diff --git a/packages/core/src/validate-initializers.test.ts b/packages/core/src/validate-initializers.test.ts
index df85bda12..e27b3cdd9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/validate-initializers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/validate-initializers.test.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test.before(async t => {
   }
 });
 
-function testValid(name: string, kind: ValidationOptions['kind'], valid: boolean, numExpectedErrors?: number) {
-  testOverride(name, kind, {}, valid, numExpectedErrors);
+function testValid(name: string, kind: ValidationOptions['kind'], valid: boolean, expectedErrorContains?: string) {
+  testOverride(name, kind, {}, valid, expectedErrorContains);
 }
 
 function testOverride(
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ function testOverride(
   kind: ValidationOptions['kind'],
   opts: ValidationOptions,
   valid: boolean,
-  numExpectedErrors?: number,
+  expectedErrorContains?: string,
 ) {
-  if (numExpectedErrors !== undefined && numExpectedErrors > 0 && valid) {
+  if (expectedErrorContains !== undefined && valid) {
     throw new Error('Cannot expect errors for a valid contract');
   }
 
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ function testOverride(
       t.notThrows(assertUpgSafe);
     } else {
       const error = t.throws(assertUpgSafe) as ValidationErrors;
-      if (numExpectedErrors !== undefined) {
-        t.is(error.errors.length, numExpectedErrors);
+      if (expectedErrorContains !== undefined) {
+        t.true(error.message.includes(expectedErrorContains), error.message);
       }
     }
   });
@@ -68,23 +68,43 @@ function testOverride(
 testValid('Child_Of_NoInitializer_Ok', 'transparent', true);
 
 testValid('Child_Of_InitializerModifier_Ok', 'transparent', true);
-testValid('Child_Of_InitializerModifier_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid(
+  'Child_Of_InitializerModifier_Bad',
+  'transparent',
+  false,
+  'Contract is missing a call to a parent initializer',
+);
 testValid('Child_Of_InitializerModifier_UsesSuper_Ok', 'transparent', true);
 
 testValid('Child_Of_ReinitializerModifier_Ok', 'transparent', true);
-testValid('Child_Of_ReinitializerModifier_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid(
+  'Child_Of_ReinitializerModifier_Bad',
+  'transparent',
+  false,
+  'Contract is missing a call to a parent initializer',
+);
 
 testValid('Child_Of_OnlyInitializingModifier_Ok', 'transparent', true);
-testValid('Child_Of_OnlyInitializingModifier_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid(
+  'Child_Of_OnlyInitializingModifier_Bad',
+  'transparent',
+  false,
+  'Contract is missing a call to a parent initializer',
+);
 
-testValid('MissingInitializer_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid('MissingInitializer_Bad', 'transparent', false, 'Contract is missing an initializer');
 testValid('MissingInitializer_UnsafeAllow_Contract', 'transparent', true);
 testOverride('MissingInitializer_Bad', 'transparent', { unsafeAllow: ['missing-initializer'] }, true);
 
 testValid('InitializationOrder_Ok', 'transparent', true);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_Ok_2', 'transparent', true);
 
-testValid('InitializationOrder_WrongOrder_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid(
+  'InitializationOrder_WrongOrder_Bad',
+  'transparent',
+  false,
+  'Contract has an incorrect order of parent initializer calls. Expected initializers to be called for parent contracts in the following order: A, B, C',
+);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_WrongOrder_UnsafeAllow_Contract', 'transparent', true);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_WrongOrder_UnsafeAllow_Function', 'transparent', true);
 testOverride(
@@ -94,12 +114,22 @@ testOverride(
   true,
 );
 
-testValid('InitializationOrder_MissingCall_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid(
+  'InitializationOrder_MissingCall_Bad',
+  'transparent',
+  false,
+  'Contract is missing a call to a parent initializer',
+);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_MissingCall_UnsafeAllow_Contract', 'transparent', true);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_MissingCall_UnsafeAllow_Function', 'transparent', true);
 testOverride('InitializationOrder_MissingCall_Bad', 'transparent', { unsafeAllow: ['missing-initializer-call'] }, true);
 
-testValid('InitializationOrder_Duplicate_Bad', 'transparent', false, 1);
+testValid(
+  'InitializationOrder_Duplicate_Bad',
+  'transparent',
+  false,
+  'Contract has multiple calls to a parent initializer',
+);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_Duplicate_UnsafeAllow_Contract', 'transparent', true);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_Duplicate_UnsafeAllow_Function', 'transparent', true);
 testValid('InitializationOrder_Duplicate_UnsafeAllow_Call', 'transparent', true);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/validate/report.ts b/packages/core/src/validate/report.ts
index d139a5da8..a606ec2d8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/validate/report.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/validate/report.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ const errorInfo: ErrorDescriptions<ValidationError> = {
     link: 'https://zpl.in/upgrades/error-001',
   },
   'incorrect-initializer-order': {
-    msg: e => `Contract has an incorrect order of parent initializer calls. Expected initializers to be called for parent contracts in the following order: ${e.expectedLinearization.join(', ')}`,
+    msg: e =>
+      `Contract has an incorrect order of parent initializer calls. Expected initializers to be called for parent contracts in the following order: ${e.expectedLinearization.join(', ')}`,
     hint: () => `Call parent initializers in the order they are inherited`,
     link: 'https://zpl.in/upgrades/error-001',
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/validate/run.ts b/packages/core/src/validate/run.ts
index 531d6f4ee..6acf305ba 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/validate/run.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/validate/run.ts
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ function getPossibleInitializers(contractDef: ContractDefinition) {
     fnDef =>
       (fnDef.modifiers.some(modifier =>
         ['initializer', 'reinitializer', 'onlyInitializing'].includes(modifier.modifierName.name),
-      ) || ['initialize', 'initializer', 'reinitialize', 'reinitializer'].includes(fnDef.name))
-        &&
-      !(fnDef.virtual && !fnDef.body) // Skip virtual functions without a body, since that indicates an abstract function and is not itself an initializer
+      ) ||
+        ['initialize', 'initializer', 'reinitialize', 'reinitializer'].includes(fnDef.name)) &&
+      !(fnDef.virtual && !fnDef.body), // Skip virtual functions without a body, since that indicates an abstract function and is not itself an initializer
   );
 }