diff --git a/internal/gat/gat.go b/internal/gat/gat.go
index 4139e63..7851add 100644
--- a/internal/gat/gat.go
+++ b/internal/gat/gat.go
@@ -180,10 +180,9 @@ func (g *Gat) Print(w io.Writer, r io.Reader, opts ...PrintOption) error {
 		p, ok := prettier.Get(g.lexer.Config().Name)
 		if ok {
 			s, err := p.Pretty(src)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+			if err == nil {
+				src = s
 			}
-			src = s
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/prettier/yaml.go b/internal/prettier/yaml.go
index 5a1371a..200db4f 100644
--- a/internal/prettier/yaml.go
+++ b/internal/prettier/yaml.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (p *YAMLPrettier) Pretty(input string) (string, error) {
 
 	b, err := formatter.Format([]byte(input))
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	return string(b), nil