diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ac8acf..0e7b514 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ajv": "^8.0.0",
+    "better-ajv-errors": "^0.7.0",
     "fast-json-patch": "^2.0.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.14.0",
diff --git a/src/commands/ajv.ts b/src/commands/ajv.ts
index d06acb5..13609b4 100644
--- a/src/commands/ajv.ts
+++ b/src/commands/ajv.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default function (argv: ParsedArgs): AjvCore {
 
     try {
       registerer = require("ts-node").register()
-    } catch (err) {
+    } catch (err: any) {
       /* istanbul ignore next */
       if (err.code === "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
         throw new Error(
diff --git a/src/commands/test.ts b/src/commands/test.ts
index 87f95c8..fe64cd7 100644
--- a/src/commands/test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function execute(argv: ParsedArgs): boolean {
     const data = openFile(file, `data file ${file}`)
     const validData = validate(data)
     let errors
-    if (!validData) errors = logJSON(argv.errors, validate.errors, ajv)
+    if (!validData) errors = logJSON(argv.errors, validate.errors, ajv, data, argv.s)
 
     if (validData === shouldBeValid) {
       console.log(`${file} passed test`)
diff --git a/src/commands/util.ts b/src/commands/util.ts
index 42b4ed1..1a95b66 100644
--- a/src/commands/util.ts
+++ b/src/commands/util.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as fs from "fs"
 import * as yaml from "js-yaml"
 import * as JSON5 from "json5"
 import {AnyValidateFunction} from "ajv/dist/core"
+import * as betterAjvErrors from "better-ajv-errors"
 
 export function getFiles(args: string | string[]): string[] {
   let files: string[] = []
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export function openFile(filename: string, suffix: string): any {
     } catch (e) {
       json = require(file)
     }
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (err: any) {
     const msg: string = err.message
     console.error(`error:  ${msg.replace(" module", " " + suffix)}`)
     process.exit(2)
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export function openFile(filename: string, suffix: string): any {
   return json
 }
 
-export function logJSON(mode: string, data: any, ajv?: Ajv): string {
+export function logJSON(mode: string, data: any, ajv?: Ajv, original?: any, schema?: any): string {
   switch (mode) {
     case "json":
       data = JSON.stringify(data, null, "  ")
@@ -72,6 +73,16 @@ export function logJSON(mode: string, data: any, ajv?: Ajv): string {
       break
     case "text":
       if (ajv) data = ajv.errorsText(data)
+      break
+    case "pretty":
+      if (original && schema) {
+        for (const error of data) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+          // @ts-ignore Workaround https://github.com/atlassian/better-ajv-errors/issues/90
+          error.dataPath = error.instancePath
+        }
+        data = betterAjvErrors(JSON.stringify(schema), JSON.stringify(original), data)
+      }
   }
   return data
 }
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@ export function compile(ajv: Ajv, schemaFile: string): AnyValidateFunction {
   const schema = openFile(schemaFile, "schema")
   try {
     return ajv.compile(schema)
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (err: any) {
     console.error(`schema ${schemaFile} is invalid`)
     console.error(`error: ${err.message}`)
     process.exit(1)
diff --git a/src/commands/validate.ts b/src/commands/validate.ts
index 71788ab..21bc668 100644
--- a/src/commands/validate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/validate.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const cmd: Command = {
       r: {$ref: "#/$defs/stringOrArray"},
       m: {$ref: "#/$defs/stringOrArray"},
       c: {$ref: "#/$defs/stringOrArray"},
-      errors: {enum: ["json", "line", "text", "js", "no"]},
+      errors: {enum: ["json", "line", "text", "js", "no", "pretty"]},
       changes: {enum: [true, "json", "line", "js"]},
       spec: {enum: ["draft7", "draft2019", "draft2020", "jtd"]},
     },
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function execute(argv: ParsedArgs): boolean {
   function validateDataFile(file: string): boolean {
     const data = openFile(file, `data file ${file}`)
     let original
-    if (argv.changes) original = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data))
+    if (argv.changes || argv.errors === "pretty") original = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data))
     const validData = validate(data) as boolean
 
     if (validData) {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function execute(argv: ParsedArgs): boolean {
       }
     } else {
       console.error(file, "invalid")
-      console.error(logJSON(argv.errors, validate.errors, ajv))
+      console.error(logJSON(argv.errors, validate.errors, ajv, original, argv.s))
     }
     return validData
   }