diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d93d95..086e729 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     #   - uses: lyz-code/yamlfix@v1
-      - uses: dsmello/yamlfix@v1.0.2-action
+      - uses: dsmello/yamlfix@v1.0.3
+        with:
+          args: --validate-only
 ```
 
+If you didn't specify any arguments, the action will run with the default, and will return a error if the yaml is not valid or not formatted.
+
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 60f3a65..2144549 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ branding:
   icon: "check-circle"
 
 inputs:
-  args:
+  file_path:
     description: "The file or directory to check"
     required: false
     default: "."
 
+  args:
+    description: "Arguments to pass to the command"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+
 runs:
   using: "docker"
   image: "Dockerfile"
 
   args:
     - ${{ inputs.args }}
+    - ${{ inputs.file_path }}
diff --git a/src/yamlfix/entrypoints/cli.py b/src/yamlfix/entrypoints/cli.py
index 9d68252..2274ebe 100644
--- a/src/yamlfix/entrypoints/cli.py
+++ b/src/yamlfix/entrypoints/cli.py
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ def _find_all_yaml_files(
     is_flag=True,
     help="Check if file(s) needs fixing. No files will be written in this case.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--validate-only",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Validate the yaml(s) without fixing or formatting. Will enforce --check.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--config-file",
     "-c",
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ def cli(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     files: Tuple[str],
     verbose: bool,
     check: bool,
+    validate_only: bool,
     config_file: Optional[List[str]],
     include: Optional[List[str]],
     exclude: Optional[List[str]],
@@ -109,6 +115,10 @@ def cli(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         sys.exit(0)
 
     load_logger(verbose)
+
+    if validate_only:
+        check = True
+
     log.info("YamlFix: %s files", "Checking" if check else "Fixing")
 
     config = YamlfixConfig()
@@ -116,10 +126,20 @@ def cli(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         config, config_file, _parse_env_vars_as_yamlfix_config(env_prefix.lower())
     )
 
+
+
+
     fixed_code, changed = services.fix_files(files_to_fix, check, config)
+
     for file_to_close in files_to_fix:
         file_to_close.close()
 
+    if fixed_code == "error":
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if validate_only:
+        sys.exit(0)
+
     if fixed_code is not None:
         print(fixed_code, end="")
 
diff --git a/src/yamlfix/model.py b/src/yamlfix/model.py
index f8c1f87..09fa078 100644
--- a/src/yamlfix/model.py
+++ b/src/yamlfix/model.py
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ class YamlfixConfig(ConfigSchema):
     preserve_quotes: bool = False
     quote_representation: str = "'"
     sequence_style: YamlNodeStyle = YamlNodeStyle.FLOW_STYLE
+
+
+class FailedToFix(Exception): ...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/yamlfix/services.py b/src/yamlfix/services.py
index 51e8b97..94150e6 100644
--- a/src/yamlfix/services.py
+++ b/src/yamlfix/services.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from _io import TextIOWrapper
 
 from yamlfix.adapters import SourceCodeFixer, Yaml
-from yamlfix.model import YamlfixConfig
+from yamlfix.model import YamlfixConfig, FailedToFix
 
 from ruyaml.scanner import ScannerError
 
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ def fix_files(  # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
             len(files) - total_fixed,
         )
 
-    if dry_run is None and not total_failed:
+    if total_failed:
+        return "error", changed
+
+    if dry_run is None:
         return None
 
     return None, changed