diff --git a/stac_validator/stac_validator.py b/stac_validator/stac_validator.py
index 930e7ac2..1b216004 100755
--- a/stac_validator/stac_validator.py
+++ b/stac_validator/stac_validator.py
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ def __init__(
             level=numeric_log_level,
         )
         logging.info("STAC Validator Started.")
-        self.stac_version = version
+        if version in ['master', 'latest'] or version.startswith("v"):
+            self.stac_version = version
+        else: 
+            self.stac_version = f"v{version}"
         self.stac_file = stac_file.strip()
         self.dirpath = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.stac_spec_host = stac_spec_host
@@ -205,7 +208,11 @@ def run(self):
             message["valid_stac"] = True
         except ValidationError as e:
             self.status[f"{self.stac_type}s"]["invalid"] += 1
-            message.update(self.create_err_msg("ValidationError", e.message))
+            if e.absolute_path:
+                err_msg = f"{e.message}. Error is in {' -> '.join([str(i) for i in e.absolute_path])}"
+            else:
+                err_msg = f"{e.message} of the root of the STAC object"
+            message.update(self.create_err_msg("ValidationError", err_msg ))
 
         self.message.append(message)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_stac_validator.py b/tests/test_stac_validator.py
index 8d2e1d93..71465e1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_stac_validator.py
+++ b/tests/test_stac_validator.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_bad_item_validation_v090_verbose():
             "schema": "https://cdn.staclint.com/v0.9.0/item.json",
             "valid_stac": False,
             "error_type": "ValidationError",
-            "error_message": "'id' is a required property",
+            "error_message": "'id' is a required property of the root of the STAC object",
         }
     ]