diff --git a/src/commands/check_access.rs b/src/commands/check_access.rs
index 17571c0..2f2f64c 100644
--- a/src/commands/check_access.rs
+++ b/src/commands/check_access.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
-use itertools::{self, Itertools};
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use simplelog::info;
 use simplelog::*;
 use std::process::exit;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn run(profile: &str, kubernetes: &bool, frontend: &bool, registry: &bool) {
         p => vec![String::from(p)],
     };
 
-    let results: Result<()> = to_check.into_iter().try_for_each(|p| {
+    let results: Result<(), Vec<_>> = to_check.into_iter().try_for_each(|p| {
         check_profile(
             &p,
             *kubernetes || check_all,
@@ -30,33 +30,40 @@ pub fn run(profile: &str, kubernetes: &bool, frontend: &bool, registry: &bool) {
     // die if there were any errors
     match results {
         Ok(_) => info!("  all good!"),
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!("{err:?}");
+        Err(errs) => {
+            error!("Error checking profile {profile}:");
+            errs.iter().for_each(|e| error!("{e:?}\n"));
             exit(1)
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// checks a single profile (`profile`) for the given accesses
-fn check_profile(name: &str, kubernetes: bool, frontend: bool, registry: bool) -> Result<()> {
+fn check_profile(
+    name: &str,
+    kubernetes: bool,
+    frontend: bool,
+    registry: bool,
+) -> Result<(), Vec<Error>> {
     info!("checking profile {name}...");
 
-    // todo: this works but ehhh
     let mut results = vec![];
 
     if kubernetes {
-        results.push(access::kube::check(name));
+        results.push(access::kube::check(name).context("could not access kubernetes cluster"));
     }
     if frontend {
-        results.push(access::frontend::check(name));
+        results.push(access::frontend::check(name).context("could not access frontend"));
     }
     if registry {
-        results.push(access::docker::check(name));
+        results.push(access::docker::check(name).context("could not access container registry"));
     }
 
-    // takes first Err in vec as Result() return
-    results
-        .into_iter()
-        .collect::<Result<_>>()
-        .with_context(|| format!("Error in profile '{name}'"))
+    let (ok, errs): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = results.into_iter().partition_result();
+
+    if !errs.is_empty() {
+        Err(errs)
+    } else {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }