diff --git a/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/icons.js b/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/icons.js
index 7ceec89bb5ec..e175a0947f57 100644
--- a/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/icons.js
+++ b/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/icons.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const icons = () => {
           Joi.string().valid('glyph'),
           Joi.number().valid([16, 20, 24, 32])
         ),
-        aliases: Joi.array(),
+        aliases: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()),
       })
     ),
 
diff --git a/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/pictograms.js b/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/pictograms.js
index 035ebb386010..c4d0151ee910 100644
--- a/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/pictograms.js
+++ b/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/extensions/pictograms.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const pictograms = () => {
       Joi.object().keys({
         name: Joi.string().required(),
         friendly_name: Joi.string().required(),
-        aliases: Joi.array(),
+        aliases: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()),
       })
     ),
 
diff --git a/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/validate.js b/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/validate.js
index 18402c06f098..48f452ce40b9 100644
--- a/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/validate.js
+++ b/packages/icon-build-helpers/src/metadata/validate.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const Joi = require('joi');
+const { reporter } = require('@carbon/cli-reporter');
 
 /**
  * Validate the given icons and extension metadata against the asset registry
@@ -21,9 +22,18 @@ const Joi = require('joi');
 function validate(registry, extensions = []) {
   for (const extension of extensions) {
     if (extension.schema) {
-      const { error } = Joi.validate(extension.data, extension.schema);
+      const { error, value } = Joi.validate(extension.data, extension.schema);
       if (error) {
-        throw new Error(error.annotate());
+        const failedAssets = error.details.map(({ path, message }) => ({
+          index: path[0],
+          message,
+        }));
+        reporter.error(`Unable to validate the ${extension.name} extension:`);
+        failedAssets.forEach((asset) => {
+          reporter.error(`Error: ${asset.message}`);
+          reporter.info(JSON.stringify(value[asset.index], null, 2));
+        });
+        process.exit(1);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/pictograms/pictograms.yml b/packages/pictograms/pictograms.yml
index 05b3315803a1..f4a1e6d0a61d 100644
--- a/packages/pictograms/pictograms.yml
+++ b/packages/pictograms/pictograms.yml
@@ -3269,16 +3269,13 @@
     - soft ice cream
     - ice cream
     - food
-    - name: softlayer--enablement
-      friendly_name: Softlayer enablement
-      aliases:
-        - softlayer enablement
-        - enablement
-        - softlayer
-        - cloud
 - name: softlayer--enablement
-  friendly_name: softlayer--enablement
-  aliases: []
+  friendly_name: Softlayer enablement
+  aliases:
+    - softlayer enablement
+    - enablement
+    - softlayer
+    - cloud
 - name: solar--field
   friendly_name: Solar field
   aliases: