diff --git a/pkg/validation/commands.go b/pkg/validation/commands.go
index e48fbf6a0..64d024bb1 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/commands.go
@@ -34,15 +34,16 @@ func ValidateCommands(commands []v1alpha2.Command, components []v1alpha2.Compone
 		}
 	}
 
-	groupErrors := ""
+	var groupErrorsList []string
 	for groupKind, commands := range groupKindCommandMap {
 		if err = validateGroup(commands); err != nil {
-			groupErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\ncommand group %s error - %s", groupKind, err.Error())
+			groupErrorsList = append(groupErrorsList, fmt.Sprintf("command group %s error - %s", groupKind, err.Error()))
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(groupErrors) > 0 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("%s", groupErrors)
+	if len(groupErrorsList) > 0 {
+		groupErrors := strings.Join(groupErrorsList, "\n")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("\n%s", groupErrors)
 	}
 
 	return err
@@ -83,13 +84,15 @@ func validateGroup(commands []v1alpha2.Command) error {
 	if defaultCommandCount == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("there should be exactly one default command, currently there is no default command")
 	} else if defaultCommandCount > 1 {
-		var commandsReference string
+		var commandsReferenceList []string
 		for _, command := range defaultCommands {
-			commandsReference += resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(fmt.Errorf("; command: %s", command.Id), command.Attributes).Error()
+			commandsReferenceList = append(commandsReferenceList,
+				resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(fmt.Errorf("command: %s", command.Id), command.Attributes).Error())
 		}
+		commandsReference := strings.Join(commandsReferenceList, "; ")
 		// example: there should be exactly one default command, currently there is more than one default command;
 		// command: <id1>; command: <id2>, imported from uri: http://127.0.0.1:8080, in parent overrides from main devfile"
-		return fmt.Errorf("there should be exactly one default command, currently there is more than one default command%s", commandsReference)
+		return fmt.Errorf("there should be exactly one default command, currently there is more than one default command; %s", commandsReference)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/validation/components.go b/pkg/validation/components.go
index 5c4b40470..5833abc29 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/components.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/components.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/devfile/api/v2/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -102,18 +103,19 @@ func ValidateComponents(components []v1alpha2.Component) error {
 	}
 
 	// Check if the volume mounts mentioned in the containers are referenced by a volume component
-	var invalidVolumeMountsErr string
+	var invalidVolumeMountsErrList []string
 	for componentName, volumeMountNames := range processedVolumeMounts {
 		for _, volumeMountName := range volumeMountNames {
 			if !processedVolumes[volumeMountName] {
-				missingVolumeMountErr := fmt.Errorf("\nvolume mount %s belonging to the container component %s", volumeMountName, componentName)
+				missingVolumeMountErr := fmt.Errorf("volume mount %s belonging to the container component %s", volumeMountName, componentName)
 				newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(missingVolumeMountErr, processedComponentWithVolumeMounts[componentName].Attributes)
-				invalidVolumeMountsErr += newErr.Error()
+				invalidVolumeMountsErrList = append(invalidVolumeMountsErrList, newErr.Error())
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(invalidVolumeMountsErr) > 0 {
+	if len(invalidVolumeMountsErrList) > 0 {
+		invalidVolumeMountsErr := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", strings.Join(invalidVolumeMountsErrList, "\n"))
 		return &MissingVolumeMountError{errMsg: invalidVolumeMountsErr}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/validation/errors.go b/pkg/validation/errors.go
index a87b8d723..667565e3f 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/errors.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type InvalidCommandTypeError struct {
 }
 
 func (e *InvalidCommandTypeError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("command %s type is invalid", e.commandId)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("command %s has invalid type", e.commandId)
 }
 
 // ReservedEnvError returns an error if the user attempts to customize a reserved ENV in a container
diff --git a/pkg/validation/events.go b/pkg/validation/events.go
index 93cb084b9..20d4668b5 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/events.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/events.go
@@ -17,34 +17,34 @@ const (
 // ValidateEvents validates all the devfile events
 func ValidateEvents(events v1alpha2.Events, commands []v1alpha2.Command) error {
 
-	eventErrors := ""
-
 	commandMap := getCommandsMap(commands)
+	var eventErrorsList []string
 
 	switch {
 	case len(events.PreStart) > 0:
 		if preStartErr := isEventValid(events.PreStart, preStart, commandMap); preStartErr != nil {
-			eventErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", preStartErr.Error())
+			eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, preStartErr.Error())
 		}
 		fallthrough
 	case len(events.PostStart) > 0:
 		if postStartErr := isEventValid(events.PostStart, postStart, commandMap); postStartErr != nil {
-			eventErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", postStartErr.Error())
+			eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, postStartErr.Error())
 		}
 		fallthrough
 	case len(events.PreStop) > 0:
 		if preStopErr := isEventValid(events.PreStop, preStop, commandMap); preStopErr != nil {
-			eventErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", preStopErr.Error())
+			eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, preStopErr.Error())
 		}
 		fallthrough
 	case len(events.PostStop) > 0:
 		if postStopErr := isEventValid(events.PostStop, postStop, commandMap); postStopErr != nil {
-			eventErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", postStopErr.Error())
+			eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, postStopErr.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
 	// if there is any validation error, return it
-	if len(eventErrors) > 0 {
+	if len(eventErrorsList) > 0 {
+		eventErrors := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", strings.Join(eventErrorsList, "\n"))
 		return fmt.Errorf("devfile events validation error: %s", eventErrors)
 	}
 
@@ -83,22 +83,23 @@ func isEventValid(eventNames []string, eventType string, commandMap map[string]v
 		}
 	}
 
-	var eventErrors string
 	var err error
+	var eventErrorsList []string
 
 	if len(invalidCommand) > 0 {
-		eventErrors = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s does not map to a valid devfile command", strings.Join(invalidCommand, ", "))
+		eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, fmt.Sprintf("%s does not map to a valid devfile command", strings.Join(invalidCommand, ", ")))
 	}
 
 	if len(invalidApplyEvents) > 0 {
-		eventErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s should either map to an apply command or a composite command with apply commands", strings.Join(invalidApplyEvents, ", "))
+		eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, fmt.Sprintf("%s should either map to an apply command or a composite command with apply commands", strings.Join(invalidApplyEvents, ", ")))
 	}
 
 	if len(invalidExecEvents) > 0 {
-		eventErrors += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s should either map to an exec command or a composite command with exec commands", strings.Join(invalidExecEvents, ", "))
+		eventErrorsList = append(eventErrorsList, fmt.Sprintf("%s should either map to an exec command or a composite command with exec commands", strings.Join(invalidExecEvents, ", ")))
 	}
 
-	if len(eventErrors) != 0 {
+	if len(eventErrorsList) != 0 {
+		eventErrors := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", strings.Join(eventErrorsList, "\n"))
 		err = &InvalidEventError{eventType: eventType, errorMsg: eventErrors}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/validation/projects.go b/pkg/validation/projects.go
index b520674cd..0a2bfc2a5 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/projects.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/projects.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/devfile/api/v2/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2"
 )
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // and if the checkout remote matches the renote configured
 func ValidateStarterProjects(starterProjects []v1alpha2.StarterProject) error {
 
-	var errString string
+	var projectErrorsList []string
 	for _, starterProject := range starterProjects {
 		var gitSource v1alpha2.GitLikeProjectSource
 		if starterProject.Git != nil {
@@ -23,27 +24,28 @@ func ValidateStarterProjects(starterProjects []v1alpha2.StarterProject) error {
 
 		switch len(gitSource.Remotes) {
 		case 0:
-			starterProjectErr := fmt.Errorf("\nstarterProject %s should have at least one remote", starterProject.Name)
+			starterProjectErr := fmt.Errorf("starterProject %s should have at least one remote", starterProject.Name)
 			newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(starterProjectErr, starterProject.Attributes)
-			errString += newErr.Error()
+			projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 		case 1:
 			if gitSource.CheckoutFrom != nil && gitSource.CheckoutFrom.Remote != "" {
 				err := validateRemoteMap(gitSource.Remotes, gitSource.CheckoutFrom.Remote, starterProject.Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(err, starterProject.Attributes)
-					errString += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", newErr.Error())
+					projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 				}
 			}
 		default: // len(gitSource.Remotes) >= 2
-			starterProjectErr := fmt.Errorf("\nstarterProject %s should have one remote only", starterProject.Name)
+			starterProjectErr := fmt.Errorf("starterProject %s should have one remote only", starterProject.Name)
 			newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(starterProjectErr, starterProject.Attributes)
-			errString += newErr.Error()
+			projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if len(errString) > 0 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error validating starter projects:%s", errString)
+	if len(projectErrorsList) > 0 {
+		projectErrors := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", strings.Join(projectErrorsList, "\n"))
+		err = fmt.Errorf("error validating starter projects:%s", projectErrors)
 	}
 
 	return err
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ func ValidateStarterProjects(starterProjects []v1alpha2.StarterProject) error {
 // remote is mandatory and if the checkout remote matches the renote configured
 func ValidateProjects(projects []v1alpha2.Project) error {
 
-	var errString string
+	var projectErrorsList []string
 	for _, project := range projects {
 		var gitSource v1alpha2.GitLikeProjectSource
 		if project.Git != nil {
@@ -63,36 +65,36 @@ func ValidateProjects(projects []v1alpha2.Project) error {
 		} else {
 			continue
 		}
-
 		switch len(gitSource.Remotes) {
 		case 0:
-			projectErr := fmt.Errorf("\nprojects %s should have at least one remote", project.Name)
+			projectErr := fmt.Errorf("projects %s should have at least one remote", project.Name)
 			newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(projectErr, project.Attributes)
-			errString += newErr.Error()
+			projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 		case 1:
 			if gitSource.CheckoutFrom != nil && gitSource.CheckoutFrom.Remote != "" {
 				if err := validateRemoteMap(gitSource.Remotes, gitSource.CheckoutFrom.Remote, project.Name); err != nil {
 					newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(err, project.Attributes)
-					errString += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", newErr.Error())
+					projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 				}
 			}
 		default: // len(gitSource.Remotes) >= 2
 			if gitSource.CheckoutFrom == nil || gitSource.CheckoutFrom.Remote == "" {
-				projectErr := fmt.Errorf("\nproject %s has more than one remote defined, but has no checkoutfrom remote defined", project.Name)
+				projectErr := fmt.Errorf("project %s has more than one remote defined, but has no checkoutfrom remote defined", project.Name)
 				newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(projectErr, project.Attributes)
-				errString += newErr.Error()
+				projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 				continue
 			}
 			if err := validateRemoteMap(gitSource.Remotes, gitSource.CheckoutFrom.Remote, project.Name); err != nil {
 				newErr := resolveErrorMessageWithImportAttributes(err, project.Attributes)
-				errString += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", newErr.Error())
+				projectErrorsList = append(projectErrorsList, newErr.Error())
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if len(errString) > 0 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("error validating projects:%s", errString)
+	if len(projectErrorsList) > 0 {
+		projectErrors := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s", strings.Join(projectErrorsList, "\n"))
+		err = fmt.Errorf("error validating projects:%s", projectErrors)
 	}
 
 	return err