diff --git a/ts/src/header-validator/validate-json.ts b/ts/src/header-validator/validate-json.ts
index 5a51bb064c..eee10e1f16 100644
--- a/ts/src/header-validator/validate-json.ts
+++ b/ts/src/header-validator/validate-json.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import * as uuid from 'uuid'
 import * as constants from '../constants'
 import { SourceType } from '../source-type'
 import { VendorSpecificValues } from '../vendor-specific-values'
-import { Context, PathComponent, ValidationResult } from './context'
+import { Context, ValidationResult } from './context'
 import { Maybe } from './maybe'
-import { CtxFunc } from './validate'
+import { CtxFunc, ItemErrorAction, isCollection } from './validate'
 import * as validate from './validate'
 import * as privacy from '../flexible-event/privacy'
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ function endTimes(
   return array(ctx, j, endTime, {
     minLength: 1,
     maxLength: 5,
-    keepGoing: false, // suppress unhelpful cascaded errors
+    itemErrorAction: ItemErrorAction.earlyExit, // suppress unhelpful cascaded errors
   })
 }
 
@@ -448,24 +448,6 @@ function legacyDuration(ctx: Context, j: Json): Maybe<number | bigint> {
   })
 }
 
-function isCollection<P extends PathComponent, C extends Context = Context>(
-  ctx: C,
-  js: Iterable<[P, Json]>,
-  f: CtxFunc<C, [P, Json], Maybe<unknown>>,
-  keepGoing: boolean = true
-): boolean {
-  let ok = true
-  for (const [c, j] of js) {
-    let itemOk = false
-    ctx.scope(c, () => f(ctx, [c, j]).peek(() => (itemOk = true)))
-    if (!itemOk && !keepGoing) {
-      return false
-    }
-    ok = ok && itemOk
-  }
-  return ok
-}
-
 type SetOpts = ListOpts & {
   requireDistinct?: boolean
 }
@@ -500,7 +482,7 @@ function set<T extends number | string, C extends Context = Context>(
 }
 
 type ArrayOpts = ListOpts & {
-  keepGoing?: boolean
+  itemErrorAction?: ItemErrorAction
 }
 
 function array<T, C extends Context = Context>(
@@ -509,18 +491,9 @@ function array<T, C extends Context = Context>(
   f: CtxFunc<C, Json, Maybe<T>>,
   opts?: ArrayOpts
 ): Maybe<T[]> {
-  const arr: T[] = []
-
-  return list(ctx, j, opts)
-    .filter((js) =>
-      isCollection(
-        ctx,
-        js.entries(),
-        (ctx, [_i, j]) => f(ctx, j).peek((v) => arr.push(v)),
-        opts?.keepGoing
-      )
-    )
-    .map(() => arr)
+  return list(ctx, j, opts).map((js) =>
+    validate.array(ctx, js.entries(), f, opts?.itemErrorAction)
+  )
 }
 
 function filterDataKeyValue(
@@ -876,7 +849,7 @@ function summaryBuckets(
     minLength: 1,
     maxLength,
     maxLengthErrSuffix: ' (max_event_level_reports)',
-    keepGoing: false, // suppress unhelpful cascaded errors
+    itemErrorAction: ItemErrorAction.earlyExit, // suppress unhelpful cascaded errors
   })
 }
 
@@ -1596,7 +1569,7 @@ function triggerSummaryBucket(ctx: Context, j: Json): Maybe<[number, number]> {
   return array(ctx, j, endpoint, {
     minLength: 2,
     maxLength: 2,
-    keepGoing: false,
+    itemErrorAction: ItemErrorAction.earlyExit,
   }) as Maybe<[number, number]>
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/src/header-validator/validate-os.ts b/ts/src/header-validator/validate-os.ts
index 3bb9c4259f..77eb1f4704 100644
--- a/ts/src/header-validator/validate-os.ts
+++ b/ts/src/header-validator/validate-os.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Context, ValidationResult } from './context'
 import { Maybe } from './maybe'
+import * as validate from './validate'
 import {
   InnerList,
   Item,
@@ -13,10 +14,10 @@ export type OsItem = {
   debugReporting: boolean
 }
 
-function parseItem(ctx: Context, member: InnerList | Item): OsItem | undefined {
+function parseItem(ctx: Context, member: InnerList | Item): Maybe<OsItem> {
   if (typeof member[0] !== 'string') {
     ctx.warning('ignored, must be a string')
-    return
+    return Maybe.None
   }
 
   let url
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ function parseItem(ctx: Context, member: InnerList | Item): OsItem | undefined {
     url = new URL(member[0])
   } catch {
     ctx.warning('ignored, must contain a valid URL')
-    return
+    return Maybe.None
   }
 
   let debugReporting = false
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ function parseItem(ctx: Context, member: InnerList | Item): OsItem | undefined {
     })
   }
 
-  return { url, debugReporting }
+  return Maybe.some({ url, debugReporting })
 }
 
 export function validateOsRegistration(
@@ -59,16 +60,13 @@ export function validateOsRegistration(
     return [ctx.finish(msg), Maybe.None]
   }
 
-  const items: OsItem[] = []
-  list.forEach((member, i) =>
-    ctx.scope(i, () => {
-      const item = parseItem(ctx, member)
-      if (item) {
-        items.push(item)
-      }
-    })
+  const items = validate.array(
+    ctx,
+    list.entries(),
+    parseItem,
+    validate.ItemErrorAction.ignore
   )
-  return [ctx.finish(), Maybe.some(items)]
+  return [ctx.finish(), items]
 }
 
 export function serializeOsRegistration(items: OsItem[]): string {
diff --git a/ts/src/header-validator/validate.ts b/ts/src/header-validator/validate.ts
index fb4af4410b..dfae2b1a11 100644
--- a/ts/src/header-validator/validate.ts
+++ b/ts/src/header-validator/validate.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Context } from './context'
+import { Context, PathComponent } from './context'
 import { Maybe, Maybeable } from './maybe'
 
 export type CtxFunc<C extends Context, I, O> = (ctx: C, i: I) => O
@@ -132,3 +132,56 @@ export function make<D, V>(
     struct: struct(unknownKeys, warnUnknownMsg),
   }
 }
+
+export enum ItemErrorAction {
+  ignore,
+  reportButKeepGoing,
+  earlyExit,
+}
+
+export function isCollection<
+  P extends PathComponent,
+  V,
+  C extends Context = Context,
+>(
+  ctx: C,
+  vs: Iterable<[P, V]>,
+  f: CtxFunc<C, [P, V], Maybe<unknown>>,
+  itemErrorAction: ItemErrorAction = ItemErrorAction.reportButKeepGoing
+): boolean {
+  let ok = true
+  for (const [c, v] of vs) {
+    let itemOk = false
+    ctx.scope(c, () => f(ctx, [c, v]).peek(() => (itemOk = true)))
+    if (!itemOk) {
+      if (itemErrorAction === ItemErrorAction.earlyExit) {
+        return false
+      }
+      if (itemErrorAction === ItemErrorAction.reportButKeepGoing) {
+        ok = false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return ok
+}
+
+export function array<T, V, C extends Context = Context>(
+  ctx: C,
+  vs: Iterable<[number, V]>,
+  f: CtxFunc<C, V, Maybe<T>>,
+  itemErrorAction: ItemErrorAction = ItemErrorAction.reportButKeepGoing
+): Maybe<T[]> {
+  const arr: T[] = []
+
+  if (
+    !isCollection(
+      ctx,
+      vs,
+      (ctx, [_i, v]) => f(ctx, v).peek((v) => arr.push(v)),
+      itemErrorAction
+    )
+  ) {
+    return Maybe.None
+  }
+  return Maybe.some(arr)
+}