::syntax::Diagnostic::Warning:
       std::cout << ANSI_WARNING "warning: " ANSI_NORMAL;
@@ -108,27 +109,34 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       break;
     }
     std::cout << Diag.Msg << "\n";
-    if (BeginAPos) {
+    if (BeginPos) {
       std::cout << "\n"
-                << ANSI_BLUE << "at " ANSI_WARNING
-                << (*PTable)[Diag.Range.Begin] << ANSI_NORMAL << ":";
-      if (auto Lines = BeginAPos->getCodeLines()) {
+                << ANSI_BLUE << "at " ANSI_WARNING << BeginPos << ANSI_NORMAL
+                << ":";
+      if (auto Lines =
+              std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos>(BeginPos)->getCodeLines()) {
         std::cout << "\n";
-        printCodeLines(std::cout, "", *BeginAPos, *EndAPos, *Lines);
+        printCodeLines(std::cout, "", BeginPos, EndPos, *Lines);
         std::cout << "\n";
       }
     }
 
     for (const auto &Note : Diag.Notes) {
-      auto NotePos = (*PTable)[Note.Range.Begin];
+      auto NoteBegin = (*PTable)[Note.Range.Begin];
+      auto NoteEnd = (*PTable)[Note.Range.End];
+      std::cout << "\n";
       std::cout << ANSI_CYAN "note: " ANSI_NORMAL;
-      if (NotePos) {
+      std::cout << Note.Msg << "\n";
+
+      if (NoteBegin) {
         std::cout << "\n"
-                  << ANSI_BLUE << "at " ANSI_WARNING << NotePos << ANSI_NORMAL
+                  << ANSI_BLUE << "at " ANSI_WARNING << NoteBegin << ANSI_NORMAL
                   << ":";
         if (auto Lines =
-                std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos>(NotePos)->getCodeLines()) {
-          nix::printCodeLines(std::cout, "", *BeginAPos, *Lines);
+                std::shared_ptr<nix::AbstractPos>(NoteBegin)->getCodeLines()) {
+          std::cout << "\n";
+          printCodeLines(std::cout, "", NoteBegin, NoteEnd, *Lines);
+          std::cout << "\n";
         }
       }
     }