diff --git a/pkg/lint/recipe.go b/pkg/lint/recipe.go
index ae462a54..d7b6cb36 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/recipe.go
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ func LintForErrors(recipe recipe.Recipe) error {
 				errors += fmt.Sprintf("\nlint %s: %s", rule.Ref, err)
 			}
 			if !ok {
-				errors += fmt.Sprintf("\nlint error in %s configs: \"%s\" failed lint checks (%s)", recipe.Name, rule.Description, rule.Ref)
+				errors += fmt.Sprintf("\n * %s (%s)", rule.Description, rule.Ref)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (len(errors) > 0) {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errors[1:])
+		return fmt.Errorf("recipe '%s' failed lint checks:\n" + errors[1:], recipe.Name)
 	}
 
 	log.Debugf("linting successful, %s is well configured", recipe.Name)