diff --git a/Source/ApplicationServices/LibraryCommands.cs b/Source/ApplicationServices/LibraryCommands.cs
index 0bc9715c..f0c6e881 100644
--- a/Source/ApplicationServices/LibraryCommands.cs
+++ b/Source/ApplicationServices/LibraryCommands.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using DtoImporterService;
 using FileManager;
 using LibationFileManager;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using NPOI.OpenXmlFormats.Spreadsheet;
 using Serilog;
 using static DtoImporterService.PerfLogger;
 
@@ -261,26 +262,43 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 
             logTime($"pre scanAccountAsync {account.AccountName}");
 
-            var dtoItems = await apiExtended.GetLibraryValidatedAsync(libraryOptions, Configuration.Instance.ImportEpisodes);
-
-            if (archiver is not null)
+            try
             {
-                var fileName = $"{DateTime.Now:u} {account.MaskedLogEntry}.json";
-                var items = await Task.Run(() => JArray.FromObject(dtoItems.Select(i => i.SourceJson)));
+                var dtoItems = await apiExtended.GetLibraryValidatedAsync(libraryOptions, Configuration.Instance.ImportEpisodes);
 
-				var scanFile = new JObject
-                {
-                    { "Account", account.MaskedLogEntry },
-                    { "ScannedDateTime", DateTime.Now.ToString("u") },
-                    { "Items",  items}
-                };
+                logTime($"post scanAccountAsync {account.AccountName} qty: {dtoItems.Count}");
+                
+                await logDtoItemsAsync(dtoItems);
 
-				await archiver.AddFileAsync(fileName, scanFile);
+				return dtoItems.Select(d => new ImportItem { DtoItem = d, AccountId = account.AccountId, LocaleName = account.Locale?.Name }).ToList();
+            }
+            catch(ImportValidationException ex)
+			{
+				await logDtoItemsAsync(ex.Items, ex.InnerExceptions.ToArray());
+				throw;
+            }
+
+            async Task logDtoItemsAsync(IEnumerable<AudibleApi.Common.Item> dtoItems, IEnumerable<Exception> exceptions = null)
+            {
+				if (archiver is not null)
+				{
+					var fileName = $"{DateTime.Now:u} {account.MaskedLogEntry}.json";
+					var items = await Task.Run(() => JArray.FromObject(dtoItems.Select(i => i.SourceJson)));
+
+					var scanFile = new JObject
+				    {
+					    { "Account", account.MaskedLogEntry },
+					    { "ScannedDateTime", DateTime.Now.ToString("u") },
+				    };
+
+					if (exceptions?.Any() is true)
+                        scanFile.Add("Exceptions", JArray.FromObject(exceptions));
+
+					scanFile.Add("Items", items);
+
+					await archiver.AddFileAsync(fileName, scanFile);
+				}
 			}
-
-            logTime($"post scanAccountAsync {account.AccountName} qty: {dtoItems.Count}");
-
-            return dtoItems.Select(d => new ImportItem { DtoItem = d, AccountId = account.AccountId, LocaleName = account.Locale?.Name }).ToList();
         }
 
         private static async Task<int> importIntoDbAsync(List<ImportItem> importItems)
diff --git a/Source/AudibleUtilities/ApiExtended.cs b/Source/AudibleUtilities/ApiExtended.cs
index 2c77a971..9edecd6b 100644
--- a/Source/AudibleUtilities/ApiExtended.cs
+++ b/Source/AudibleUtilities/ApiExtended.cs
@@ -157,27 +157,13 @@ namespace AudibleUtilities
 			Serilog.Log.Logger.Information("Completed indexing series episodes after {elappsed_ms} ms.", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
 			Serilog.Log.Logger.Information($"Completed library scan in {totalTime.TotalMilliseconds:F0} ms.");
 
-			var validators = new List<IValidator>();
-			validators.AddRange(getValidators());
-			foreach (var v in validators)
-			{
-				var exceptions = v.Validate(items);
-				if (exceptions is not null && exceptions.Any())
-					throw new AggregateException(exceptions);
-			}
+			var allExceptions = IValidator.GetAllValidators().SelectMany(v => v.Validate(items));
+			if (allExceptions?.Any() is true)
+				throw new ImportValidationException(items, allExceptions);
+
 			return items;
 		}
 
-		private static List<IValidator> getValidators()
-		{
-			var type = typeof(IValidator);
-			var types = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()
-				.SelectMany(s => s.GetTypes())
-				.Where(p => type.IsAssignableFrom(p) && !p.IsInterface);
-
-			return types.Select(t => Activator.CreateInstance(t) as IValidator).ToList();
-		}
-
 		#region episodes and podcasts
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/Source/AudibleUtilities/AudibleApiValidators.cs b/Source/AudibleUtilities/AudibleApiValidators.cs
index cae6e812..6ae9269a 100644
--- a/Source/AudibleUtilities/AudibleApiValidators.cs
+++ b/Source/AudibleUtilities/AudibleApiValidators.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,18 @@ namespace AudibleUtilities
 	public interface IValidator
 	{
 		IEnumerable<Exception> Validate(IEnumerable<Item> items);
+
+		public static IValidator[] GetAllValidators()
+			=> new IValidator[]
+			{
+				new LibraryValidator(),
+				new BookValidator(),
+				new CategoryValidator(),
+				new ContributorValidator(),
+				new SeriesValidator(),
+			};
 	}
+
 	public class LibraryValidator : IValidator
 	{
 		public IEnumerable<Exception> Validate(IEnumerable<Item> items)
diff --git a/Source/AudibleUtilities/ImportValidationException.cs b/Source/AudibleUtilities/ImportValidationException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66db8574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/AudibleUtilities/ImportValidationException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using AudibleApi.Common;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace AudibleUtilities
+{
+	public class ImportValidationException : AggregateException
+	{
+		public List<Item> Items { get; }
+		public ImportValidationException(List<Item> items, IEnumerable<Exception> exceptions) : base(exceptions)
+		{
+			Items = items;
+		}
+	}
+}